A Polaroid camera changed my crypto game

TLDR: the Polaroid camera is the DIY cold storage of the passphrase world.

I used to get nervous that I wrote down my pass phrases wrong. Now I just Polaroid the screen for new wallets.

I used to have to copy down all of my different dozens of phrases just to have duplicates. Now I just Polaroid the existing Polaroids (it worlds surprisingly well).

I never wanted to take a screenshot of any of my phrases because I didn’t want it hot. Polaroids don’t even know what the internet is.

I even considered taking a picture with an old digital camera and then taking the film to CVS to get developed like I was a 82 years old. But can I trust that sketchy lady behind the counter? Polaroids don’t need that boomer photo development crap.

I’m telling ya, buy a Polaroid and thank me later.

EDIT: I’ve gotten some questions about fading photos, so here’s my response from below: Polaroids only fade with ongoing exposure to oxygen. So put them in a ziplock freezer bag and suck the air out with your mouth as you close the lock. They should last 30+ years that way, unless the internet is lying to me.

EDIT 2: A lot of Monday morning quarterbacks poking holes as to why this could not work due to edge cases ("what about a fire?!"). I never said this was perfect. As far as I can tell, there's no truly perfect way to store your passphrases. I just use this as one part of my toolbelt.

EDIT 3: I'm not a financial philology advisor.