🔄FROM THE ARCHIVE It’s not you, it’s your brain. TikTok’s inverted filter flips the mirror image we are used to seeing in our front-cameras, and it’s not helping anyone’s self-esteem.
If you think you always look better in the mirror than you do in photos, the newest TikTok trend probably won’t make you feel any better.
For most joining in on the trend, it’s a quick way to take their confidence levels down a notch. But why does it feel like looking back at a less attractive stranger when seeing a non-reflected version of ourselves?Here's the reason why it might feel weird to see yourself using the inverted filter: when you're looking at a mirror, you’re actually looking at a flipped image of yourself.
And according to the mere-exposure hypothesis, people prefer what they see and encounter most often. When it comes to our, this means that we prefer our mirror images instead of our true images, or our reflection as opposed to what others see.
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