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> Yeah: the account 'for friends' is called "frinsta" (or something) nowadays. rinsta = real instagram = public, heavily managed to project an image, for acqua
by 394549 8y ago
> Yeah: the account 'for friends' is called "frinsta" (or something) nowadays.
rinsta = real instagram = public, heavily managed to project an image, for acquaintances and others
finsta = fake instagram = private, informal, for real friends
https://thetechieguy.com/what-is-finsta-and-rinsta-and-why-do-teens-have-these/ https://thetechieguy.com/what-is-finsta-and-rinsta-and-why-d...
- village-idiot 8y agoWelp, I feel old.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y agoDon't worry buddy, my guess is 95% of us are in the same boat.
- ryandrake 8y agoPlus, it's information with short-term relevance. Think Beanie Baby jargon. Does anyone really think "having an Insta" or knowing the vernacular is going to be relevant in 10 years? Any more relevant than knowing your way around MySpace is today?
- village-idiot 8y agoTangent: When I was younger, I assumed that old (well, “old”, like 45) people couldn’t figure out how to use technology. So I’d roll my eyes as some adult seemed confused about Facebook or whatever. Now that I’m aging out of the “young adult” category, I realized I had it wrong: I can still figure out how to use the new hot new social media app, I just don’t see why I should give a damn about any of it.
- nitemice 8y agoThose terms seem to mean the opposite of what they should. Shouldn't you be "real" with your friends, and "fake" with the public? The sheer fact a 'rinsta' is "heavily managed to project an image" means that it is fake. I guess it's just another example of language evolving counter to logic and original meaning.
- erik_seaberg 8y agoMaybe because it has your True Name, rather than a pseudonym to disclose to good friends?
- gammatrigono 8y agoThe idea is that the fake account is known to be you by only a few people that you chose.