05/21/2026
I have to say… I’m feeling a little nostalgic.
I miss the old Instagram.
The one where we just posted pictures. Happy things. Random life updates. Bad lighting. Blurry dinners. People we actually knew.
Now it can feel like one big political upheaval, personal brand Olympics, and a competition to see whose life is the most sensational.
And when we live this way, I think we miss something.
The actual beauty.
The in-person beauty.
The “come over in sweatpants” beauty.
The community. The friends. The people who know what your laugh sounds like without needing a caption.
My guess? A lot of us see the people we follow on Instagram more than we see our own friends and family.
And maybe it’s time to change that.
Also, I fully thought today was Friday… and it is absolutely Thursday, so clearly I am qualified to speak on the state of modern life. 😂
Maybe this is your sign to text the friend, make the plan, go to the class, show up in real life.
Because the algorithm is fine.
But your people are better.
Do you miss old Instagram too, or am I just in my Thursday-feels pretending it’s Friday?
