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Psychology behind craving the picture-perfect look on social media

A collage of Vera Sidika, Huddah and Amber Ray.

Lately, we have seen celebrities undergo surgery to get a certain look. On the other end of the spectrum, we have seen natural body changes championed by social media sensation Chebet Ronoh.

Whichever way you look at it, the hyper-attention increment charged by social media is playing a major role in how we want to be seen in the public light.

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