instagram really changed their ui to make it harder to post content and easier to view randos videos/posts and buy shit. they are really doubling down on the parasocial one-influencer-to-many-fans dynamic that makes the app so bland and unengaging

i want to keep up w what my friends that mainly use that app are doing? not look at randos or ads?

every site that facebook runs turns to shit lol bc of their focus on advertising above all. they forget why people are on there to begin with

anyone else think it& #39;s so sinister and annoying that they replaced the notifications button with the shopping button? the button that everyone taps with muscle memory to check their interactions now takes u to a page to buy stuff (and also makes fb money)

also that the CENTER BUTTON that used to be for posting and taking photos (this used to be a camera app lool) is now for reels? their tiktok knock off that conveniently released right after trump announces tiktok is going to be banned soon https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> like...

for those of u asking, im not going to watch "the social dilemma" it looks stupid. im reading "the age of surveillance capitalism" tho. i recommend it but it& #39;s long.

if you want something shorter and easier to understand, check out my friend @bevchou& #39;s zine here http://slownet.work"> http://slownet.work 
it& #39;s free and available online