Why do we need to BeReal? Reality is depressing | Patrick Lenton
I don’t particularly want to be reminded of the drudgery of everyday life. Maybe, just maybe, I don’t want to be real anymore?
BeReal isn’t the only social media striving for authenticity. On TikTok, videos are deliberately made to look candid and non-professional. You not only want to look as though you’re filming on a phone, but you’re punished if you look too contrived and stuffy. On Instagram, the influencer aesthetic is over - the millennial pink, glossy, perfect feed that defined the platform is now seen as cringe, with “unfiltered”, messy, and unedited shots taking place.
It’s kinda like the trend of the “messy bun” - spending a lot of time and effort to deliberately look as though you didn’t put in any effort. Studied nonchalance. Ultra-scheduled spontaneity. When authenticity becomes an aesthetic, a vibe, a goal, you have to wonder if it’s any more real than the more curated aesthetic that it’s taking over from.I find myself looking nostalgically back at the previous era.
Give me the filters that soften my crow’s feet, the angles that ignore my widow’s peak, and grant me the capacity to spite my detractors by curating a filtered version of my life. It might not be real, but at least it’s interesting.
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