Researchers in Toronto conducted a case study of the results of 121 social media studies and:“Found a small, significant, negative relationship between social network site use and self-esteem, suggesting that higher levels of social network site use are associated with lower levels of self-esteem.”Exposure to idealized images of rich, famous, attractive people has also been found to have a devastating effect on our self-perception.The worst part is that we justify the psychological harm by telling ourselves that the accounts we follow are purely #inspirational, #motivating, #goals.
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