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Story #281

  • Social pressure

    Instagram can make people feel pressured to look perfect. I see less content from friends and more adverts. I went on holiday recently and noticed my girlfriend wanted to try things she had seen in Instagram and tik tok videos, and try to make our trip look just like theirs for photos.