Everything about Instagram is so sinister, but I was also so addicted to reels for a while after deleting TikTok. It just makes me depressed and angry and bitter and the whole bit. I finally deactivated my whole account two weeks ago and while my phone addiction is a whole other thing (I've now done so many NYT Crosswords...), the doomscroll is no more and it's nice.
2d ago
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I used to find it quite anxiety inducing to be on ig specifically, especially for posting
I’ve not had it for a year now, mostly for studying purposes but also I find when I get back on it makes me feel worse about my life (which is quite sad atm because of studying) also I think not having it makes me more addict-able to reels somehow
Also it has made me do other things more, I now read the news obsessively lol
So overall mixed bag, I think it has helped my brain but also made me v unaware of what my friends are up to on the day-to-day, and thus a bit antisocial
May 6, 2024
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Honestly deleting social media (especially instagram) has widen my capacity for new Real world things in so many ways. Being more creative, having more original ideas, honestly just more time To think!!! I think the first month was an adjustment because it was like a dopamine cleanse, lots of overthinking and feelings of intense boredom
A lot of the things projected onto me I realized were not even insecurities of my own but harbored in my brain because of tiktok/instagram
I did worry about having FOMO and not seeing what my friends were up to but I can also just text them and ask ??? I feel like instagram especially is a very PASSIVE and superficial way of connecting with people. I definitely feel like my social circle decreased exponentially without it but for the better 🧍♀️
Sep 20, 2024
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reels are like... the mcdonalds of media except worse because mcdonalds is tasty. rarely do i ever get a reel that i'm like ohoho!!! thank god i came across this!!! i've largely split from using ig at all because of how easy it is to lose yourself in reels + how shitty i feel after. fuck short form portrait doomscrolling all my homies hate short form portrait doomscrolling
Apr 7, 2025
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Shows are impossible to go to, now. The entire Ticketmaster platform is filled with scalpers that TM choose to foster, rather than ensure that fans can see artists perform. (Yes, I'm salty because yet another performer's presale is on and tickets are "Verified Resale" for $500+ each.)
I just want so badly for everyone to stop spending thousands of dollars on shit seats so the industry caves in on itself and makes way for progress. Concerts are not supposed to be this way, and we aren't getting there if people keep throwing a $2000 ticket on their credit card for 300-level seats.
Don't be the frog boiling in the water, HOP OUT OF THE POT!
2d ago
Discovering this show at seven years old truly shaped my brain and lifted me to a new plane of existence.
Apr 16, 2025
I just wanted to laugh at stupid shit on youtube forever, was that too much to ask for?
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Mar 13, 2025