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Some of you are using BeReal exactly the way it was intended to be used. For that, I applaud you. But some of you are using it in a very, very wrong way. You people know exactly who you are. <\/p>\n

For those unfamiliar, BeReal is a social network that’s an anti-social network in many ways. The app sends a notification to all users at a randomized time, informing them that it’s \u201ctime to BeReal.\u201d In theory, users open BeReal immediately after receiving this notification, take a photo of whatever they happen to be doing at that time, and post it to the app. You can’t see anyone else’s BeReals until you post your own.<\/p>\n

On paper, it’s the opposite of Instagram. The latter app is notoriously curated \u2014 people fill it with beautiful, carefully edited photos of themselves doing glamorous things with large groups of adoring friends. You post your best moments and, crucially, do not post anything else. <\/p>\n

But BeReal can’t be curated \u2014 or at least, the intention is that it not be. it’s the real <\/em>you. A scroll through Instagram may make you feel like you’re the only one spending your Friday night watching Netflix on your bed while everyone else is out on the town, but a scroll through BeReal reminds you that you’re not alone. It’s oddly comforting \u2014 it’s perhaps the most effective online cure for FOMO there is. <\/p>\n

At least, that’s the intention. <\/p>\n

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