Instagram versus Reality
Collette Philip
Award-winning, anti-racist brand consultancy | Straight-Talking, No BS brand strategy | Chair of Trustees
Instagram versus reality is often used to describe the disconnect between the carefully curated lives and experiences we see on social media and real life.?
And there is definitely a truth to this statement. I was in Cannes for the International Festival of Creativity a few of weeks ago and what I saw posted on Instagram did not reflect the reality of being there. For example, content creators posting about "exclusive access" when they were filming in hotel lobbies. Or stating they had a "VIP invite" to an event when they had simply stood in front of a pull up banner advertising, got a pic and then left (because they had not, in fact, been invited).?
In fact even when I posted a reel of my week there, it looked like I'd had a fabulous time, because I only took pictures of the moments I enjoyed. Also how could I capture
My Instagram definitely wasn't the reality - and I wasn't even trying to make it look good, I just wanted to share what I'd been up to. (If you want to see what I'm talking about, you can find me @brandbycollette).
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On the other hand, when I did an Instagram wrap up of June, I realised that Instagram was showing me I'd done way more than I'd thought.
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4 个月Great point. I guess generally social media and in particular Instagram feels to be about the highlights of the week. LinkedIn tends to be more about our reflections and thoughts. Perhaps we could write more about our lessons learnt. Well, I certainly could!
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4 个月We're our own worst enemy. The constant pressure to be seen, to be doing, to show you're on trend, to be pro-this and anti-that, is getting the better of the truth. And when you add the fear of cancellation into the mix, we're moving as far away from integrity than we care to admit.
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4 个月Food for thought. So little of what I do makes it to social media (more here than anywhere else).