Issue #360 | The Perils of Snapchat Dysmorphia
On Wednesday, in issue 357 of
One Daily Nugget, we featured Darius Foroux’ case for quitting platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat. In today’s nugget, we focus on a particularly insidious effect of social media, called “body dysmorphic disorder” — or, more colloquially, “Snapchat dysmorphia.”
The rising use of filters in images shared on social media leads people to feel increasingly dissatisfied with their physical appearance. This has affected not only the emotional well-being of social media users, but it has also triggered a rise in needless, and potentially dangerous, cosmetic surgery.
Read on to learn more!
Faking it: how selfie dysmorphia is driving people to seek surgery
The Guardian • 12-minute read
