As a reminder, be sure to properly give content warnings and put sensitive subjects behind proper spoiler tags. It's for the mental health of not just your comrades, but yourself as well.
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Why?
Genuinely asking btw, I think they're fun and cute and I don't see what's harmful about it
often the ones that gain traction on social media are posted by beautiful people who have a lot of time and/or money to spend on their transition, and are expert at working lighting/angles/makeup. they're often not realistic and maybe I'm cynical but they often seem like a way of farming jealousy clicks from people less far along. (inadvertently I mean, I don't blame people for posting them but it's the nature of social media) being jealous of people on social media is a brain worm and can be very detrimental.
They're fun and cute up until the point it goes from "look what hrt can do!" to "hrt will never do that for me". You're comparing years of change in an instant, often of the most conventionally attractive people, who pick the most flattering shots to share. It's not an overnight thing but seeing the side-by-side makes it seem so, and therefore unattainable.
They're a useful pre-transition resource, they very quickly lose that when you start comparing yourself with them