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Now I Remember Why I Stopped Using Instagram
2 years ago, I decided to delete my Instagram and focus more on living my life and not living vicariously through people I don’t know. It was perfect timing since a month after deleting my account, my grandpa passed away and I took the time to really do some self-reflection and go to therapy. However, a few days ago I re-installed Instagram to catch up with some old friends. As soon as I started watching the little videos, going into the comments made me so disgusted. I was disheartened at the bullying and insults towards people who are just being themselves and living their lives. 1 woman was informing people on how large cows can be (she owns a farm and had cows). She said that she’s not small and that she’s an average size person in terms of height. But people thought it would be funny to disagree and make fun of her for her weight. Her video was completely wholesome. Other videos had comments about a woman looking like a man, etc. I’ll continue to respond to friends but will refrain from scrolling endlessly and reading comments. It’s disappointing how natural being disrespectful online is nowadays.