Gabz
Gabz

Old Insta thoughts: gabz.micro.blog

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lukemperez
lukemperez

@Gaby I posted to my IG that I’m closing the account at the end of the month. Giving folks time to reach out if I don’t have another way to reach them. Between Glass, Flickr, and Mb, I have more than enough ways to share and discover photos. (Unsure if Glass is sticking around but decided to truly commit before I decide.)

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Gabz
Gabz

@lukemperez Ha! that is actually a good idea. Why i didn’t think of that? That is exactly what I did when I closed my Facebook years ago.

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lukemperez
lukemperez

@Gaby 💥🤙🏽

I am keeping Fb to legacy reasons but I have logged in < 4 times since October 2022. In a perfect world, I’d close that account too, but I have to many contacts and too many posts to delete before closing. But yeah, adios Meta.

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pcora
pcora

@lukemperez did this work? I mean, anyone reached? I tried one and absolutely no one reached.. 😔

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lukemperez
lukemperez

@pcora a few. I plan on posting again a few times before the end of the month. I figure the algorithm may not show it for everyone. And I did a story, which yielded the most responses.

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pcora
pcora

@lukemperez good to know. Thanks for sharing!

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Portufraise
Portufraise

@Gaby I’m getting increasingly annoyed by the “because you like x/y/z” and “because you liked x/y/z’s post/reel” posts that just appear and you can’t help scrolling. After a while I just leave it and do something else because it’s every other post.

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lmika
lmika

@Gaby I don’t use IG but I share your frustration with apps that push suggestions in a blatant attempt to keep you using them. I too wish for more apps and services giving users the option to turn these things off.

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@Gaby I agree with a lot of what everybody else has said in the thread.

That feeling you get with IG is what I get with it. Inevitably, I try to build something with intention – like an account strictly for following photographers – and within seconds of looking at the timeline the absolute junk of the platform spoils the whole thing. It’s obviously manipulative and intentionally ruined, which feels so bad compared to the alternatives…

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KimberlyHirsh
KimberlyHirsh

@issimonwoods @Gaby I once saw someone say Instagram felt like a mall where they occasionally ran into someone they know and that sounds about right to me.

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