ESPN did an amazing longform article about the track star mentioned in the OP, Madison Holleran:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;espn.go.com&#x2F;espn&#x2F;feature&#x2F;story&#x2F;_&#x2F;id&#x2F;12833146&#x2F;instagram-account-university-pennsylvania-runner-showed-only-part-story" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;espn.go.com&#x2F;espn&#x2F;feature&#x2F;story&#x2F;_&#x2F;id&#x2F;12833146&#x2F;instagra...</a><p>One of the themes of that story, as in the OP, is how social media distorts the reality of experience, making people think that everything is exciting and upbeat in others&#x27; lives...I think for better or worse, this effect is stronger in Instagram, and not just because of the literal &quot;filters&quot;...what makes Instagram more appealing in general than Facebook is that, being so focused on images and impulse sharing, it&#x27;s much harder to get into political spats&#x2F;debates...but it&#x27;s much more difficult to convey &quot;meh&quot; or other negative emotions. If you focus on someone&#x27;s Instagram, you can come away with a very distorted assessment of that person&#x27;s life and emotions.