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Instagram democratizes the mental illness that used to only affect child stars and the hollywood famous.<p>Who people think we are <i>is</i> who we are because identity is a reflection, not an actual thing in reality (similar to colors not existing in reality).<p>Having access to a extra mirrors at first creates a sense of control. You know your mom and dad won&#x27;t give you a &quot;non-distorted&quot; reflection so the reflection from strangers is worth more. Colleagues or friends saying &quot;you&#x27;re smart!&quot; means a lot more from them.<p>When each mirror is carefully placed, the &quot;whole&quot; of we we are and would like to be can be understood more deeply just like 7 blind men working together understand the elephant more deeply.<p>However when the mirrors are mass produced and cheap and you have no control over their place in your life, then the identity becomes overwhelmed by expectation. Just like super high resolution makes your pores look larger, the mirror array makes every aspect of your life feel like shit even if from a rational analysis &quot;extra information should never be a danger&quot;