If there’s one rule on the internet, it’s that you can’t blindly believe what you see on it. And this applies to more than just news headlines—it also includes random people’s profiles on social media.
The subreddit ‘Instagram vs. Reality’ is full of proof that some of us overedit our pictures to the point where they start losing their connection to the actual world. Here’s a list of examples its members collected to remind us to scroll mindfully and keep a healthy dose of skepticism.
#21 South Korea Using Slimming & Muscle Filters On "Live" Television. So Cooked
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Three weeks later, the participants again ranked their body satisfaction, and researchers found the first group’s self-image had vastly improved.
Nothing changed for the unrestrained group.
“Social media can expose users to hundreds or even thousands of images and photos every day, including those of celebrities and fashion or fitness models,” lead author Gary Goldfield said in a press statement.
“[This] leads to an internalization of beauty ideals that are unattainable for almost everyone, resulting in greater dissatisfaction with body weight and shape.”
For more on how people contribute to the problem, check out these 50 Embarrassing Instagram Vs. Reality Pics.
#34 Anyone Else Feel Like This Is A Form Of Dysphoria
I genuinely can’t tell if the people who post these genuinely believe they look the way they edit themselves to be. I have a family member who SWEARS she doesn’t edit their photos when it’s painfully obvious. The yell until they are purple in the face that they don’t edit their photos and I fear they genuinely don’t know what they look like….
It’s posts like this where you can literally see the outline of their body before the edits in a hazy shadow. It’s genuinely disturbing.
It’s posts like this where you can literally see the outline of their body before the edits in a hazy shadow. It’s genuinely disturbing.
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