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Why I Install Instagram Every Day And Delete It 5 Minutes Later
What in the hell are you talking about, Tom?
So every weekday I install Instagram and delete it 5 minutes later.
Why not just keep it on your phone?
Why do you delete it?
And why do you even install it in the first place?
So many questions. We’ll get to them all.
Why Do I Install Instagram In The First Place?
So I make videos for TikTok. I then download those videos and re-upload them to my Instagram account where they get decent traction as well.
I’m trying to grow on multiple platforms at once, and it doesn’t take long for me to quickly re-share a video.
So that answers that.
Why Do I Delete It?
Once upon a time I had 22,000 followers on Instagram.
And I loved it. I spent so much time on that freaking application, uploading about 3–10 stories per day. It was attention on-demand for me, and because of that it was wildly addicting.
No lie I’d check Instagram at least once every 20–30 minutes. I’d see the new viewers, likes, votes on my poll, questions, comments, etc. and the dopamine hit…
