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everywhere and have transformed an entire generation to become superficial and artificial.
As teenagers upload more and more "posing" and "fixed up" pictures of themselves to depict a certain image, they are beginning to lose sight of reality and who they really are. In a technologically advanced world, it is easy to manipulate a picture to look the way we want it to be. If you have an imperfection to your skin jus simply load it onto Photoshop and blend it out, or even shine a bright light towards you when you take the pre-planned picture. "the truly horrible thing about Facebook is that it magnifies all the social pressures of the teen years, and turns our kids into image-obsessed poseurs." Realizing this, Christine Rosen states that "it would be more accurate to call it 'Imagebook' rather than 'Facebook."

It disgusts me when I see people posting "fake" pictures of themselves all touched up from Photoshop or using extreme lighting to disguise imperfections. In the end, the pictures don't even look like the person in real life. Who set the standard for the sought after "perfect image"? I failed to see the day when a large group of so-called friends, a make-up covered face, overly priced brand named clothes from head to toe, and a party, drug, and alcohol filled life produced the perfect image. It is through the pressure of images conveyed over Facebook that teens are trying become things that they are not. Teenagers need to find a good sense of security in something other than lifeless pixels on a computer screen.
The importance of depicting an accepted and admired image has engulfed society and teenagers everywhere. In striving to stay with the crowd and to not be left alone, people are doing things that they normally wouldn't do. People weren't meant to live their lives in the shoes of someone else, they were meant to be themselves, doing things that they like, and acting the way that they act. By realizing this, users of Facebook can break free from the habit that internet "friend" sites such as Facebook have created, and they can finally go back and live their lives in their shoes. There is a reason why everyone is unique because if we were all perfect or all the same, what would differentiate us from robots or Barbie dolls? Facebook has succeeded in sculpting a generation of teenagers where the quest for the perfect image has become an obsession that clouds their minds wherever they go. Hopefully, internet blogging will be a temporary trend and as these users grow older, they can realize their foolishness to have ever lived a life consumed by "Facebook".

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