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Essena O’Neil.

If that name doesn’t ring a bell, don’t worry. I didn’t know who the blazes this girl was either.

 
BUT: For the past several days, her name and her story have been absolutely exploding all over my social media feeds: “Social Media Star Quits Instagram, Revealing it’s a Sham.” “‘Dream Life’ Not So Dreamy.” “Leaving Behind the Likes” blah blah blah The headlines were quite literally inescapable.

So I clicked.


Long story short, this Australian “Instagram Model” ((that’s a thing apparently)) is “quitting” social media because she was tired of projecting her life as a dream, and feeling that her worth was tied to her “likes” and “followers.” Bluntly put, she “was miserable.” ((Her words, not mine!))

You can read the full story here.

And even though, –I’ll say what everyone is thinking– this may just be a publicity stunt, I actually found myself…

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