Sometimes the oblivious don't always get the obvious.
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Gotta take a pic with one of those disposable cameras that still use film, expose the film to sunlight a little bit, get it developed, scan the physical photo with a shit-quality scanner, and then use that as the upload.
If you could just abandon the thought that this place exists in only one fixed state at a given point in time, this would make much more sense to you.