Old Insta thoughts: gabz.micro.blog

@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.)

@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.

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

@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.

@lukemperez good to know. Thanks for sharing!

@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.

@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.

@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…

@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.