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Jun 2024
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comparison & social media fomo: soft gir...

SEPHY AND WING
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podmothers sephy & wing enter the chat: spiralling on comparison and fomo, aesthetics and the pressure to be perceived, influencer culture, gendered stereotypes and insecurity online. ✷


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