{"id":1107,"date":"2025-03-20T12:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/ditch\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:55:52","slug":"memory-vs-media-are-we-remembering-the-moment-or-just-the-social-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/ditch\/memory-vs-media-are-we-remembering-the-moment-or-just-the-social-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Memory vs media: are we remembering the moment or just the social post?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The way we showcase our experiences online can shape and distort our memories, blurring the line between reality and perception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Memory isn\u2019t a perfect playback of the past. It\u2019s more like a glitchy, over-edited highlight reel. Every time we remember something, we\u2019re not just replaying it but rewriting it. Neuroscientists<\/a> say recalling a memory strengthens its neural pathways but also distorts it. So, that thing you swear happened exactly as you remember? Yeah\u2026 probably not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, throw social media into the mix. Seeing an old Instagram post can solidify some details while completely erasing others. Ever scrolled through a five-year-old photo and thought, “Wow, I remember that day so clearly”? Meanwhile, last week\u2019s events are already slipping through the cracks. That\u2019s because social media isn\u2019t just documenting our memories. It\u2019s shaping them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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