While superheroes may have special powers, it doesn’t mean they don’t suffer from a social media addiction like many regular humans. Sierra Katow provides a pretend look into what superhero Instagram feeds would look like. This series features a variety of famous comic book characters, including Spiderman, Superman, Batman, Thor and Iron Man form the Avengers series.
The Instaddicted heroes upload sweeping views and write hilarious hashtags. It seems even Peter Parker and Tony Stark take time out of their evil-fighting day to take pictures, ruminate over the right filter and think of a funny caption, only to text their BFF asking them to like their new pic since no one else has. Even Bruce Wayne engages in comment wars—a telltale sign of a social media addict.
Instaddicted Superhero Feeds
These Fake Uploads Suggest Even Heroes Can be Social Media Addicts
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