How Instagram is Fueling Overconsumption

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Instagram is one of the most popular apps today, and it's one of the go-to spots for things to buy + keeping tabs on your crush from 5 years ago. But is Instagram fueling overconsumption? Is our tendency to compare ourselves to others' gorgeous Instagram selfies and Instagram vacation stories causing us to live beyond our means while feeling awful about ourselves? In this video, I dive into how Instagram fuels overconsumption / hyperconsumption by exploring the various aspects of Instagram - from Instagram shop, to 'Instagram made me buy it' culture, to influencer culture.

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🔍 Resources mentioned:
Red swimsuit craze: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
Climate crises: https://www.theguardian.com/environme...
Global South exploitation: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/...
World's richest make up 10% of emissions: https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releas...
Americans on social media: https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuc...
Hubspot Instagram stats: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/do...
Instagram purchasing stats: https://www.onlinedasher.com/instagra....



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Time Stamps:

00:00 The Viral Red Swimsuit
01:18
02:26 The Overconsumption Problem
03:51 Instagram breeds comparison
05:41 We're commodifying ourselves
07:53 Does this matter?
08:22 Instagram consumption stats
09:30 "Instagram made me buy it"
10:43 Social influence of Instagram
13:13 How to disengage






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