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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

A beautiful and funny post… I could feel myself getting angry at Insta as I read it. Loved it! 💌

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Allana Walker's avatar

Thanks, Rosa! I know lots of writers use IG well (and I love your poetry account, btw) but it has never been anything but a headache for me.

I’ve taken a much-needed hiatus from it this fall. May or may not return to it in the new year—we’ll see!

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Tohru Inoue's avatar

Amen

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Katie Sampias's avatar

Thanks for this encouraging article Allana! I am experiencing these exact feelings now on my substack journey!

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Allana Walker's avatar

I’m glad this encouraged you! Substack was a learning curve for me, too. It took me months to figure out the basics of the platform, and I still learn something new every week.

But I find it MUCH more user-friendly than IG. So don’t get discouraged! The more you explore, the more comfortable you’ll feel. 😊

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Heather Cadenhead's avatar

“…Like a Highland Scot refusing to cross the Atlantic…” 😂

Thanks for sharing! I wrote a similar post roughly a year ago (but I only post monthly, so that post is easy to find), a little while after I deactivated Instagram.

No regrets!

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Kori Morgan's avatar

The Elphaba reference!

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