Let’s take a brief look at the sorry state of social media.
Have y’all noticed just how terrible social media has gotten? It seems worse every day, but here’s a quick rundown on what shows up on my mobile when I fire up the Instagram app. Just a list, with a quick categorization.
- Bulwark Online — I follow them
- Suggested for you — A row of ads
- “thescaryfact” — suggested
- “scienceisfun” — suggested
- Big Tree Hunters — legit follow
- Kisunla — advertisement
- Suggested reels
- “teamk9” — suggested
- “cedric.gmd” — I have no idea
- Threads — a row of links to threads accounts I don’t follow
- Somebody’s re-post from X
- Another re-post by somebody I don’t know linking to where I don’t know
- Another account I don’t follow
- A Netflix ad
- Another account I don’t follow
- Suggested reels
- “frenchgourmetstravel”, which I don’t follow
- A Toyota ad. I’ve been driving Hondas for decades
- “laughixes” — suggested
- “supertrainerpet”, which I don’t follow
- to 27. Slop I don’t follow
Finally at number 28, and actual instagram post by an actual person I actually know and interact with.
Number 28.
After number 35 at long last I get “Are you interested in this post?” which kind of makes me laugh out loud. “Am I interested in Instagram?”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.