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When photo filters distort your self-perception

I noticed I edit my photos so much that they do not look like me anymore but I cannot post unfiltered pictures because they feel wrong now.

Laozi
Online
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital enhancement tools can shift our baseline sense of what constitutes acceptable self-presentation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Data and identity — who owns you online?”

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