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As someone who is very body positive and has struggled with their self-image in the past, using it couldn't be further away from how I personally use social media and I was unhappy that TikTok pushed it to me in the first place.

Growing up in a world ruled by social media and social Darwinism — and an older generation’s cluelessness as to what that entails — does, however, form a background to the narrative, such as it is, along with exchanges on the meaning of masculinity and the distorting power of teenage self-image.

Germans have suffered a kick in the gut - in terms of self-image and their country's international reputation.

"It has a really negative impact on your self-image and your time," she says.

This self-image has been eroded in recent years, however, by a string of revelations about past high-handedness in dealing with the island's population.