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The Empty Religions of Instagram - How did influencers become our moral authorities?

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June 7, 2021 11:09 pm

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I have never liked Instagram for so many reasons. I've never really liked social media, but Instagram especially.

I plan on writing an entire post in response to this if I get the time.

"The whole economy of Instagram is based on our thinking about our selves, posting about our selves, working on our selves."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/opinion/influencers-glennon-doyle-instagram.html

♥ Wife, homeschooling mom, conspiracy analyst ♥

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