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Why photo editing makes mirrors feel like lies

I edit my photos so much that when I see myself in mirrors I feel disappointed by reality and I wonder when the filtered version became more real than my face.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital alteration of self-image creates a feedback loop where authentic appearance becomes the deviation from an artificially perfected norm.

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