Instagram makes extreme wealth feel real rather than televisual fantasy.

Evidence

While viewing such consumption on television may relegate it to the realm of fantasy, Instagram drives the point home that, yes, people do live like this, and they, just like you, use social media. — Alice E. Marwick, Instafame, 64

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Exclusive internet celebrity derives from the display of high economic capital. — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame…, 103; Postmodern image culture operates on imaginary rather than material consumption. — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 345

Related

• Authenticity norms make extreme wealth on Instagram invite a how-can-you-afford-that question (similarity 0.82)
• Social-media authenticity paradoxically invites skeptical questions about wealth’s source. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Exclusive internet celebrity derives from the display of high economic capital. #corroborates (0.82) — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 103
• Postmodern image culture operates on imaginary rather than material consumption. #qualifies (0.72) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 345