Part of Instagram's allure was that it was exclusive to iPhone users... thus bring iPhoneography to a whole new level. It was an app for the iPhone elitists who double as aspiring photographers.
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We like to suck up each other's awesomeness as iPhone users. We can't get enough of ourselves!
Now Instagram is for common folk. With the network open to Androids I can see the fights coming, "That picture would be better if you had an iPhone!" Or, "My Droid is better than your iPhone!" And that is not what I want to spend my time reading.
I know this must sound so elitist of me but I enjoyed the common-ground of Instagramming and carrying on conversations in the comments using just Emoji... and now I can't. Or I can and just ignore the Androids. But that wouldn't be nice.
Maybe I'm just not good with change.
What do you think? Did Instagram just ruin its appeal by taking away its exclusivity? Leave your opinion in the comments! By the way, if you didn't gather that this was some what of a joke--with my references to Emoji and by poking fun of a group of people that includes myself-- you should rethink your comment first.
"My iPhone says I appreciate quality and the beautiful things in life." You are not your phone. Its ignorant to think someone cannot provide as much value (or inspiration) simply because they use a different brand of phone.
ReplyDeleteIn today's world it is not outlandish to believe and understand that gadgets and technologies are extensions of one's self. If this wasn't true then computer and phone companies (and even car companies) wouldn't spend so much money and go to such great lengths to create and offer consumers with customizable options.
ReplyDeleteWhether you like it or not, most of today's generations spend more time interacting through their phones and computers then they do face-to-face.
You are your phone. You are your computer. You are the brand you choose to use, display and represent. Advertising and marketing come to life.
Apple users are stereotypically known as minimalists, who like structure and are pleased aesthetically. Android users are stereotypically free spirits that like to personalize their every endeavor.
My statement was not ignorant. It is ignorant to think that you are not what you buy or that you do not become what your purchase.
We can also look at it another way...
ReplyDeleteInstagram is a great place to find iPhoneography tips, tricks and advice. Now with the introduction of (what seems like hundreds of different models) Androids, we will have a constant battle of getting relevant tools for your specific handset.
Owning an iPhone (built by underpaid and overworked Chinese workers and made with unsustainable materials that create waste harmful to our planet) does not mean you appreciate the quality and beautiful things in life...it means you bought into apple marketing and think of yourself as some unique flower in a garden of MILLIONS of the same flower. An iPhone would be pretty shitty for everyone else without Google apps like Gmail, but android has not been affected without the lack of instagram. If you really want to be a photographer invest in a good camera and learn the basics instead of having an app put a crappy filter over a picture.
ReplyDeleteAlso the iPhone is one of the least customizable phones and apple goes out of its way to keep the iPhone locked from people trying to gain an extra level of personalization.
I am not my phone, I am not my computer, I can buy a new one at any time and not give a shit about the old one as long as the new one is adequately better. Technology is not part of nature but it is good for sharing information with others which makes iPhone superiority complex that much more baffeling. Embrace the fact that you can have another perspective on life than the pretend Hipster.
I was also not exposed to advertizing when choosing my products as I don't need to be spoon fed why something is good. There are better, more powerful options than an iPhone and its sad to see people sheeplishly flock to more expensive and shittier version of the same experience.
These comments are perfect examples of what I was talking about... people fighting over who has the better phones.
ReplyDeleteWe were happy.
*sigh*
Never said anything was better. Your argument is just flawed and unjustified not to mention ignorant. Just countering your argument, you kinda did ask what we thought.
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