Remember when Instagram felt fun? When you'd scroll through a sea of duck faces and over edited sunsets or try to reach 11 likes. These days, posting on Instagram feels like you're bearing your soul to the world. The sensation of hitting "Share" after hours of curating a photo 'dump' is comparable to the wave of regret you experience when you accidentally overshare to someone you just met.
me after posting on instagram pic.twitter.com/AgFsnKCC7e The act of posting publicly seems far too vulnerable for the mysterious persona many have suddenly slinked into on Instagram.
But this wasn't always the case, we weren't always so scared to share. why does posting on instagram feel like that A decade ago, we would post whatever, whenever. There were no Instagram stories.
There were no TikTok trends to chase and simultaneously, there was little to no fear! Back then, curation of an online persona existed with the early rise of influencers but I promise you, as a 14-year-old in grade eight I wasn't thinking about how my followers were perceiving me. I was more concerned about sharing memories, selfies, less-than-perfect nail art and whatever was in front of me. We snapped photos in-app and in real time.
Then we slapped overexposed filters on literally EVERYTHING , threw some very literal hashtags in the caption, hit "Share" and went about our days. Here's an example: Did people need to know that I was hanging out near a wheelie bin? No! Did I go ahead and take a picture of it anyway? Ye.