The Instagram shutdown was not something that I planned on happening, and when it first started, I was definitely shocked. When I realized that Instagram was actually down, I realized just how much time I spend mindlessly scrolling through Instagram to make time pass throughout my day.
I can’t believe how slow my wifi/data is
When Instagram didn't load, I definitely thought it was a problem on my end because there's no way the whole app can be down.
This can’t be happening
I’ll check back in a few minutes
Obviously, if I keep opening the app, it will eventually start working again.
How else am I supposed to procrastinate if Insta’s down?
I guess I’ll just check Twitter
How am I supposed to know what’s going on in my friends’ lives?
Being on spring break, this was particularly hard because every other day that I've been able to see what's going on with my friends' lives, but now I had no clue what they were doing.
I don’t know why I keep opening the app when I know it’s down
I don't know why I thought that opening the app 20 more times would make it work again, but I tried.
I really should spend my time doing something else
What did I even do before social media?
I must have had some other way that I spent my time, but with Instagram being down, I just wanted for the app to work again.
I can’t believe how long it’s been down
How long does it even take to fix something like this?
I'm not saying I can fix it, but I feel like it shouldn't take six hours to have this issue fixed.
I just wanted to post something, but now it’s not even going to be relevant
I can’t keep refreshing Twitter, this is why I need to be able to switch apps
I guess I’ll play a game on my phone
I can't tell when the last time my first option was to play a game on my phone. I normally just rotate through all of my social media sites and call it good enough.
Maybe this time the app will finally load
I don't know why I kept opening the app when I knew it was down, but I opened it more times than I would like to admit
I don’t feel like I asked for nor did a social media detox
Some people choose to do social media detoxes from time to time. With Instagram being down, it was like a forced social media detox, but I didn't feel like it did anything to help me feel more free from social media.