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“How have social media and social influencers

affected modern beauty standards?”

Anya Knowles
How does social media relate to us?

- ~90% of 16-18 year olds use


social media
- Average screen time of a
teenager is 8h 39m
- Most common method of
communication & entertainment
Why do we spend so much time on social media?

- The algorithm!
- Designed to be addictive
- Designed to catch attention & make
money
- Videos that make you very angry. >:(
- Long-form videos
- The progression of how we consume
content on social media
- You are being manipulated.
How does this relate to modern beauty standards?

- Illusory truth effect


- Beauty trends and videos
- Every day, you will meet a new beauty trend
- It is an invitation to indulge
- Following beauty trends
- It is impossible to keep up with every
microtrend
- If you aren’t doing everything you can, it’s
not good enough.
- Even if you do EVERYTHING, social media
will still tell you that you’re not good enough
How is this connected to our play?

- Scene 3 - “The Internet”


- Terri & Michelle
- Teenage characters
- Insight for thoughts & feelings

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