Thanks, Kyle..

I agree, I have friends who post up what they eat for breakfast lunch and dinner. I'm so tempted to come in with a post of my dogs morning 'movement' .. :-)

All the ladies (and some men) use APP filters on their skin (and yes we can tell).. To make themselves skinnier, younger, or they make sure the background shows the expensive furniture, rug, view etc...

By Jessica Stillman

Of all the ways social media can be bad for you, one of the worst, according to science, is the ability of Facebook and the like to induce envy. You see your friends posting smiling selfies at exotic destinations and humblebragging about their professional and personal accomplishments, and you end up thinking your own life doesn't measure up.

Of course, intellectually we all know that our real life selves and our highly curated online selves differ hugely, but it's still easy to fall into the trap of letting other people's perfect social-media profiles convince you that you're somehow falling short. An emotional and revealing new Twitter thread should explode that worry for good.
The grass really, really isn't greener.

The deeply revealing discussion was kicked off by this tweet from Tracy Clayton, host of the BuzzFeed podcast Another Round.

tracy clayton-hanks
@brokeymcpoverty

im curious. if youre comfortable doing so, post a picture of you that you shared on social media where you were actually having a really tough time in life even tho you look perfectly fine in the picture.

https://twitter.com/brokeymcpoverty/status/1017098515347066880

Apparently, she hit a nerve, as responses poured in. People shared a torrent of posts about the reality behind seemingly cheerful vacation snaps, glamorous selfies, smiling family portraits, and sports triumphs. Happy-looking couples confessed to fighting moments before the photo, while others bravely told of the mental health issues they were hiding in their smiling posts.

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Why Everyone and Everything on Social Media Is Fake
Social media platforms, and the way we use them, aren't designed for showing our authentic selves.

Everyone on social media is infected with the same problem: The very nature of it causes all of us to be fake.

So, while we can share the delectable stack of pancakes we had for breakfast, the highlights of last night's party, our feet poolside on vacation and of course, our "likes" and laments, all we're sharing is a simple chronicle. One that with the right filter and snappy status update can project an image of a life far better than the one we authentically experience.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/311421