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Normal sounds
- [Instagram] is a fun product that millions of people seem to love; that is unwholesome in large doses; that makes a sizable minority feel more anxious, more depressed, and worse about their bodies; and that many people struggle to use in moderation. What does that sound like to you? To me, it sounds like alcohol— a social lubricant that can b... See more
from Social Media Is Attention Alcohol by The Atlantic
Mark Fishman added
- "Life in the Instagram bubble requires a constant calibration of how it will be viewed from outside. That need to make life itself aesthetic, to ask, over and over “What will this look like in a square?” exerts a slow, constant pressure of its own." (Jacob Mikanowski)
alex added
- It isn't just Instagram that’s changed, we have too.
A successful social product has a symbiotic relationship with its user base. It taps into users' latent desires and allows them to better connect with each other. However, how we connect and consume content evolves over time. Mosseri acknowledged these shifts in his video. "I do believe that more... See morefrom You don't want the old Instagram by Taylor Lorenz
Keely Adler added