these are the reasons I am getting rid of my instagram. I want to reduce my screen time, break my phone addiction and break the patterns that growing up in the social media age has brought to my life.

Chapters:
0:00 intro
0:33 imaginary audience
3:07 why do we take photos
03:58 travelling
04:28 leaving people from your past in the past
04:59 close friends updates vs fostering connections with people
06:48 un boundaried content creation
07:28 develop friendships offline
08:10 distraction and wasting time
08:45 pressure to be exceptional
10:38 lack of intentionality control
12:56 constant analysis, big picture theorising is unhealthy
14:28 turning life into content, yourself into a brand
15:28 micro influencers and overconsumption
17:15 awareness of the cultural zeitgeist, trendiness and FOMO ruins fun
17:45 validation and flexing influencing decision making
20:13 life driven by aesthetics
21:00 comparing to others