* Abigail and Marisa, 2 older 20-somethings, are walking through the city and see a beautiful mural on the side of the building * They want to take a picture, so they ask a passing teenager, Jessica, to take one for them * They pose normally by the wall, smiling * Jessica starts critiquing their pose and offering suggestions, like: * Having one of them crouch down * Having them make serious faces * Having them turn completely around so they’re not even facing the camera * Taking the picture from the ground pointing up at them * Asking “aesthetically pleasing” strangers to hop into the photo * The suggestions get more and more ridiculous, with Abigail and Marisa following along half-heartedly, confused but willing to trust a teenager’s “expertise” * They tell her that she doesn’t have to spend all this time on them and that they only wanted one photo, but she insists * Finally, Jessica hands them the phone back and says, “I took a few but the lighting really wasn’t good.” * They look at the photos and see that they’re practically professional quality * They thank her, still bemused, and turn to walk away * Ends with Jessica catching up to them and saying, “I have a couple of hours if you want to talk captions!” * Marisa says, “we don’t even have Instagram” * Jessica stares in shock and says, “then what did you just waste all my time for?!” Main message: people’s obsession with image and getting the perfect picture to post online.
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