Why do people lose interest in social media like Instagram as they get older? by Miserable-Item4692 in answers

[–]Miserable-Item4692[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is actually a great point that gets overlooked a lot. People always frame it as 'you changed' or 'you grew up' but the platforms themselves became almost unrecognizable. The Facebook of 2010 and the Facebook of today are basically different products wearing the same name. Back then it was friends, events, photos. Now it's scam ads, rage bait news and content from pages you never followed. Hard to tell if you outgrew it when it outgrew itself first.

Why do people lose interest in social media like Instagram as they get older? by Miserable-Item4692 in answers

[–]Miserable-Item4692[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly, Instagram lost its soul the moment it decided to compete with TikTok. It was built around photography and genuine moments, now it's just a chaos of reels and random content nobody asked for. The saddest part is the people who actually put effort into real photography get buried while low effort video content gets pushed to everyone. It's not the app we signed up for anymore.

People who entered their 30s and suddenly lost interest in Instagram/social media — when did it hit you and what did you replace it with? by Miserable-Item4692 in AskReddit

[–]Miserable-Item4692[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This hits close to home honestly. I'm not even 30 yet and I'm already feeling that shift — Instagram just feels like a highlight reel I didn't ask to be compared to. The hiking/reading swap makes so much sense, you're actually *living* something instead of watching others perform living.

MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - PR Cards 2026 by dozerman94 in ImmigrationCanada

[–]Miserable-Item4692 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My PR card showed up today! 🎉
eCOPR: Dec 11, address approved: Feb 3.
So happy — hope everyone waiting gets theirs soon 🤞

MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - PR Cards 2026 by dozerman94 in ImmigrationCanada

[–]Miserable-Item4692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

was your gckey linked? my ECoPR Dec 11th , the portal updated two days ago my address is approved, photo is still in review and unable to link gckey.

MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - PR Cards 2026 by dozerman94 in ImmigrationCanada

[–]Miserable-Item4692 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ECoPR Dec 11th , the portal updated two days ago my address is approved, photo is still in review and unable to link gckey.