At this point, most of us have been on Facebook for longer than we can remember. Facebook’s popularity feeds off of curiosity, giving users the ability to learn by observation, but from a distance. What may have started as a curious experiment has become a conflicting realm where the real and virtual worlds bleed into one another. And while social media provides users with a convenient way to keep track of memories and stay in touch with friends, sites like Facebook and Instagram often distort perceptions of reality.