Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“there's also https://www.instagram.com/?variant=following which does something similar on Instagram.”
“My socials (FB(not much)/Insta/TikTok) have fantastic algorithms, I they uplift my mood”
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“The major benefit of Instagram, for me, is that it allows me to maintain relationships with people I am unable to physically see for long periods.”
“Instagram is probably my most used one these days and I love seeing my friend's stories”
Caveats and dissent
“Instagram is a garbage platform now, too.”
“I've now uploaded my drivers licence, a photo of my passport and still apparently that's not good enough for them.”
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“I would love to delete Instagram, but I don’t know how to stay connected with the people I meet any other way.”
“All of those accounts have been deleted within the last three years.”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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- I spent $220 on Google app ads and 60% of the installs were robots 1 mention
- How I advertise malicious software on Google Ads 1 mention
- Logistics of Restraint 1 mention
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All comments 26
“I still use it to share pics with friends/family”
“Instagram is a garbage platform now, too.”
“Until last year I used Instagram and most of the ads I got were actually relevant.”
“I've now uploaded my drivers licence, a photo of my passport and still apparently that's not good enough for them.”
“I would love to delete Instagram, but I don’t know how to stay connected with the people I meet any other way.”
“All of those accounts have been deleted within the last three years.”
“Instagram is a weak spot where I have had to set the phone to give me just 10 minutes per day”
“Instagram and TikTok are vacuous and useless to me”
“there's also https://www.instagram.com/?variant=following which does something similar on Instagram.”
“I use Instagram on Android because it's heavily modified and stripped to its bare essentials just for responding to friends.”
“X and insta are my go to social networks now.”
“its somewhere to share some pics with family and friends”
“IG reels for me are largely funny videos, stuff I follow, and stuff I'm interested in.”
“My socials (FB(not much)/Insta/TikTok) have fantastic algorithms, I they uplift my mood”
“every time I opened it, I was looking at a stream of drivel designed to keep me scrolling.”
“sites like Instagram and TikTok cater directly to pedophiles and do absolutely nothing about the predatory behavior”
“I highly recommend not using Instagram.”
“now there's nothing of my friends on there and I'll just spam and AI slop”
“after 10 minutes I am nauseated by it”
“Instagram is riddled with ads it immediately pisses me off so one reason I don't use it.”
“The constant stream of mediocrity drove me away from Facebook (years ago) and then Instagram.”
“The major benefit of Instagram, for me, is that it allows me to maintain relationships with people I am unable to physically see for long periods.”
“Instagram is probably my most used one these days and I love seeing my friend's stories”
“I use Instagram quite a bit (following F1 teams”
“it was full of dark patterns meant to keep users scrolling.”
“I highly recommend dropping the dopaminergic doomloop apps like Reddit/Bluesky/X/tiktok/IG.”