I feel that with everyone carrying a Android or iPhone home pictures have died. Nobody takes pictures at family BBQs anymore and maybe cousin Jess might upload a perfect selfie to Facebook. I don't have family photos from the past 10 years..
Lugging a camera will make me use it.
A friend of mine had pictures he took with a disposable camera. They strongly reminded me of my 90s childhood.
Am I a fool for wanting a vintage pocket sized 35mm camera? I don't need perfection but I want to take mostly not blurry pictures at BBQs, Christmases, trips with friends, etc.
Can you make recommendations? I'd like to keep this low cost in case I don't use it. Prefer American manufacture but any is OK. Also, I see Soviet cameras on eBay and wouldn't mind one as well. So long as it is reliable and not a collectors piece.
Edit: I also don't know a damn thing about photo quality. I don't want hot garbage photo quality, but something on par with the cameras of my childhood. I plan on using cheap Kodak film.
Double edit: I am not set on 35mm film, but I just want common availability. The Kodak Instamatics seem interesting. I love the clunky looks.