Is instagram the worst social media around?

Last post I mentioned about how Instagram could be bad for people and worst for women. In a period of time that we are thinking about how men and women should be treated equality, there are still social pressure that inflicts more in women than men. So Instagram brings this pressure of a perfect body for women, which men care less. But is Instagram then the worst social media around? Well, it isn't my favorite for sure.

I have an Instagram account, but I barely use it. In some WhatsApp groups that I used to interact they used to make jokes that I was old and didn't get adapted to Instagram. I stopped on Facebook, since it is still pretty popular here in Canada, especially in local discussion groups. Instagram gives us a quick way of getting information with one or more pictures/videos. Information is totally chewed so you can be absorbed quicker. The news is just headlines and pictures, so people read the headlines. Fake is spread quickly and easily, so we often question whether it's AI-made. Internet fighters commenting in a fast way with anger that only the internet can bring. Instagram for me doesn't bring anything that attracts me. However, since many restaurants and brands are using to promote their product, I end up checking specific accounts for information, such as the new seasonal ice cream of my favorite ice cream parlor.
Instagram is a social media that I am avoiding more and more. Another social media that I started to rethink my usage of was WhatsApp. Mostly, this app was the one that I was using a lot in different groups, the local Brazilian community, the group with supporters of my football team, family group, etc. We have been using WhatsApp as a quick communication between acquaintances and it is very popular in Brazil. I think it became popular when SMS was still charged, so with WhatsApp, you just need internet, and you can send anything to another person. But these chat groups are very damaging. Even if we are talking about people that you know personally, groups are so toxic, so it is difficult to express your opinion without being judged and decapitated. So I exited many groups because of that.
Facebook is integrated with Instagram, so we can get addicted to the video shorts that are also displayed on Instagram. Some are educative, I admit, but still many aren't. We have the problem of fake videos and news being spread at gossip speed. And Facebook Groups have the same problem as WhatsApp. But worse, since the groups are larger. But groups are a good source of information and to buy/sell products. Like I got updated that my favorite Mexican restaurant changed to another location, or that I just bought 1 oz of Silver that I was looking for at a good price. Maybe right now, here in Canada, it is the best place to find Silver and Gold that you are looking for.

I even didn't cite Linkedin like @xlety mentioned in her post. LinkedIn is a very useful tool to see new open positions around here and now you usually add the link to your LinkedIn when applying to a position. It is a way to make your CV public. However, like the user said in her post, people transferred the usage of Instagram/Facebook to this platform, so people makes posts about accomplishments and motivation posts so people can compare with others competing who have accomplished more in their career. So all Social Medias need to be used in a very limited way. Just to make communication faster ( between you and the company, friend, or family), an information source (with caution).

No último post, mencionei como o Instagram pode ser ruim para as pessoas e pior ainda para as mulheres. Em um momento em que refletimos sobre como homens e mulheres devem ser tratados com igualdade, ainda há uma pressão social que afeta mais as mulheres do que os homens. Então, o Instagram traz essa pressão de um corpo perfeito para as mulheres, com a qual os homens se importam menos. Mas será que o Instagram é a pior rede social que existe? Bem, com certeza não é a minha favorita.

Tenho uma conta no Instagram, mas mal a uso. Em alguns grupos do WhatsApp com os quais interagia, costumavam fazer piadas de que eu era velho e não me adaptava ao Instagram. Parei no Facebook, pois ainda é bastante popular aqui no Canadá, especialmente em grupos de discussão locais. O Instagram nos oferece uma maneira rápida de obter informações com uma ou mais fotos/vídeos. As informações são totalmente mastigadas, então você pode absorvê-las mais rapidamente. As notícias são apenas manchetes e fotos, então as pessoas leem as manchetes. Fake se espalha rápida e facilmente, então frequentemente questionamos se são feitas por IA. Combatentes da internet comentando de forma rápida e com uma raiva que só a internet pode trazer. O Instagram para mim não traz nada que me atraia. No entanto, como muitos restaurantes e marcas o usam para promover seus produtos, acabo verificando contas específicas para obter informações, como o novo sorvete sazonal da minha sorveteria favorita.
O Instagram é uma rede social que estou evitando cada vez mais. Outra rede social que comecei a repensar meu uso foi o WhatsApp. Geralmente, esse aplicativo era o que eu usava muito em diferentes grupos: a comunidade brasileira local, o grupo com torcedores do meu time de futebol, o grupo familiar, etc. Usamos o WhatsApp como uma forma de comunicação rápida entre conhecidos e é muito popular no Brasil. Acho que se popularizou quando o SMS ainda era cobrado, então, com o WhatsApp, você só precisa de internet e pode enviar qualquer coisa para outra pessoa. Mas esses grupos de bate-papo são muito prejudiciais. Mesmo se estivermos falando de pessoas que você conhece pessoalmente, os grupos são tão tóxicos que é difícil expressar sua opinião sem ser julgado e decapitado. Então, saí de muitos grupos por causa disso.
O Facebook é integrado ao Instagram, então podemos ficar viciados nos vídeos curtos que também são exibidos no Instagram. Alguns são educativos, admito, mas muitos ainda não são. Temos o problema de vídeos e notícias falsas se espalhando na velocidade da fofoca. E os grupos do Facebook têm o mesmo problema que o WhatsApp. Só que pior, já que os grupos são maiores. Mas os grupos são uma boa fonte de informação e para comprar/vender produtos. Por exemplo, recebi uma atualização de que meu restaurante mexicano favorito mudou de endereço, ou que acabei de comprar 1 onça de prata que eu estava procurando por um bom preço. Talvez agora, aqui no Canadá, seja o melhor lugar para encontrar a prata e o ouro que você procura.

Eu nem citei o Linkedin como a @xlety mencionou no post dela. O LinkedIn é uma ferramenta muito útil para ver novas vagas por aqui e agora você costuma adicionar o link ao seu LinkedIn ao se candidatar a uma vaga. É uma forma de tornar seu currículo público. No entanto, como a usuária disse no post dela, as pessoas transferiram o uso do Instagram/Facebook para esta plataforma, então as pessoas fazem posts sobre conquistas e motivações para que possam comparar com outros concorrentes que realizaram mais em suas carreiras. Portanto, todas as mídias sociais precisam ser usadas de forma muito limitada. Apenas para tornar a comunicação mais rápida (entre você e a empresa, amigo ou família), uma fonte de informação (com cautela).




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Some of my friends abandoned ig because they say this social give them stress because everyone seems to be perfect and my friends feels like they are not enough good or cool or slim. Honestly I use ig but just for publishing photos I usually don't scroll the main wall but when I'm tired I quite like the short video I think as many others social it's important the way we use it. But yes it can be stressing.
I think the worst choice is to scroll in all social media 🤣
Instagram has become absolute garbage just like Facebook. More and more people will be leaving for other social media that is more friendly, the problem is there really isn't any platform all that better. Linkedin is great for jobs and networking, but that's about it! We shall see what the future brings, but one free of social media would be a happier world in my opinion, too bad that ship has sailed...
Sometimes a feel that hive is a good place for that… since most of the bs of social media didnt arrive to hive.
This truly a great perspective! I think Instagram’s problem is how it trains our brains to crave constant validation. I just have stopped watching short clips. Also, people there are very toxic, I'm happy with Hive.
Yeah it is a type of addiction
Infelizmente o Instagram adotou esse formato de videos curtos. Videos curtos são o grande mal da humanidade deixa as pessoas viciadas e é uma grande fonte de desinformação e fake news. Infelizmente, temos muitas plataformas usando esse modelo hoje em dia: youtube, tiktok, kawai, instagram, facebook, dentre outros
Mano estou impressionado com o tanto de pessoas que postaram falando sobre o Instagram, simplesmente é o aplicativo que transformou geral em egoístas e mendigos de likes, é isso.
Mudou muito a questão de rede social, como uma rede que une pessoas e tem as comunidades como fonte de apoio e ajuda.
O engajamento 'e rapido e facil, nao precisa pensar muito! Humanidade adora esse tipo de coisa.
isso eh verdade
Whatsapp is less harmful then the apps showing the video content like shorts and instagram. Instagram is so much addicted that we are Just scrolling form one video to another, wasting our whole time.
I think it is a differente problem! All of them brings different types of problems, trying to measuring which problem is the worst sometimes is difficult.
Yes, everything seems perfect on Instagram sometimes I am shocked if it really exists??..... Not only about a perfect body but also a perfect meal on the table.....
But i used it just because of my sister's 🤣 because they shared reels on Instagram 😂
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@iaiman this man wants to banned Instagram from life 🤣🤣
what if someday Instagram really banned..... Then how'll you feel???
hahahaha youth will be lost for sure!
Dead 🤣☠️
Oops 😳 But why is that, we connect with each other. I don't use social media much. Even when I completed my graduation, my friend created my Insta account
It was a contest in hive learner actually if you've authority to ban one social media which one you'll Banned???
Your sister chose to ban ticktock 🤣🤣
na m khud use kru na dusro ko krny du ye vo wala haal h 😂
Ohhh! Hn tik tock Mai b use nai kerti na e Facebook 😂😂
Phir ticktock account q rkha h 😜
Wo b dost nay banya tha🤣
I prefer telegram over WhatsApp but everyone just uses WhatsApp so not much one can do...
But man the worse social around is TikTok for sure, it's full of teens doing dumb things and getting copycat by other teens spreading the dumbness around it's insane
I didn't cite TikTok because I don't step in there!!! hahaha I totally forgot about it! Haha, Snapchat is also dangerous in my point of view... Well I think I just use whats app to keep communication with people that are still in Brazil like my parents and some friends.
Snapchat... I'm not sure how much youngsters use it now, I know Facebook is for boomers like us lol
I used to have an Instagram app and sync it with my Facebook so every time I uploaded something to Facebook it would automatically be read on IG, but now I've deleted the IG app because I'm not interested.
I think the less social media we use the better =)
We have been controlled by those social media, which is very intimidating.
It is up to us to avoid using, but using a little bit won't kill you either!
I don't have sufficient knowledge about Instagram but judging by what you said, I think it won't be a nice idea. Some of the information are not even verified.