To scroll through Instagram today is to parse a series of sponsored posts from brands, recommended Reels from people you don’t follow, and the occasional picture from a friend.

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Instagram Is Over

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/instagram-tiktok-twitter-social-media-competition/672305/

The app’s original purpose has been lost in the era of “performance” media.

Instagram Is Over
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Pixelfed has been refreshing. Sure it’s all strangers but it’s better than ads

Instagram's never appealed to me, but it appeals to me even less now than it ever had before.