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 over-edit 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.
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A Finnish C.. Maybe D-list "celebrity". Was in the headlines years ago, now simply can not accept her aging (and weight gain).
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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.
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This looks like scary lordosis, the face has the classic filter effect, it's not often surgeries are THIS advanced (and successful), and idk I'm just disappointed people actually think this is real.
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