I haven't been on Instagram in months and I don't plan on changing that any time soon, but I really do miss how it used to be. there was a solid chunk of time like 2012-2016ish where I really thought it was a great social media app. this was around the time stories were added (which I liked bcuz it meant I could ditch Snapchat but still have that experience), way before reels or even igtv, and before there were unbearable amounts of ads. RIP
thinking about the timing of it now it really does seem to coincide with the start of the overall internet downward trend lol
