Of course, the Instagram vs. Kodak comparison leaves out the actual network-connected cameras built into smartphones that Instagram leverages. Untold thousands

Of course, the Instagram vs. Kodak comparison leaves out the actual network-connected cameras built into smartphones that Instagram leverages. Untold thousands of people are employed designing smartphone chips and the phones themselves, building smartphone operating systems and app platforms, manufacturing the smartphones, selling the phones and service, and maintaining the cellular network not to mention the rest of the internet, many also at middle class wages though not all in the US. Of course, in the heyday of film, many cameras were made in Japan or elsewhere. The few Instagram employees are just a small part of the puzzle that allows Instagram to be a successful company.