The brain is notoriously poor at recalling past events, and social media just makes it worse

The past probably isn’t as rosy as you think. Researchers have found that people create false memories by themselves or can be easily swayed to do so. We also suppress memories that are "painful or damaging to self-esteem," reports Psychology Today. If you’ve felt left out of this false memory bandwagon, don’t worry—research suggests a simple way to fabricate your reality.
Just use Facebook.