Rec | NOT LOOKING AT OTHER PEOPLES INSTA STORIES

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Not looking at other peoples insta stories

or really any social media stories. I know social media is just a highlight of a persons life but I feel like the stories feature is just a bombardment of happening-in-present-time content for me to compare myself to. my mental health has improved drastically.

@shrillhaus

Sep 4, 2024

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@gforce2001

I've actually been feeling this too lately! I know technically the posts from people's grids tend to be more curated than stories, so you'd think the grid posts would be more damaging to our insecurities. But I think at this point, everyone is aware of how curated the grid is, so it's easier not to compare yourself to it. Ur definitely right about the real-time aspect of the stories, it gives me wayyy more FOMO.

Jan 19, 2025

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@joeevil

Mar 14, 2025

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INSTA IS SO DEPRESSING

im no longer feeling contente when opening insta, no longer having the joy for sharing my life over there. As an art student, i feel so much pressure every time i click on that damn circle, cause im not seeing how my friends sharing their life anymore but turning into linkedin and portfolio, which has been stolen by meta second by second. And if you’re sharing too much life, people doesn’t want to see it, cause you are not as “motivated“ as they are or am I thinking too much ?

@sha

Jul 1, 2025

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MUTING IG STORIES

I mean some people are just spammers aren’t they? (in the worst mundane way) and I am not consuming it 🙅🏽 I prefer people who post when there’s actually something cool to see… because I don’t need to see every single minute of your day. On a side note: I have been more conscious of my followings on social media. I make sure it’s gardening content , or engineering related or things good for the mind (as good as it could be for something online). We are partly responsible for what’s on our feed!