not routinely posting makeup-
less, unfiltered images of yourself,
that you’re not being “real”, which
ridiculously suggests that we all
need visual evidence in order to
believe that no one actually rolls
out of bed looking flawless and
camera-ready. I promise, I already
assume you wake up with zits and
wrinkles just like the rest of us. I
don’t need photographic proof.
I think we too often confuse image
with identity, which is why we are
so quick to attack each other for
being “fake”. Maybe the way to
tackle this problem is to…wait
for it…stop assuming we know
everything about someone based
on their online presence.
Wait, whaaaaaat?!? You mean
get to know a real live person? I
know, it’s a totally crazy idea. Very
archaic…. circa, 1991. But have
we forgotten that social media
profiles are NOT intended to be an
online encyclopedia of a person’s
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life? We’re giving companies like
Facebook far too much power if this
is our expectation. They’re already
collecting enough personal data,
and here we are, getting offended
that people aren’t posting MORE of
their lives and identities online for
the social media companies to do
with as they please. I say fuck it,
throw their algorithms off as much
as possible by posting a bunch
of fake, filtered bullshit wheneve