I have kids, dogs, cats, fish, a chinchilla, etc. I've taken zero Live Photos other than when I first got the phone to see what all the buzz was about. Well, after an upgrade it turned itself back on so I had to turn it off again. I'm not excited about going back to the days of low quality, low framerate video with obnoxious blur transitions. If I want video I take video. If I want a picture I take a picture. If I want both I choose the one I want more.
I don't mean to be cranky. I'm glad other folks are getting good use out of it!