rationalisms:

i think this idea that we can glean a whole and unbiased insight into anyone’s life solely from their social media presence is a really weird unconscious bias in general. and i know that’s in large parts because of the whole influencer thing and how people have started to monetize authenticity and parasocial relationships, but i think it’s good to remind ourselves every once in a while that someone’s social media account is only a small, curated and often highly edited slice of a person regardless of how “real” or personable or open they come across. including myself in that because i’m certainly not immune to it lol