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Screens and Self-Worth

Screens and Self-Worth

How Social Media Warps Identity

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Andrew Devlin
Apr 08, 2025
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There’s a moment—maybe you've felt it—where you catch your own reflection in your front-facing camera and feel... off. Not ugly, not broken. Just not you. And somehow, it’s tied to that app you just opened. Again.

This is the quiet erosion of self-worth that happens in the glow of the screen.

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