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This used to be a "zing", but don't think it is anymore. Try to make a new profile somewhere and select a few topics of interest. You will get suggested the most engaging "relevant" content. For me, I made a cycling Instagram and my feed instantly got filled with girls showing of cleavage in lycra with cycling hashtags.

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It was not meant as an attack on GP; it was meant as exactly this opportunity to question "the algorithm".

I swear to god Instagram is like the patriarchy speedrun.

If it finds out you're a woman, within mere minutes it's 100% "you're fat" "try this diet" "you've GOT to buy this viral dress on shein!!"

And if you're a man, it's boobs, ass, objectification, and products to make you feel more like a man.

The sheer velocity at which Instagram will shovel you into capitalist-patriachy++ is shocking.

...have you ever thought about the way you're using the app, then? Because I, personally, get nothing else other than dumb memes and posts from people I follow.

No, stop with the stupid shaming. The point was that the algorithm pushes certain content on people, no matter what they actually want to see.

And I said that I do not have this issue and my current account is relatively fresh, having been made in May of this year.

When I say this happens in mere minutes and to everyone I know, I mean it.

For the record, I don't use Instagram because it's basically always been toxic. It's one of the fastest ways to feel bad about your body and life.

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