For those of you who don’t know, a “finsta” is a funny or fake Instagram account. No, you don’t take a new identity, it’s an account where you get to mess around and voice your inner thoughts. Instagram has some unwritten rules to it, some people say you can’t post twice in one day, or ‘does this go with my aesthetic,’ as silly as that sounds, every area has their own unwritten rules. The beautiful thing about finsta is that there are no rules! You get to choose who follows you, what you post, when you post it, and say what’s really on your mind. Some of you may say, “you can do all of that on your regular Insta,” and while some of you may, finsta is totally different.

Finsta is the place to post your gross selfies, upload a million pictures in five-minutes, rant about your day and truly let your freak flag fly. Instagram is a place where people share your special moments or cool things you do, pictures are “artsy,” whereas with finsta you can post little life updates that have no relevance to your follower’s day but you do it anyways!

Some people don’t understand the concept of “finsta” or think they’re stupid, but honestly they’re hysterical. You get to see the honest side of people that they don’t usually share on their other accounts. Your finsta fans are a closer knit community of people that you want to share every piece of your life with. Scrolling through my feed never fails to make me laugh because I’m constantly surprised with the stupid and hysterical things the people I follow do on a daily basis.

And I’m not the only one… I asked some fellow finsta lovers to complete this sentence: I’m obsessed with my finsta because:

“I'm obsessed with my finsta because I can post whatever ugly or funny pictures I want, as much as I want. I can post 12 times in a day if I feel like it!! And, the best part is that a finsta is 100% judgement free.” –Olivia Lein, 16

“I’m obsessed with my finsta because it’s a place where I can share my stupidity with everyone and what I think is hilarious.” –Grace Johnson, 18

“I’m obsessed with finsta because it's a place where you can be yourself and not care what other people think of you and post whatever you want” –Sophia Mazzei, 15

“I'm obsessed with my finsta because it allows my followers to see the true me” –Madison Sheinker, 18

“I'm obsessed with my finsta because it's basically one big group chat where you're the star!!” –Jackson Cianculli, 17

Do yourself a favor and join the finsta fam! I promise, it’s something you won't regret.