So what is the main difference between Instagram and something like Flickr? They are both social sites/apps that revolve around photographs. But Flickr always seemed more about photography and less about selfies/influencers/likes/etc…
Maybe the author would be better served by a community closer to Flickr than Instagram? It’s no longer as popular, but for the purposes of sharing photos with the world, maybe it’s a better fit? Instead of giving up photography, the author might want to think more about why they got started in the first place. It probably wasn’t to get likes. So maybe there is a different way… or different community that would be a better fit for what they want to accomplish.