I think so, yeah. It's a reminder that the image you're seeing has been modified. That act of modification is exactly what Instagram provides, but under the guise that there is no modification.
> The indicator will only serve to reduce the anxiety and depression in some folks by reminding them that what you say isn't 100% real.
I agree with you. I think that's a good thing. What I'm saying is that it would be great for everyone, but harmful for Instagram.
> I don't think Instagram wasn't to be a service of unhappiness and illusion.
No, I don't think they ever intended this to be the case. But we often have no control over how the tools we create are used. It has evolved past its original purpose into a finely-tuned machine dedicated to presenting perfection.
Instagram knows this, and they know this is where their value lies. To expect them to go against market forces and do the right thing won't yield much fruit.
> I honestly don't believe the people working at Meta have such ill intentions.
The people working at Meta and the people deciding how Meta positions its products are two very different groups (welcome to capitalism). I could go on a 10-page rant about how the complete toxicity of Facebook and Instagram are entirely profit-driven and we should abolish capitalism and yada yada. I'll spare you.
That said, we need to at least stop pretending companies are going to the right thing. Meta knows Instagram is toxic to most of their users. But this is what makes them money. I don't think they're going to change it any time soon.
I think so, yeah. It's a reminder that the image you're seeing has been modified. That act of modification is exactly what Instagram provides, but under the guise that there is no modification.
> The indicator will only serve to reduce the anxiety and depression in some folks by reminding them that what you say isn't 100% real.
I agree with you. I think that's a good thing. What I'm saying is that it would be great for everyone, but harmful for Instagram.
> I don't think Instagram wasn't to be a service of unhappiness and illusion.
No, I don't think they ever intended this to be the case. But we often have no control over how the tools we create are used. It has evolved past its original purpose into a finely-tuned machine dedicated to presenting perfection.
Instagram knows this, and they know this is where their value lies. To expect them to go against market forces and do the right thing won't yield much fruit.
> I honestly don't believe the people working at Meta have such ill intentions.
The people working at Meta and the people deciding how Meta positions its products are two very different groups (welcome to capitalism). I could go on a 10-page rant about how the complete toxicity of Facebook and Instagram are entirely profit-driven and we should abolish capitalism and yada yada. I'll spare you.
That said, we need to at least stop pretending companies are going to the right thing. Meta knows Instagram is toxic to most of their users. But this is what makes them money. I don't think they're going to change it any time soon.