Heard we’re airing our @instagram engagement grievances, so here’s mine. My engagement in 2020 vs 2022. When I started this page, the world was literally your oyster when it came to possibilities & opportunities on this app. Things made sense. Bots were frowned upon and actively blocked, now they’re rampant. Impersonating brands and people was a no-no. Photos & short videos were priority. Your content wasn’t reduced to clickbait video content of you seeing who your Disney parents were or who could make their audience believe the 5th take of the “prank” they were playing on their spouse. Your content was seen by the audience you worked hard to build. Whatever weird little mashup of apps this has become has left the people who made this app to begin with completely unmotivated to even bother posting anymore. I have and love TikTok for the reasons TikTok became popular. I don’t want 2 identical apps to watch the same recycled “reels” on back to back. Instagram began as a revolutionary, one of a kind place to share your photos, business, and creations. Now? Good luck even seeing this. Can’t wait to be seduced by weird bots in the comments, though. 🙌 #hashtagsdontevenmatter #instatok