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I go back and look at old photos all the time (like when I think of a trip, and look back to it, and then just keep scrolling for a while). The pictures bring back more memories and that's to me a great joy - and on the other hand I find no value in deleting the photos that are not "the best" (I'm talking about good enough photos, I delete blurry, useless or duplicate ones immediately) - what would it gain? A few dollars less storage cost over the next decade? The satisfaction of digital cleaning?

The problem with that is that what you might find important or beautiful changes with time.

That random photo of your messy living room might be trash right now, but beloved in 20 years when you want to remember your old home.

The photo apps really don't have a good "sorting through the shoe box" UX. It would be great if I could in Google Photos, for example:

1. Bulk favorite photos in Google Photos for long term archiving

2. Set a retention policy of months/years for photos based on metadata.

3. Have a UX to quickly sort the week or months photos via a swipe left/right UX.