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when i had to make a new instagram account a few months ago, i was a little worried i wouldnāt be able to make up the following that took years to build and i would have to start from square one with my art. it may sound silly to some, esp as i see many people here who are anti-insta (and rightfully so!) but i do rely on social media to be a slightly less starving artist. it seems with my new account iām actually receiving way more engagement with a fraction of the followers for my art and iām just very happy to know that my people are in fact out there somewhere and i shouldnāt give up hope.
Jan 3, 2025
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I decided to shift to using my main instagram account to exclusively browse and engage with other music related accounts. So I made a second private finsta and Iāve just been sending anything in my feed that isnāt music there and unfollowing from the music account. Meanwhile on the new account, Iām telling every single reel it shows me whether it interests me or not.
Already, Iām seeing less celebrity worship or cosmetic surgery content or clickbaity stuff etc etc that I otherwise might have just mindlessly engaged with despite not caring about and not wanting to see more of. I feel weirdly empowered for the first time ever to shape my social media experience rather than simply attempt to avoid altogether this thing that makes me feel like my brain is rotting. And another upside is that my music account seems to be getting more engagement from accounts that donāt already follow me on the music related content that I post. Wish Iād done this a long time ago, I feel like itās what a lot of artists already were doing but I stubbornly wanted to keep everything in one place for so long.
I donāt think Iāll post to the other one at all I just want to be able to look at like memes and recipes and visual art without confusing the algorithm of whatās intended to be a professional account . Iāll prolly still steal and then post said memes on the āprofessionalā account tho because thatās just the kind of professionalism I exhibit in my important work as a DIY musician.
Dec 30, 2024
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got suspended for what i guess was the wrong kind of leftist take on stories and the week i spent without an account changed me. (had to make a new account bc its really hard to be an artist without an insta but iām absolutely not on it as much as i was before. i just post my shit, scroll for a sec and keep it moving.) ((iām still itching for my old username back but need to wait a few more days for that))
Sep 23, 2024
im no longer feeling contente when opening insta, no longer having the joy for sharing my life over there. As an art student, i feel so much pressure every time i click on that damn circle, cause im not seeing how my friends sharing their life anymore but turning into linkedin and portfolio, which has been stolen by meta second by second. And if youāre sharing too much life, people doesnāt want to see it, cause you are not as āmotivatedā as they are or am I thinking too much ?
Jul 1, 2025
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mandatory part of the human condition, i fear. i have like 58 but thats besides the point
May 30, 2025
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liking ur rec = saying hi when we go to get our morning papers from the end of our driveways (picture me doing so tony soprano style)
Aug 12, 2024
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two women next to me on the train are having an insightful heart to heart. a guy behind me is clearly flirting with this girl and you can tell itās mutual. we all have rich, rich inner lives :)
Jun 27, 2025