I've found some amazing and inspiring things via reels as I don't use tiktok. But it has completely changed the trajectory of the Instagram experience. THEY EVEN CHANGED THE GRID DIMENSIONS. It's addictive and now my friends only send me reels as communication so actually it's more harmful than good.
Apr 8, 2025

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I am on and off there. I love posting on Instagram and can avoid reels for a while but then suddenly it's 2hrs of scrolling one day.
Apr 8, 2025
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agree finding recipes and artists was nice but then it became all consuming and now I don’t have the app anymore
Apr 8, 2025
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The way that tiktok as changed everyother social media is insane. I think consuming short videos started with vines, and then it lead to the creation of musically and it's transformation to its final form... tiktok 😰(haha). Now every app as its own place for 10 second videos, Youtube as Shorts and Instagram as Reels. But is it really necessary? I just wish there was a way where i could take reels of my instagram explore page.
Feb 17, 2025
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The Tik Tok trend and the way we’ve normalized scrolling the app for hours is alarming. Tik Tok videos aim to deliver little doses of dopamine or a type of virtual reality. It’s evil and distracting. The β€œhigh” one feels from scrolling the app is a lie, just like doing a bit of crack or heroin. Tik Tok is more harmful to our society and our minds than Instagram, because Tik Tok distances you from reality even more. But of course, there are some people who create great art on Tik Tok and I feel proud of those people.
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