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I know what you mean. I think this caption hits the point home: > you can see the couple become better at tailoring the images to what their followers want. “T
by fredley 10y ago
I know what you mean. I think this caption hits the point home:
> you can see the couple become better at tailoring the images to what their followers want. “They want to see Emily in a bikini, they want to see a sunflare, they want to see the van,”
My partner and I have labelled this behaviour as living the "Instagram Lifestyle" - directing your life so that it looks, on social media, as if you're having the best life ever, rather than actually doing what you want regardless of how photogenic it is. Labelling it helps us (attempt to) avoid succumbing to it.
- _alexander 10y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxVZYiJKl1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxVZYiJKl1Y
- nickpsecurity 10y agoThat was great! Thanks for sharing it. Good spoof of the lifestyle. Now we need a good one for the playboy types who seem to effortlessly get piles of women and cool vehicles always doing just what they like. In reality, most I meet hide the enormous amount of time they waste plus huge costs. I love messing with them. One joked about a guy with no style that he should pay to get that guy a girl but wouldn't ever pay for sex himself. I pointed out he paid thousands extra for a car, parts, and detailing to get women. "What's the difference other than number of chicks and nights with them vs dollars spent? And how much time on those parts, stuff they like but you don't, and hanging out faking appreciation?" He didn't like me then lol. So, something like the video you posted but for those guys. Needs to capture each of the aspects above since they're the most common. And mockable.
- emmelaich 10y agoReal good. Caption: Facebook can be depressing because everyone else's lives are better than yours... But are they really? By the HightonBros https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5or9Rhz3X5b9qr-hd2-AQ/about https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5or9Rhz3X5b9qr-hd2-AQ/abo...
- neaden 10y agoAn important part too is that it all has to appear effortless. So we see in the article how much work went into getting that deal with Outsiders where 70 emails, a half hour photo session, which is then photoshopped all go into making a single post where they talk about how the whole experience has made them reconsider what work means. And of course it has to be published at 11:00 AM, since thats when engagement is the highest.
- fredley 10y agoQuite. Not quite Stanford Duck syndrome, but something similar...