eli5: Why do we feel like we look worse in photos than in the mirror?

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Most the time I’ll look in the mirror and be like “hey, I don’t look too bad today” but when I go to take a photo, I hate the way I look in it. Why?

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It’s a psychological phenomenon called mere exposure effect. Basically meaning that you find someone more attractive the more you are used to them. And this also applies to you seeing yourself in the mirror vs seeing yourself on a photo.

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