Photo by James Bareham / The VergeĪlanna: And this is actually psychotic but I kind of think of Instagram as like, my “unplugging” platform. In fact, part of the way I forced myself to start flossing every night was when I began saving Instagram stories to watch while doing so!Įliza: You have many more life hacks than I do.
It never ends.Īlanna: Another thing I don’t understand about your method is that half the joy of Instagram for me is its portability I won’t lie, I’m not averse to bringing my phone into the bathroom with me. I have done the thing where you are snooping through someone’s photos, leave their profile, are immediately filled with fear that you accidentally faved something, RETURN to their profile to make sure you didn’t fave something, and so on and so forth. I kind of even like the thrill of mobile? It’s like that old board game Operation, where you have to meticulously tweeze bits ‘n’ pieces out of your unwitting patient.Įliza: My parents did not instill healthy risk management in me as a child. “I HAVE absolutely done some pretty embarrassing 112-weeks-in accidental faving”Īlanna: Ok, so while I HAVE absolutely done some pretty embarrassing 112-weeks-in accidental faving, that’s still not enough to convince me to switch to desktop. Like I’m clutching my bad, gross secret to my chest.Īlanna: We’re making it sound like we’re the world’s most craven pervs on Insta.Įliza: When it’s literally just us looking at ’s apartment decor.Įliza: So much! Another great thing about Instagram on desktop is that you’re way, way, way less likely to fave someone’s photos while stalking them. Two, I find that desktop gives me some psychic space from the people I’m jealous of, whereas the intimacy of a phone makes me feel like I’m literally closer to my envy.
You could make the same point about using the app on the subway, but it’s easier to tilt your phone screen away from prying eyes.
It’s like opening the hatch on all of your embarrassing lifestyle aspirations.
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One, the fact that images take up the full screen on desktop does mean that you need to be mindful of who’s around you and potentially looking over your shoulder. And while I have reduced my number of hate-follows in my advanced age, I do keep a few around for schadenfreude and self-manufactured jealousy purposes.Įliza: So, two things in response to that.
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The thought of an image taking up a full, large screen is intimidating! I like the intimacy and the coziness of mobile, these little windows into people’s lives. I have more choice in which photos I linger on (and zoom in on) and which ones I scroll right past. Eventually you will wind up unfollowing her, and that will make your life better.Īlanna: See, but that’s what I like about mobile - the lack of commitment. You can’t whisk away Donna’s shitty food photos like you do on the app. This also means that you really figure out who you hate following. So to start, Instagram is great on desktop because the images are huge, and because you don’t scroll as quickly, you really take the time to consider them.
Who is a very smart and tech-savvy lady! But like, also my mom, so.Įliza: I think my mom, too. Alanna: It is! The only other person who I know of who prefers desk-gram is my mom.