Social Media Influencer Brilliantly Presents the Differences Between Real Life and Instagram

The difference is remarkable.

Stephanie

Published in Funny
30 Jul 2019

Social Media Influencer Brilliantly Presents the Differences Between Real Life and Instagram

Social media has become a significant part of many people’s lives. It has been integrated into our businesses and, even more so, into our personal lives. With this, along with the pursuit of likes, clicks, and views, the version of our lives that we present to the world on social media has become distorted.

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Rianne Meijer, a vlogger from Amsterdam, has decided to showcase the difference with a series of images that display both what is posted online and the realistic versions of those photos.

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These images provide a great perspective on the lives we see online and how realistic they truly are.

Out and about

Over the last decade, people have become increasingly obsessed with fame and popularity, especially online. With this obsession comes a wave of individuals presenting their best versions of themselves. While this may enhance the image and “brand” they wish to project, it ultimately damages others' perception of reality, resulting in people aspiring to a life that technically doesn’t exist.

Rianne Meijer

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Driving along

Rianne Meijer

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On the street

These images beautifully illustrate how different realistic images are from those that have been staged, light-balanced, color-adjusted, and angled in a particular way to convey a look that is socially considered perfect.

Rianne Meijer

With the dog

Rianne Meijer

That is a brilliant smile

Recently, Instagram has made a move to reduce the focus on popularity by removing the like counter from images, so people cannot compare their lives to those of others as much.