Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Hey guys! In today’s video, I decided to talk about the new social media app that prides itself on authenticity, BeReal. Now if you know anything about being online nothing is fully authentic so I discuss authenticity on BeReal as it stands in 2022. I talk mostly about faking authenticity as well as dining into why we seek more authentic forms of expression and parasocial relationships.

S O U R C E S
vice.com/en/article/4awm5b/bereal-isnt-real-and-makes-everyone-look-extremely-boring

S O C I A L S
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twitter~@zhariyasmith_

B U S I N E S S I N Q U I R I E S
zhariyasmithbusiness@gmail.com

T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - intro
0:44 - beginning of the video
1:27 - what is BeReal?
5:43 - a false idea of authenticity
12:42 - why we crave authenticity
16:21 - we’ve kind of always had BeReal
18:09 - outro

A B O U T M E
hi! my name is Zhariya Smith and I make commentary videos about things that I find interesting. I am a 21-year-old from Florida and my goal in life is to become an actress.