Discussing the carefully constructed lives we live on Instagram
You’ve probably seen one of Celeste Barber’s photos even if you haven’t heard of her. The Australian Mum and comedian has been recreating celebrity Instagram photos since January 2015, and people love it. Her 1.4 million Instagram followers proves that.
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Social networks are now a part of us. Our thumbs scroll on their own. Without our phones and our Facebook or Twitter accounts, we’d be truly lost. These profiles allow us to express ourselves to an audience that’s bigger than ever before. We can also see photos of what our friends have been up to at the weekend, and follow celebrities on Instagram. We have access to the lives of millions of people and we are supposedly more connected than ever. But with this connection comes comparison. And isolation. And the feeling of not being as “cool,” or pretty, or popular as your online friends.
This blog is looking at this idea much more closely and will be focusing on one social network in particular. …
