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		SoftTalker 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How ancient people saw themselves Photography as well. Some cultures thought that having your photograph taken would steal your soul.

falcor84 3 months ago [–]

My first introduction to this idea as a kid was a great episode of the TMNT cartoon named "Camera Bugged"[0], which had aliens with a camera that actually made people disappear.

[0] https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Camera_Bugged

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