Our friend group used to make plans based on what we actually wanted to do but now everything is about whether it will look good on Instagram and who will get the best content from it. We went to three different brunch places last weekend because none of them had the right aesthetic and I realized we didn't even talk to each other the whole time.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared experiences can become instrumentalized when the documentation of togetherness takes precedence over the quality of togetherness itself.
“Where Are You with Instagram and comparison culture?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.