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1 It Promotes Jealousy
Social
networks promote jealousy. No matter how much people try to not compare
themselves to others, they still do it and as a result they feel bad
when they check the news of the people they follow.
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2 It deceives you
Instagram
filters make people look much more attractive than they truly are. Even
if you know how someone looks in real life your subconscious mind will
still be fooled by the pictures. You can start getting attracted to a
person as a result of this deception.
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3 Your followers get to know fine details about your life
Because
Instagram pictures usually provide more sensitive information about you
than Facebook pictures, your followers can get to know fine details
about you and your stalkers can easily get information they are looking
for.
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4 You realize how unpopular you are
Even
if you have loving and caring friends you can shortly feel unpopular
after checking Instagram. When your pictures get 5 likes and someone
else's gets 200 likes you will unconsciously compare yourself to that
person and feel bad.
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5 It can make you feel miserable
On
Instagram everyone pretends to be living an awesome life. The fact that
you won't be able to tell whether people are pretending or not can make
you feel miserable since you will always compare your life to the
wonderful lives those people are living,.
- 6 It's addictive
Because
it's easily accessible (one tap and you are in) Instagram can be very
addictive since many people turn to it when they are bored. The fact
that a social network that promotes bad moods is also addictive makes it
very bad.
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7 You will see lots of irrelevant posts
Studies
have shown that irrelevant data can be very annoying to the brain. If
you hate sushi or are not interested in food and you saw someone posting
his sushi plate on Instagram, there is a very big possibility that your
mood will change to the worse.
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8 It's harder to get followers
On
Facebook most of your friends will add you but because of the word
'follower' people's Egos can prevent many of them from following you. As
a result you might have a small number of followers and in turn a small
number of likes.
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9 It's easy to unfollow a person
At
any point a person can easily unfollow you, leaving you to your self
doubts. While on Facebook it's very rare for someone to delete a friend,
on Instagram people unfollow others a lot.
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10 You are not photogenic
Instagram is all about people showing off their looks. If you don't look
good in pictures, there is a great possibility that Instagram will ruin
your self esteem as you compare your looks to others.
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11 Can turn you into a narcissist
If you were lucky to get many fans, there is a high chance that Instagram can turn you into a narcissist.
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12 It can be inappropriate for kids
Instagram
can contain inappropriate pictures that kids shouldn't see. Because
people share more intimate pictures on Instagram, it might not be a good
idea to let a kid have an Instagram account .
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13 It's fake
Many
people use Instagram to broadcast a fake life style that they are not
living or to show that they are always happy where as this could be very
incorrect.