The Instagram Effect.

DisruptED Podcast

English - May 04, 2018 21:38 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Instagram makes me hate myself.

At least it may have when I was 16. At 34 I'm comfortable enough in my own skin that my two-week Insta dive didn't really have any negative effects. I did lose 10 lbs. though....hmmmm.

Here's what I learned:
1. Everything is fake as h3ll. Well most of it is anyway. Those that are Insta-faking it are really only fooling themselves...but then, maybe that's the point.
2. People only share 5% of their lives and it happens to all be awesome or beautiful. Think scrolling through a never ending beauty magazine. If you're a 15 year old girl...that cannot be good for your self image.
3. I LOVE real people. Authenticity requires confidence and confidence is the most attractive characteristic in my opinion.
4. Kids have "Finsta" accounts. It stands for 'fun Instagram' accounts where kids are actually real, silly, or inappropriate.
The learning continues...

What is YOUR favorite platform and why?