As a person without Instagram I could not agree more with the following opinions.
There is an incredible quiet joy in reclaiming a truly private life, entirely free from the pressure to document, curate and perform our daily routines for an invisible audience.
A private life is not a smaller life; it is an unmediated one.
I find that my mind is a lot quieter now and that I pay more attention to what is around me, appreciating what I see as a moment that doesn’t have to become a post or a story. And if I take a photograph of something, it’s because I like it, not because I’m concerned about whether someone else will.
I realised I didn’t want this platform having information about not just me but my family as well
Letters: Readers on taking back their lives – and brains – from social media algorithms
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/23/we-are-reclaiming-real-life-after-getting-rid-of-instagram