Sick & Tired of the Photoshop

I drew this in 2017, and I remember how common filters were becoming on social media. Most people used the built-in tools in Instagram and Snapchat to adjust how they looked. Even looking back at my own photos from that time, they're so distorted. "Photoshopped" became the catch-all term for doctored photos.

It was wild to watch, in real time, how these apps and tools were distorting so many people's self-image. I remember meeting people I'd seen online who looked nothing like what they posted. It was the same person, but there was a really noticeable difference between their posts and how they looked without the adjustments.

That seems like a simpler time now. I think those differences have become more accepted in our society, or at least less jarring. There's more awareness today of how all of this affects people's mental health, but I don't think we've fully come to terms with its impact.