Should I delete Instagram for this reason?

I uninstalled Instagram from my phone because I felt I was spending too much time on the platform and it made me generally unhappy. That was a very good decision for myself. Just ditch it for a while and see how it'll make you feel. You can check in from your computer once in a while to see what everyone's been up to, if you want to.

Remember that seeing someone else’s carefully curated moments is not the whole truth. It’s one snapshot in time. What’s not shown? Everything else esp the sweat, snot, frustration, setbacks, and detours of normal life. Get off and see how you feel absolutely. I personally don’t follow people; I follow artists and animals mostly plus advice-givers so tons of words and quotes.

I don’t use any social media anymore. I still have a Facebook but I forgot the password ages ago. And I haven’t had IG for like 10 years. I don’t even know how to use it. You have everyone right to not “just get over“ how it makes you feel.

Are the memes and posts really worth it, when you can see the exact memes and posts elsewhere on the internet? Honestly, when I got rid of social media, I felt better instantly. I like coming here because it feels like an old-fashioned message board, where there's no clout-chasing, no comparisons, etc. Just actual discussion with like-minded individuals. It doesn't consume your day, you don't have to answer every notification immediately because it tells you through a stupid app on your phone, and so on.

I could go on about how Instagram and other social media sites use YOU as the product - they make money off of advertising to you. That's why you're seeing so many goddamned ads anymore, why they push apps rather than using a browser (because there's no Adblock extensions on their apps!), why they have algorithms in the first place to basically gather data on you and predict your every move and everything about you. It's scary and what are you actually getting out of it? How does it ultimately make you feel? I think you know the answer.

I think any reason is a valid reason to delete social media like that.

i been off Facebook a couple years and Instagram several months and finally deleted them. All it did was give people access to me and me to them in ways I was uncomfortable with. The important people have my phone number.

i Just thought-really, how many people in my life do I feel have a right to know my business? And it turned out I could count them on one hand. Also, the people I know who used it the most were often(not always though) the most unhealthy mentally. Or the men who cheated on their partners the most were the men who used facebook and Instagram and Reddit the most.

It just doesn’t work well for my personality being a private person and I think it’s something you have to evaluate for yourself, what benefits do you get from it and what does it take away from you? Might take some time to think about, but after I took some time thinking about it I realized it had brought me more distress than tangible benefits.

Totally valid. I'm off of the most popular social media apps and sites like IG, Facebook, Twitter, etc, because it is too easy to have toxic thoughts and feeling down when people post things that makes you think, "Oh. I'm not good enough yet for that."

It's all bullshit, honestly. The most happiest photogenic couples I've come to know end up having the worst relationships by far behind closed doors. It's so easy to get sucked into needless dramas on social websites, too, unless it is for leveling up purposes or for highly specific niche interests of some sort that keeps people on topic while chatting each other rather than succumbing to nasty gossip.

As soon as someone gets engaged or has a baby, I unfollow or mute them. Then I can traverse IG and not be disappointed at the poor choices around me

If social media messes with YOUR peace of mind, then please go ahead and get rid of it. I'm one of the people who get rid of it exactly for the same reason as you mentioned in your post. I promise you, there is nothing wrong with it. My friends tried for years to get me back and failed because I stood my ground and I knew what was best for me. My friends respected that :) and guess what? They send me the memes and links to videos on whatsapp, which is the only one I use. You can still enjoy memes, videos n content without having an account, reply to your friends on your chosen mode of contact and have an actual real conversation about those things which also turns into beautiful words and funny,positive memories. And once you feel like you are in a better headspace, if you feel like returning to social media, you know it will be super easy and people will welcome you back as if you are a festival yourself.

My whole life looked up when I deleted all social media except for an art Instagram which I still use minimally and am super picky on who I follow usually just artists for inspo.

Like what others said, you don’t know what goes on behind closed doors. Social media isn’t reality, there’s a reason why so many studies have been done on how it depresses you and dumbs you down on top of it.

People will post and lie for some weird fake validation

Completely understandable. I've become so much more private and detached from social media. I mainly only focus on Instagram and follow things related to my passions. I curate it ruthlessly to make sure it's a positive space for me. Thankfully, I don't follow anyone from my real life. So, I'm not bombarded with baby pictures and engagement announcements. I don't think I could handle it.

Yes, if it helps. IG helps me connect with people in my field of study. Tho I do spend alot of time on IG. So I should delete it. I have progressed from a stage of envy and regret to a stage of "my life is too full rn and I can't do any of this". But 2 women in my class (23-24 ish) got engaged which surprises me - I feel happy for them, but I could not be mature enough to make such a huge decision at such a stage.

Make a new account and just follow memes