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Social media is an arena filled with a crowd who share ideas within the scope boundaries of society.

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People care about

their self image and

tend to demonstrate

their character by self-

branding.

Self-branding happens

with users presenting

their individuality and

uniqueness by buying

audience attention [1].

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So how does a “selfie” affect our

social image and status?

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Online communities create tension and despise between users to look better in front of each other [2]. Your identity

becomes part of a puzzle that filters out all your emotions

drawing out a senseless figure out of your character.

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"One of the differences between

our self-image in real life and online is

more ability to change our look, and

also mask our identity [3]. " Christine

Erickson

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Users struggle to share their real experiences from the physical world to the digital world. These experiences

become all hidden behind their profile picture that represents overall content state of mind.

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Too many communities

Very little to show

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Facebook presents exaggerated highlights on events. Instagram triggers unrealistically enthusiastic community [4]. That leads users to feel a lot of frustration to find their platform and truly express themselves.

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On Twitter76% of users actively update their status [5].40% of them are democrats [5].

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At this point we may ask ourselves: Are we really enjoying the moments we live in our

lives? Or is it the all about sharing them that makes our life matters to us?

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We examine every day with the moments that measure up to the amount of likes and comments to be rewarded from the rest of the community.

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A biography filled with chapters that feels all the same.

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With the Echo chamber effect

filtering out irrelevant

content [6], users are experiencing

less engaging experiences with social media that

matches their real life.

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"We know that many people on social media sites often present idealized versions of their lives, leading others to make upward social comparisons, which can lead to negative emotions [7]." Dr. Rauch

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Social Media profiles are getting very connected to our lives. It knows our names, life and social status that we become very keen to preserve our online identities [8]. Rather than finding them a field for self-expression, we find them as a

tool to preserve an acceptable image in the society.

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Teenagers unguided use of social media is very dangerous.

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Pew Research Center reported that 71% of teen use more than one type of social media accounts [9]. A study by Enough is Enough organization found that 95% of teenagers witnessed cyberbullying, and 33% of them have been the victims themselves [10].

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Will we ever feel free

vulnerable to be who we really are in

front of everyone?

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Are we living in a world of suitcases

that hide all our

secrets?

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