internet is a service that you choose what to engage and how. don't like a platform? find another, build it or stop using it altogether.
personally, i find these things really great has it helps nudge people into the more decentralized web. a few years ago those who were pushing for privacy respecting apps and platforms were deemed too paranoid.
But you're absolutely right about Instagram's evolution. It's crazy.
the only social circle that truly matters is the geographically close one. no amount of E2EE or fancy chat app will replace being physically present.
I mean, okay? Next time just say social media is a cancer, and don't waste our time moving goal posts.
that's exactly what i said and not a figment of your imagination.
if your social circle mostly exists on instagram like the person that i was replying to mentioned :), then you have no social life. any of these platforms is just an add-on to real social interaction. prioritize the real thing and the platform stops mattering.
> social media is a cancer
it isn't but your comment is.
You don't have to wait for everyone to switch, in fact it's pretty normal to reach different people on different chats.