When Instagram first became popular, a lot of people were wondering "What's the point of it." Many people described it as a sort of twitter for pictures; a way for you to keep other visually updated on your daily life.
The idea that we can take control of our social media identities through networks like Instagram is very interesting to me. While we may have control over the pictures, how they look, their filters, their captions, we don't have control over how other people will react to them or even how they will engage with them. The more we put out there for others to see, the less control we have -- but not everyone sees it that way. For some people the more pictures they publish online equals more followers and more recognition for the beauty of their pictures or possibly themselves.
I think this type of interaction is cheapening the personal ties we have with one another. Instead of getting to know people by talking to them, we are getting to know them by creeping through their Instagram album.
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