# Professor Alixandra Barasch discusses her research on the impact of recording an experience for social media

1 Faculty News March 4, 2018 ![NBC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031344.jpg?itok=IYZi1zrg)>

Excerpt from [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/better/pop-culture/here-s-why-we-feel-compelled-record-music-concerts-sorry-ncna851706) -- "'I could see some consumers getting upset because they want autonomy and freedom to do what they want, but I find that most people leave those experiences and feel very grateful to the person who asked them to put the phone away,' says [Barasch](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/alixandra-barasch). 'It takes away the choice. People always appreciate not having to choose.'"

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