Holly previously told Bored Panda that she understands how damaging these photos and filters can be on impressionable audiences. “These young people look up to influencers and want to be like them or look like them,” she shared. “And if those influencers are using an app that changes everything about themselves, then it’s making normal people question why they don’t look good enough.”
“People start to hate themselves, which then can cause serious mental health problems,” Holly continued. “They are comparing themselves to life like ‘avatars’ that don’t even exist, and it’s scary. Young people will get surgery to look like their idols, when really, those idols don’t even look like they portray themselves online.”
“Everyone has flaws, texture, scars, etc., but seeing perfect images all the time makes you feel like you shouldn’t,” Holly previously shared with Bored Panda. “It’s dangerous.”
“I’ve seen a lot more people talk about the fakery on social media, and I’ve started to follow accounts that make me feel better and happy instead of following those that make me question my self-worth,” she noted.
“It’s so refreshing to scroll through Instagram and actually enjoy it again. If more people showed their true self, then more people would relate to it.” Holly also added that she has hopes that the pressure to look perfect all the time will soon go out of style.
We hope you're enjoying this reminder that you really never can trust everything you see online. If you ever feel the temptation to heavily edit your pictures, remember that it's better to look like yourself than some false version that no one else would recognize in real life. Keep upvoting the pictures that you find most shocking, and then let us know in the comments how you feel about editing photos for social media. Then, if you're interested in checking out even more of Holly's content, you can find our previous article featuring her right here!
