Episode 22: Living in a Filtered World
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Today we talk about living in the age of filtered lives in light of how we portray ourselves on social media compared to how we really are in reality. As women with businesses and children in school, the amigas open up about the challenges of living their lives in this day and age. Marcy starts the conversation by talking about her recent experience on a flight and how people dress down when they fly these days, despite carrying designer luggage and glamorizing their travel online. Tuning in you’ll hear about the differences between how people present themselves in reality versus how they do this on social media, and why this is. The amigas discuss how living filtered lives results in distorted opinions of what beauty is, especially among young girls, and the role of social media in bullying, low self-esteem, and depression. To find out why Michelle wishes she had grown up in this era, why Daimy is relieved that she didn’t, and what we should all really be aspiring towards, tune in today!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Marcy’s experience on a flight and thoughts on how people dress on flights these days.
- An introduction to today’s topic of filtered lives and the differences between how people present themselves on planes versus on social media.
- How this results in a distorted opinion of what beauty is, especially among young girls.
- The story of Kim Kardashian’s photo edit fail.
- Michelle shares why she believes people dress down on flights.
- The role of social media in bullying and low self-esteem among young people.
- Why Daimy is relieved she didn’t grow up in this era.
- The prevalence of mental health issues as a result of social media.
- A 19-year-old that Daimy knows who lives her life for likes.
- Why Michelle wishes she had lived her teenage years at this time.
- Speculation on why people who dress down wear designer shoes and carry designer luggage.
- Thoughts on what it truly means to be rich.
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