I'd rather be present and use my meat-based memory than have a "memory" on my phone of an event I viewed through a glass, darkly.

I'd rather have a digital memory, as poor as it may be, than rely on my meat-based memory which is terrible at the best of times, and many important events I lose quickly, without a way to refresh them periodically—like a photograph. So awesome for you that your memory is great, but that's not universal.