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Re: Quitting Instagram

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Post by dingaling »

timmaah wrote: post #14
hugh4life wrote: post #13

Instagram is the only social network I really like... but I'm worried they're starting to add too much to it.

I don't watch stories. They have some kind of TV? What was wrong with a single photo? Can I get my feed in chrono order please? An ad every 4 posts? How much can I pay you per year to make it stop? I live an interesting life and it was fun to share and meet others in the same lifestyle niche, but I've just about given up on Instagram. Not worth it.

I wish Instagram would let users disable 'Likes' on their posts. I want to post cool things that I see or do. I don't want the pressure of competing for approval but the little heart sits there empty...

Re: Quitting Instagram

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Post by ciupicri »

floil wrote: post #17
jhowell wrote: post #10

Where is she going to be working now? Or will she spend all of her free time trying to recover from this time at Instagram. It's easy to write stories and say things like this given all the news about social media now.

Did you read the article? She hasn't worked at Instagram since 2014.

By the way, how can someone read the article when Washington Post lets you read only a limited number of articles?

Re: Quitting Instagram

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Post by tyrust »

RyanOD wrote: post #18
tyrust wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see where you're coming from. At the same time, what is the alternative? Is an employee of a company that you don't like condemned for life, forced to serve out their sentence or leave quietly? It's reasonable for someone to join with good intentions and then later realize that something isn't working. It's also reasonable for that person to speak up once they leave; perhaps they can convince others to not make the…

What "mistake" are you referring to? It's hard for me to see the mistake. She joined a startup, enjoyed wild success, likely was rewarded well monetarily, and left to go do new things.

I was speaking broadly; I make no claim of whether this person made a mistake.

Re: Quitting Instagram

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Post by fekunde »

ciupicri wrote: post #22
floil wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you read the article? She hasn't worked at Instagram since 2014.

By the way, how can someone read the article when Washington Post lets you read only a limited number of articles?

You can use outline.com

Here is this particular article: https://outline.com/eztukA

Re: Quitting Instagram

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Post by holowire »

RyanOD wrote: post #12

When I think of all the other challenges facing the world, it's hard for me to take adults lamenting something like social media seriously. Our world is an amazing place offering an unlimited number of a hobbies / activities to engage in. People fall into and out of love with such activities all the time. People also take / leave jobs all the time. Not a big deal.

When I retired my social media accounts a couple of years ago (facebook, instagram, twitter) I remember a distinct feeling of triumph that felt worthy of sharing. Like I finally opened my eyes to see them for what they really are... but in the end it was nothing more than that and I quickly occupied my attention elsewhere with other activities.

Now this is only my narrow perspective on it, but I can very easily picture a scenario where for a lot of people, some level of inflated self-importance (granted by the very platform they are quitting) only heightens the perception of magnitude with them actually leaving it. So I can see where treating self-imposed exile becomes an act of heroism of sorts.

But I wholly agree with you, and I have a hard time sympathizing. All that is required is a little effort in giving yourself some distance from it and your free.

Re: Quitting Instagram

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Post by tzs »

gaius wrote: post #3

only Systrom and Krieger walked away with hundreds of millions of dollars; Facebook offered other early employees small signing bonuses and limited Facebook stock grants Why you should never be an early employee at a startup, example one zillion

As opposed to what? A late employee at a startup? An employee at a non-startup?

Re: Quitting Instagram

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Post by gaius »

tzs wrote: post #26
gaius wrote: post #3

only Systrom and Krieger walked away with hundreds of millions of dollars; Facebook offered other early employees small signing bonuses and limited Facebook stock grants Why you should never be an early employee at a startup, example one zillion

As opposed to what? A late employee at a startup? An employee at a non-startup?

Basically you don’t want to be employee 1-10. Either be a co-founder, or join at a point you can paid a good salary. Those guys work as hard as the founders and take as much financial risk as the founders, but walk away with nothing. There are exceptions but this is 99% of cases.

Re: Quitting Instagram

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Post by gaius »

projectramo wrote: post #8
gaius wrote: post #3

only Systrom and Krieger walked away with hundreds of millions of dollars; Facebook offered other early employees small signing bonuses and limited Facebook stock grants Why you should never be an early employee at a startup, example one zillion

I would be surprised if they didn't get millions in equity though. Not a bad gig. I would guess their options had a strike around a $10-$20 million valuation. So they would have got x50-x100 at the exit.

That is not what the words small and limited imply to me but in Silly Valley I guess who knows?
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