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Our Trace :
I deleted Instagram because I started realising that I wasn't taking photos for memories I was taking photos because I thought they'd look good on Instagram
2026-06-26 07:31:37
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callie :
this is interesting, especially since there’s a phenomenon of people rewatching their own stories over and over again. i genuinely think watch their content more they watch other people’s
2026-06-25 17:33:45
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Abby :
Deleting instagram has improved my mental health so much!
2026-07-08 02:34:55
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HeyGaz :
Glad to hear to hear this. I post whatever the hell I like and have zero interest what people think.
2026-06-26 11:02:32
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Inanna :
idk you can use content as a beautiful way to exercise your authenticity I think is pretty amazing.
2026-07-08 01:20:52
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crochet diaries :
I feel like TikTok is so much more real
2026-06-26 14:41:34
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kathrynbigger :
I studied self presentation too & it’s front stage vs back stage - Shakespeare said we are all actors & the world is a stage
2026-06-25 18:32:52
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A K E M I :
I’m working on a project that is centered about this.. we are pioneering “digital anthropology” I’d love to talk with you
2026-07-08 04:25:07
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mawusi :
Omg cyber psychology sounds so cool!
2026-06-26 10:57:23
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Wiskywaka :
Couldn’t this be a positive take as well? Presenting a well curated identity to self-domesticate and create a more affirming identity of one’s self. All of our actions are votes casted towards the person/version we want to become. For example gym pics. We post enough it becomes our identity and it keeps you at the gym bc if not you lose part of your identity. I understand the negative aspect, but I believe it’s a good thing in general.
2026-06-29 18:19:10
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Test :
This is exactly what i thought of before deactivating my instagram. We are becoming less of ourselves when we are constantly seeing and feeling “who we should be”. It’s good that we have a study about this.
2026-07-07 14:53:37
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rich :
I would disagree, it depends on who you follow if that is an authentic reflection of yourself, it leads to you finding community in self expression
2026-07-08 21:57:31
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Purple Palace :
Cyber psychology sounds so interesting !
2026-06-26 17:03:58
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Marmzy :
This is something I’ve thought about a lot. I think many people have a more fragile sense of self than they did before social media, when hobbies and experiences were often pursued for their own intrinsic enjoyment rather than for an audience. Today, it’s easy to start curating our lives around online validation, and in the process, the line between what’s authentic and what’s performative can become quite blurred.
2026-06-25 20:50:17
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Yunabee :
my rule is any bad photo of me my friends share I have to put on my story e.g. I don't like my legs, they look bad, but everyone is smiling... I repost. no editing photos. but so true about losing ourselves
2026-06-26 08:56:45
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Charlotte :
This is super interesting
2026-06-25 18:49:55
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Macy & Tobi :
I dont have followers/following. I dont browse as well. I just dump my photos there so I can delete on my phone 😅 whats my psychology then huhuhuhu
2026-07-08 12:27:29
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cece was here :
Just look to god 🙏
2026-07-08 16:07:04
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heyitsifeoma :
YES I’m a very self aware person and when I noticed that I was no longer happily posting to my feed the way I used to - this year I decided to change that. I now post WHAT I WANT to my feed. I don’t care anymore, I don’t care for the curation. I post the way I posted in 2014, I love it, so freeing.
2026-06-26 23:55:54
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Lew Russell :
Deleted instagram off my phone last week. Feels freeing
2026-06-26 06:01:01
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Lolsername :
What about the different versions of you depending on each platform
2026-06-25 21:01:25
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tamsin_wilson :
I feel like this happens just with photography, even if you don't share it. your memories are... crystallised by having a photograph taken vs. relying on memory.
2026-06-25 14:55:49
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Matt :
Makes me think of the Billie Jean lyric ‘be careful what you do, because the lie becomes the truth’
2026-06-26 14:12:15
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Eisear :
Agreee - I recently posted the ultimate ‘curated’ photo dump of who I wanna be on my insta and now I intend to never post again
2026-06-25 17:48:53
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kez ❌ :
I deleted facebook because of it just seemed to make me feel rubbish but tic tok is the opposite strangers feel more supportive than the people I know and it’s giving me confidence. I used to hide on facebook
2026-06-26 12:25:38
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