There's a vending machine selling fake Instagram likes, because this is what we've become

This is the world we live in now.
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There's a vending machine selling fake Instagram likes, because this is what we've become
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: The Instagram app logo is displayed next to an "Instagrammed" image on another iPhone on August 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images

This is where humanity has sunk to: a vending machine for fake Instagram likes.

If you're in downtown Moscow, you might want to pick up a few hundred (or thousand) likes to boost your self-esteem, from this machine.

The machine, which is located at an upscale shopping mall near the Red Square in Moscow, was spotted by journalist Vasily Sonkin, and later posted on Twitter by his colleague Alexey Kovalev.

For just $0.89, you can get yourself 100 fake Instagram likes on your brand new picture.

But if you're looking to splash out, $850 will buy you 150,000 followers -- who are guaranteed to deliver up to 1,500 likes per post.

Buying fake followers is not all this machine can do, by the way.

It also takes selfies and prints Instagram photos, so you can even print out your picture IRL to commemorate your newfound fame.

According to Kovalev, the machine is available in several places across Moscow and has even spread to other cities. He also added that Sonkin would be going back soon to check out the machine in action.

Now everyone can be an influencer.

UPDATE: June 8, 2017, 1:49 p.m. SGT Updated with Kovalev's comments

(h/t: Motherboard)

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Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.

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