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I have to disagree with the people who say that we need to âstayâ and âfightâ for IG to be a better platform because in actuality, itâs our presence and engagement that gives them data, and therefore money. As long as they have those 2 things, they make their bottom line and wonât really care about its users desires unless theyâre making a move for the optics.
If we REALLY want to hold them accountable, we need to impact the money they make, which means permanently deleting or marking your account as inactive & never coming back. Theyâll only care if theyâre bleeding moneyâ so make them bleed.
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it doesnât matter how many left-wing posts you signal boost, because all engagement on the platform, no matter what political valence it has, works to the benefit of the platform holder. your continued presence there does more harm than any good any post you promote could produce.
additionally, you being there increases the pressure for your friends to be there, and your friends being there puts pressure on their friends, and so on - and all of your engagement is producing value for zuck, who - as youâve pointed out - is now a lapdog of the right.
i retain my account solely to communicate to the few people i only have contact through it, and i am literally right now this second working on a concrete escape plan for me and just about everyone else i know (and hopefully many people i donât).
Jan 21, 2025
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itâs always been true, but it bears repeating now: if you donât have a way to keep up with your work outside of insta / twitter / fb / whatever else, you are doing the bidding of silicon valley.
i get it - a lot of people get valuable exposure and leads from those platforms and canât afford to completely disengage. but you definitely *can* afford to take the two to five minutes it takes to setup an account on substack / bear / pika / whatever and provide regular updates about your work, public appearances, job postings, etc.
the effort required from you to do this is (for someone already pursuing a creative career) almost trivial. but so many people refuse to do so, and as a result become unwitting servants of silicon valley - and now that silicon valley has literally been directly installed into the government, theyâve also become unwitting servants of the standing administration. your exclusive presence on these platforms is a brutal weapon that these companies use to keep your fans hostage on them. shouldnât you at least *try* to take that weapon away?
Mar 4, 2025
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I honestly think itâs time to say âfuck Instagramâ and move on. Instead of trying to change a platform thatâs built on control and endless mind-numbing content, why not migrate to spaces that truly support your needs and help you form real connections?
For me, itâs not about staying and âfighting backâ in an environment that just isnât workingâitâs about choosing a community that aligns with my values and where i can genuinely grow.
I deleted my instagram account a few months ago and it feels incredible.
I think we all deserve better.
Feb 22, 2025
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It shows a long life and the many smiles you've given and experienced!! It's a permanent remembrance of happiness and I think that's beautiful!!
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As someone who has terrible object permanence and can NEVER remember the existence of something if I can't see it (this includes objects AND goals), it was quite literally the best way to keep awareness of my long term goals, even when life started falling apart and getting hectic.
At the end of the year I always look at my vision board and realize that I genuinely fulfilled a good majority of the goals on there, and it's so sweet
Always keep your eyes on the prize yall and always dare to dream !!!
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Now more than ever we gotta show up for the causes we care about!!! Online reposting and presence is good but it doesn't get the full job done unless we show up and show out!!!! Show up to your city/town hall meetings and be an active participant if you are able, bc if we don't speak IRL we don't exist
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