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# 024 | I’m thinking about quitting Instagram
- URL: https://mitchellens.ink/monologue/im-thinking-about-quitting-instagram/
- Published: 2021-01-24T10:17:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-04T15:41:27.000Z
- Author: Mitchel Lensink
- Tags: Monologue, #monologue-365

I’m listing to [this Dan Milnor podcast](https://soundcloud.com/shiftermedia/shifter-for-what-its-worth-episode-050) where he mentions how social media is about “conning people into believing something most often you are not”.

It’s an interesting quote that requires some thought but then he continues:

> *“My suggestion is to disconnect and drop out for two years. Two years, \[to go and\] learn how to make something good. Something unique. \[…\] two years of not sharing, not talking to people about your work 24/7\. Two years of not looking at work online 24/7\. Of not looking at what an algorithm is telling you to do and say and believe.*  
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> *Because otherwise you are not building an actual following of people. You are doing it again, you are conning yourself this time into thinking you \[know\] what you’re doing. \[…\] If you’ve been doing nothing but making work that’s popular on Instagram, you’re not good enough to build a following on your own.*  
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> *It takes more time and effort \[for people\] to engage on your platform. \[…\]If you’re not making something good, they will not come and they will not stay.”*

Okay so now I’m thinking about quitting Instagram. At least for a while. It’s a thought I’ve had a for a while but these words by Dan have affirmed my stance even more. Who knows, maybe I should just forget about everybody else and learn who I actually am. Without the distraction of these platforms.

Anyway, this doesn’t change my plans that much at all. I just continue building on my own website, I continue working on my newsletter and I continue trying to make actual good work.