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Right, but we should be able to calculate the impact of various factors. Industries could be using wrong types of filters or social media magnifies the filters in wrong ways.

For example, instagram algorithms specifically pick certain kind of body features and people to throw in your feed.

https://voxeurop.eu/en/the-skin-bias-in-instagram/

Algorithms could also be causing a significant cognitive dissonance by making people feel excluded. If I don't see enough people that shares some resemblance to locals (however beautiful or filtered they are), there is some stress.




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