I’ve loved Instagram since it’s beginning. I've had it since October 2012, and have been an avid participant ever since. It has grown in size and usability ever since, stealing different aspects from other apps making it the hotspot destination for your social media needs. Currently I am really only interested in watching people's stories and don’t really scroll through the posts as often.
In “Why Instagram is Making me Sick” By Marion Vicenta Payr, she talks about how Instagram is addicting because of the numbers and psychology behind it. Payr states that, “I still feel the dopamine kick in every time I post a photo on Instagram and hit the refresh button”. And I feel that everytime I post a photo that I know will do well. What I like about Instagram is that they appreciate good content, and you either get love and hyped up for an amazing photo, or subtle more neutral likes and comments. I am tired of having to post photos looking a certain way and smiling with a certain smile to get a big amount of likes. If I don’t post once every one or 2 weeks I feel like I am missing out, and missing out on the attention. It’s the love and attention that we want and enjoy. It’s the social aspect of Instagram that keeps us engaged, it’s the friends that we only interact with on the app, it’s the influencers that we watch every day. If I don’t log into instagram any given day I feel like i'm missing out on life, and what my friends are up to. I have to respond to the dm’s waiting in my inbox, and the comments on my pictures, I can’t let a notification go unanswered, and unchecked. But what would happen if I didn’t go on Instagram? If I simply stopped logging on, stopped posting on my story every day. Would they miss me? Would they text me? Probably not, I am only alive to them on Instagram, they don’t remember I exist otherwise. Maybe I am active on Instagram so that my friends won’t forget me. I don’t think I have the self control to get off of Instagram, or to take a break. Maybe for a few days. Tik Tok is making me forget Instagram. I replaced Tik Tok as my entertainment, and really only use Instagram as my communication tool. Instagram tried to copy Tik Tok with their newly announced “reels”, which I don’t really enjoy and I am still loyal to Tik Tok. Anyways, in the words of my new favorite app Tik Tok, it’s the Instagram social manipulation for me. It’s the false social aspect for me. It’s the FOMO for me. It’s the addiction for me.
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