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The 'Instagram vs. Reality' battle continues, and blogger Sara Puhto is back to fight for the latter. She continues sharing side-by-side pics that reveal how much a certain angle or sucking in your belly can change the way you look in an Instagram photo. Sometimes the difference in her uploads is so striking, it's hard to believe they’re the same girl.
"I'm sure we've all had that feeling where you're feeling cute at the beach but then you sit down and all of a sudden feel insecure and don't know how to sit without ... feeling ... too exposed," she wrote. "Nobody is judging you and even if someone was then that's a reflection of their inner insecurities, not yours."
With hashtags like body confidence, be kind to yourself, and progress, not perfection, Sara is telling the world that beauty starts within.
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However, people are revealing quite a lot with their photo manipulations posted on Instagram. Even if they're trying to conceal things. Including depression.
Andrew G. Reece and Christopher M. Danforth examined Instagram data from 166 individuals, as well as asking whether or not they had a diagnosis of clinical depression from a mental health professional. Then, they applied machine learning tools to identify markers of depression. The researchers examined 43,950 participant Instagram photos using color analysis, metadata components, and algorithmic face detection.
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The results conclude that photos posted by depressed people were bluer, grayer, and darker. Also, these folks were less likely to use filters. However, when they did use photo editing tools, their most popular filter choice was Inkwell, which makes everything black and white. Interestingly, when the machine gave a depression marker, it was right about 54 percent of the time. For comparison, unassisted primary physicians correctly make a depression diagnosis about 42 percent of the time.
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Sylvia Matušíková 5 years ago
I dont understand this urge to take pictures of yourself and put them online. Idiotic.
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Debby Hartinger 5 years ago
There's a big difference. I always wear high-waisted - hides a lot...
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Michał Jastrzębski 5 years ago
yep. that is how the belly works. Its skin. Loose skin, for a reason.
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Human #1,232,867 5 years ago
I think I got the concept at the first picture. Do we need 78 of these?
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
I scrolled all the way here (and it was a loooong way) to say, "One would have sufficed; unless you're in the ogling business".
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Tor Rolf Strøm 5 years ago
So, just suck in your gut, then release your gut, repeat 40 million times and you got yourself a Bored Panda post!
Data1001 5 years ago
Yep, but there's definitely some Photoshopping going on in at least a few of those photos, as well. The tummy has to go somewhere when you suck it in, but on a couple of shots the whole torso just becomes magically tiny by comparison.
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Alessandra Ricotta 5 years ago
Unfortunately not, public image lead to a lot of eating and self image disorders. To be perfect people, destroy themselves.
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Human #1,232,867 5 years ago
I think I got the concept at the first picture. Do we need 78 of these?
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
I scrolled all the way here (and it was a loooong way) to say, "One would have sufficed; unless you're in the ogling business".
Load More Replies... Tor Rolf Strøm 5 years ago
So, just suck in your gut, then release your gut, repeat 40 million times and you got yourself a Bored Panda post!
Data1001 5 years ago
Yep, but there's definitely some Photoshopping going on in at least a few of those photos, as well. The tummy has to go somewhere when you suck it in, but on a couple of shots the whole torso just becomes magically tiny by comparison.
Load More Replies... Alessandra Ricotta 5 years ago
Unfortunately not, public image lead to a lot of eating and self image disorders. To be perfect people, destroy themselves.
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