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Scenario

How Instagram comparison culture damages close friendships

My best friend and I used to support each other but now we're in this pattern where we subtly compete through our Stories and posts, and then we analyze each other's content when we hang out in person. We're turning our friendship into a performance and we both feel it but neither of us knows how to bring it up without sounding paranoid.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimate relationships can be corrupted when the platform's comparison mechanics infiltrate private emotional bonds.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Instagram and comparison culture?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.