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Re:i built an app to stop me doomscrolling by literally touc... by acyou on Monday February 24, 2025 @11:37AM (#43161531)
Is this still true though? My gut feeling is that most Instagram users are now passive, meaning they doomscroll and never post while lying in bed in their parents basement while their 20s sail by.

Not so much a stereotype as a reflection of the real people I know.

I think we used to see much more content from friends, I think the feed is now mostly content creators/ads/tiktokified, no?

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Re:i built an app to stop me doomscrolling by literally touc... by lou1306 on Monday February 24, 2025 @12:00PM (#43161872)
You do have power onto your own feed (well, limited power). I snooze suggestions every month and follow basically zero content creators: I'd say 90% of my followees are people I've met irl. If I want to doomscroll and feel awful, the Explore/Reels tabs are more than enough.
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Re:i built an app to stop me doomscrolling by literally touc... by tredre3 on Monday February 24, 2025 @02:02PM (#43163457)
> My gut feeling is that most Instagram users are now passive

That's just reflective of how the world has always worked. Most people are passive.

The point being made, I think, is that Instagram is a greater source of motivation to interact with the outside world than Reddit/Gaming is.

It sounds plausible enough to me but who knows?

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Re:i built an app to stop me doomscrolling by literally touc... by pigeons on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @12:34AM (#43168537)
Too true sadly.
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