The storage on my 128G pixel is always getting full; photos, videos, music, podcasts, audiobooks, offline maps, etc… I pay google for more storage, but still have to sync to my local nas in order to avoid a huge bill.
I could easily fill 500GB within a year.
A large extended family with lots of trips and celebrations generates tons of photos and videos. It is honestly fun to show my kids what they were like 2, 5, 10 yrs ago.
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug 