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Podcast: The Best Life Podcast
Episode: Ep. 501: Inspiration Porn, Fake Vulnerability, and Performative Good Deeds
Description: Is it just us, or is everything on social media just engagement farming now?Ā People are posting videos of them crying or doing āgood deedsā because it get views, and it feels really phony and a little bit cringe. Weāre all for vulnerability online, but thereās a difference in sharing vulnerably and pretending to be sad so that you get likes on Instagram. Donāt even get us started on the stealth-filming of real people living their livesā¦ Is there a right way to share personal things online or are we all doomed to pretend this shit is real forev...