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Instagram is their envy-based asset so this makes sense since they don't want to cannibalize their businesses.
by eschulz 7y ago
Instagram is their envy-based asset so this makes sense since they don't want to cannibalize their businesses.
- tormeh 7y agoSo much this. Instagram is, as far as I can see, the most psychologically unhealthy parts of social media, distilled. Why anyone would want to use it I don't know.
- ceejayoz 7y agoI have a strict no-influencer and no memes/politics policy in mine and the resulting feed is a delight. Hobby ideas, good food, friends and family goings on, etc. All depends on who you follow.
- prawn 7y agoI have multiple accounts and with my personal one, I follow people I know and as you say, it's family outings and so on. Makes it much easier when catching up with acquaintances to have some idea of what's happening in their lives (just had a holiday, renovating their house, tried a restaurant, etc).
- techer 7y agoTotally in agreement. My feed is wonderful and educational and inspirational. The opposite of envy is a Sanskrit word: Muditā At an AI conference Stuart Russell said mathematically Envy = Sadism
- o10449366 7y agoIt really isn't too hard to think of at least a few reasons why people want to use Instagram with minimal effort.
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- traek 7y agoInstagram is also testing removing like counts. [0] [0] https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/17/20697943/instagram-hide-public-like-count-test-ireland-italy-japan-brazil-australia-new-zealand https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/17/20697943/instagram-hide-p...
- standardUser 7y agoI mostly post stories, as do most people I follow. So there's simply no likes to be had, which works out pretty well. The occasional response/reaction is nice, but it's the exception not the norm, so there's no real expectation of it. Interaction is totally optional. I find it to be a much better system.