My teenage daughter and I both follow the same lifestyle influencers and we've started competing with each other about who has better taste or who spotted trends first. It's turned into this weird dynamic where we're both performing for each other's approval through our Instagram choices and I don't know how to stop it without seeming like the uncool mom.
More people experience this than they realize.
Family hierarchies can become inverted or confused when different generations engage in the same comparison behaviors on the same platforms.
“Where Are You with Instagram and comparison culture?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.