Behind the Twenties

Ep.3 - Social media & self-comparison


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In this episode we are talking about social media and self-comparison.

To be specific we cover questions related to the following (sub)topics:

- social-comparison theory by Leon Festinger downward and upward comparison and how this can influence your self-regard

- social media and highlight reels

- ways to combat the negative consequences of social comparison


Mentioned in the podcast episode:

  • Bad people podcast, episode 61 - more specifically their segment on the French anarchist philosopher, Jacques Ellul, and his fears of technology: combating technology with more technology.
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