• DeathWearsANecktie
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    1 year ago

    Privacy nightmares aside… So many social media platforms and similar sites have gone way beyond their original scope.

    Instagram is the biggest tragedy for me personally because I was a very early user of it. It used to be a fairly niche iPhone app where people shared their own amateur photography and art. It was interesting and fun. Ever since Facebook bought it, it’s become a cesspit of ads, politics, thirst traps, spam, bait posts, shitty memes, narcissism, and general low quality content. It also has stupid stories and reels and has just become overcomplicated, trying to cover so many bases.

    It’s depressingly hollow to look at these days.

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      1 year ago

      I remember that original instagram as well. I installed it because I loved the filters, which were something new at the time. Stopped using it for personal use before facebook acquired it and became a full blown social media app.