Saved by Sarah Owen
BeReal and the non-stop urge to contentify our lives
The pressure to perform and present a curated version of our lives is unbearable and unrealistic, and engagement based services have greatly altered how a majority of people in today’s world perceive their own value and worth.
Carter Moore • Why I Deleted Instagram
We spend a lot of time convincing ourselves and others that we are good people, that we are the best version of ourselves. Part of how we do this is by presenting the world with a curated, if not ideal, rendering of lives. Even without social media, we are selective about the version of us others get to see. We craft stories that highlight our succ
... See moreMia Birdsong • How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community
Instagram disruptors like BeReal, Poparazzi, Dispo, and Locket have promised a more authentic, less curated reality. But even authenticity, over time, becomes performative; “photo dumps” become carefully-crafted compilations of artsy images that show us in a good light (“Look how this blurry photo implies I’m too busy having fun to take non-blurry ... See more
