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Instagram Has Become SkyMall

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Re: Instagram Has Become SkyMall

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Post by codetrotter »

I mostly tend to get ads relating to music production, owing to the fact that.. I follow quite a few music producers and related hashtags.

But now I kind of wish that I got to see ads for these kinds of ridiculous products in my feed too.

Re: Instagram Has Become SkyMall

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Post by kevinventullo »

Crash0v3rid3 wrote: post #2

Instagram, a place where I used to share pictures with my close friends and family. Now, useless ads and inappropriate posts from random kids I have zero interest in seeing.

I don’t understand, are you following random kids you have no interest in seeing?

Re: Instagram Has Become SkyMall

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Post by travoc »

kevinventullo wrote: post #4
Crash0v3rid3 wrote: post #2

Instagram, a place where I used to share pictures with my close friends and family. Now, useless ads and inappropriate posts from random kids I have zero interest in seeing.

I don’t understand, are you following random kids you have no interest in seeing?

Have you ever scrolled past the tiny “view older posts” link?

Re: Instagram Has Become SkyMall

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Post by abendy »

The app itself can quickly turn into a never-ending scroll of infomercials from ads and accounts if you go beyond your social circle. Even if said accounts are not directly selling a product through the store feature, it's often advertising a desirable lifestyle not your own and general consumerism. How many photos are staged versus candid? This type of content-as-ad imagery is what the app lends itself best to versus any other social media app. Of course, you can just not follow any of these accounts or limit them or have better self control over your time spent there. But, the company is also probably working against your best interests, bottom line and all that...

Re: Instagram Has Become SkyMall

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Post by Kiro »

I want to buy every single thing I see here. I've been really happy with the kind of ads I've been seeing lately. Instead of generic commercials I'm getting very specific products solving problems I have but didn't realize could be solved by a gadget.

Re: Instagram Has Become SkyMall

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Post by heartbreak »

travoc wrote: post #5
kevinventullo wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t understand, are you following random kids you have no interest in seeing?

Have you ever scrolled past the tiny “view older posts” link?

Yeah, that’s where I end up in a sea of wildlife photography.
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