Rinstagram or Finstagram?

NDM Story: Reinstagram or Finstagram?

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/26/rinstagram-finstagram-instagram-accounts

Summary:

The article is about a woman who has two Instagram accounts, one for her travelling and another for her day-to-day life. She states that she lost the adrenaline to keep posting up more content, and eventually resulting in her privatising her account. She loves using Instagram due to all the throwback images she had shares which give memories of those times. A study across the British public stated that 3/4 of the people stated they had been lying about the way they portray them-self on social media. There have been people who have been successfully faking there lives with a few carefully constructed photographs. It is said that the public account is the more real account, and the private account is the representation of the fake lifestyle. One of the best quotes on this article: 

“We mostly have the freedom to represent ourselves in different ways. We do not always fully disclose. How we filter reality online is not that different to a conversation with a friend. Narratives of the self always contain an element of self-censorship.”

Statistics:

• 3/4 of the British public stated that they had lied about their social media portrayal
• 60% of people said that they feel inadequate with their daily lives

Own view:

This is very much true in today's society. Especially amongst the teens, I have grown knowing that people around me filter their photos on social media to make the photo much or to give a certain view point. For example, a woman taking a picture in a room with luxurious items is to state that she is rich, when in actuality she is taking a picture from a friends house. It is the way the user tries to manipulate the surroundings and make it clear of what type of angle and perception they want us (the viewer) to take from that picture.