I feel like I mostly click on Instagram out of boredom now, and I only stay on the site for a few minutes at most. I don’t think Instagram or Threads are great for making friends online, but they are good for helping you find events in your area where you can make friends.
Or if you know someone IRL, Instagram stories are a great way to stay in touch with the interests and have a reason to reach back out and be like “hey i saw this cool thing you posted and I saw something similar and thought of you, hope you’re well.” But I really need to be better about texting people instead of messaging them on Instagram.
Unfortunately, Instagram posts and reels have been totally taken over by brands and influencers, so I mostly ignore them unless it’s a cool educational reel related to a niche interest I have like sustainability. I still love YouTube, but I’ve always viewed that as an entertainment platform akin to streaming more than social media.
I have been off Twitter for years now and couldn’t be happier about that decision.
I could not be happier about leaving Twitter too. Even when the site was tolerable pre-Elon I still felt like it was doing more harm to my mental health than good.
I’ve had fun on Instagram stories but unfortunately I still get super distracted by other things on the app while I’m there. I think that’s my biggest gripe with the platform, besides it being really commercialized. I don’t know how to use Instagram anymore without it becoming a total time suck.
And I agree about YouTube — still a great platform!! Definitely had a different vibe back in the day but there are a lot of quality creators putting out great stuff.
I feel like I mostly click on Instagram out of boredom now, and I only stay on the site for a few minutes at most. I don’t think Instagram or Threads are great for making friends online, but they are good for helping you find events in your area where you can make friends.
Or if you know someone IRL, Instagram stories are a great way to stay in touch with the interests and have a reason to reach back out and be like “hey i saw this cool thing you posted and I saw something similar and thought of you, hope you’re well.” But I really need to be better about texting people instead of messaging them on Instagram.
Unfortunately, Instagram posts and reels have been totally taken over by brands and influencers, so I mostly ignore them unless it’s a cool educational reel related to a niche interest I have like sustainability. I still love YouTube, but I’ve always viewed that as an entertainment platform akin to streaming more than social media.
I have been off Twitter for years now and couldn’t be happier about that decision.
I could not be happier about leaving Twitter too. Even when the site was tolerable pre-Elon I still felt like it was doing more harm to my mental health than good.
I’ve had fun on Instagram stories but unfortunately I still get super distracted by other things on the app while I’m there. I think that’s my biggest gripe with the platform, besides it being really commercialized. I don’t know how to use Instagram anymore without it becoming a total time suck.
And I agree about YouTube — still a great platform!! Definitely had a different vibe back in the day but there are a lot of quality creators putting out great stuff.