Instagram

[Fraser]

Im not a huge fan of social media for the most part. I actually only have a personal Insta account for friends & family, and then one for my black & white photography and then this forum. Never had a facebook or any other.  
 

Who here uses Instagram? 

[AlSymerz]

Nope. I see some posts posted on other forums, but never had the urge to sign up. I've had a FB account since just after FB opened and never posted, liked or commented on a single post. Forums are the only social media I participate in.

[navybsn]

I have an account, though admittedly I never use it. Had Facebook since the beginning (back when you had to be in college to sign up), but I only ever look at it on the shitter when trying to pass time. Only other thing I have is Reddit which gets the same usage as FB.

[Fraser]

I actually don't mind instagram as it is picture based so cuts out the majority of the bullshit that seems to happen on text based social media. 
 

I have a strong support for photography based accounts but admittedly even following photographers comes with some bullshit. 

[FatherAlabaster]

I lasted three days on insta before I shut down my account. Liked it even less than FB. I'm not cut out for social media. More power to those who are, it has its uses and even some good qualities.

[Innominate]

I have an account that I use for following artists, bands, news, etc. but don't post much on it.

[Sheol]

I have an IG where I post my records and such, no personal stuff. The IG vinyl community, particularly the metal vinyl sub-genre, is quite supportive and fun. There's some bitching drama but it's easy to avoid. And it's the best place to find new releases and bands. Never fucked with Fb, Twitter etc.

[Binneylean]

I'm with you on that! Social media can be a mixed bag. I use Instagram too, but like you, it's mainly for specific interests and connecting with folks who share those passions.

[Awerryjemmy]

Social media can be a bit overwhelming at times. I also maintain separate Instagram accounts—one for personal stuff and another for my passion, which is landscape photography.
The photography community on Instagram is fantastic. It's a place where I can share my work, connect with fellow photographers, and even pick up some great tips and inspiration along the way.
I'd say keep it manageable and focus on what you love. However, if you ever decide to expand your online presence, there's an interesting option to get 50 free TikTok likes. TikTok has its unique charm, and it can be a fun way to express yourself creatively.

[Nasty_Cabbage]

I swear every other week I'll have a friend or family member ask me "Hey, do remember [random person] from [random place]? They're trying to get ahold of you. You should just get a [social media] account so they don't have to try and get in contact with you through me."

It's super annoying actually. Not that I don't like some of these people, but I have to wonder why people choose to try and hunt me down through social media when I haven't spoken to them in eons. It can't be healthy digging up so-and-so from junior high school or high school or college. If I've put a friendship like that to rest, even if it wasn't my decision to move for the thousandth time in my younger days, I see absolutely no possible positive results from resurrecting it and the associated memories. What do people get out of it? What could some dude I used to play Goldeneye with in grade school have to communicate that could possibly justify the effort they put into working through my possible contacts via my last name and eventually arriving at a family member who does use social media, and nagging them? For god's sake people, you have to let some of these acquaintances die. It's not like you're actually communicating in any meaningful way over social media.  It may be contact, but it's not meaningful contact.

It's completely insane the amount of mental real estate and emotional weight people place onto their social media accounts, and there are so many reasons not to do it, not least among which is the semi-permanence of the internet's capacity for archival. I don't want to walk into interviews with anybody who can and you can be assured will, look up your every belief, viewpoint, and tendency that you might have expressed at one time or another online, no matter how innocuous. This is something we haven't been teaching to our young that we really should be, because not only are you held to account for anything you may have thought or directly expressed on anything with your name and face attached to it regardless of whether or not your viewpoint has changed in the interim, but the tendency of those you follow and the qualities and flaws of every other follower of that person as a generalization. It stymies discourse, punishes any attempt to self-analyze and revise your thoughts, and drives the most insufferable aspects of human behavior to it's Xenith, and it's literally at your fingertips for all your waking life.

There's a social theory that's been just barely shy of proven at this point that involves an adaptability phase in human beings during the rise of any new medium. Basically due to the fact that a method of communication is "new" in a historic sense, there ensues a period where human beings vulnerability to it's influence is amplified. After a time people develop a decently calibrated sense of who or what may be attempting to influence them and why, but it takes some time. Social media follows this pattern with remarkable accuracy. We are still very much in the adaptation phase of the internet.

[dovisketch]

I feel that metal represents a world where cassettes are passed around by fans and to reject social media, we are their voice and ears

[BlackSmith]

I barely use it nowadays despite having an account especially since I got out of High School.