I am not a big fan of social media, in general. Granted, this forum is probably considered social media, but I also know it is managed by people that do not intend to screw over their members. For better or worse, to be actively involved in my son's HS athletics, it has become necessary to get an Instagram account. On the face of it, while I didn't like it, I know I will never post in it, just use it to access the necessary information for his sport. However, all the pervasive shit they try to grab from new accounts, and all the hideous suggested accounts to follow made me want to puke. I hope I turned off all the shit I should have. I couldn't help but feel like I had been slimed.

My condolences.

I really do not think it necessary to obtain an Instagram account. You have a facebook account? Talking to other parents was always a way to catch up with your son's activities.

I have a X account and have never posted anything.

I joined just to get a chuckle out of President Trumps tweets.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
I really do not think it necessary to obtain an Instagram account. You have a facebook account? Talking to other parents was always a way to catch up with your son's activities.

An important coach/trainer only posts his training videos, etc. on Instagram, so no choice. And, no, I don't have Facebook, and hope I can keep it that way. I do not care about other parents, only the coaches and tournament announcements. My wife participates in the "social" aspect of social media, and I intend to keep it that way. I wanted to join a Luddite community, but when I Googled them, I didn't find any local organizations to contact.

Poor guy. Yet you summoned up the strength to post about it.

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Originally posted by DrDan:
I wanted to join a Luddite community, but when I Googled them, I didn't find any local organizations to contact.

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Originally posted by DrDan:

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
I really do not think it necessary to obtain an Instagram account. You have a facebook account? Talking to other parents was always a way to catch up with your son's activities.

An important coach/trainer only posts his training videos, etc. on Instagram, so no choice. And, no, I don't have Facebook, and hope I can keep it that way. I do not care about other parents, only the coaches and tournament announcements. My wife participates in the "social" aspect of social media, and I intend to keep it that way. I wanted to join a Luddite community, but when I Googled them, I didn't find any local organizations to contact.

I was forced to do something similar when my son was playing High School Baseball. All team related communication re: practices, games, tournament play, etc was via Twitter. Actually, a majority of communication from his high school, whether athletics or activities related, came via Twitter, so I had to get a Twitter account so I could follow various accounts as appropriate in order to stay informed. I may have liked a few tweets, but that was the extent of my social media activity via Twitter.

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Oh, wait... That's OnlyFans.

I'll go stand in that corner over there.

Far more seriously, congratulations on your son's success!

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Originally posted by ArtieS:

Oh, wait... That's OnlyFans.

There's a difference? I've been hoodwinked.

A couple months ago I finally deleted Instagram off my last device. I too noticed the search bar was almost obscene in what it suggested. Mind you, I don’t search for “titties” on Instagram lol so it was like it wanted me to search for boobs. I found myself looking at things I really didn’t want to look at but it was pervasive. Finally I had enough and shitcanned the whole deal. (I’m no Puritan but I do think porn can be wildly corrosive to the brain)

I only know what onlyfans is by reference but Instagram feels like it is the marketing arm of that porn site. Yuk

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Originally posted by DrDan:

There's a difference? I've been hoodwinked.

Dagnabit! Foiled again!

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Originally posted by pedropcola:
I only know what onlyfans is by reference but Instagram feels like it is the marketing arm of that porn site. Yuk

Yep, that is correct, I have it for some connection to athletics, cars, motorcycles, and it can be difficult to keep on track, if one of those OF girls vids pops up you can simply touch the three dots and tell IG to hid them. IG seems to be pretty good at doing that, where FB will hide something for just a short time then start sending you more of it.

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Originally posted by DrDan:
I've been hoodwinked.

Oh, so that's what you kids are calling it these days....

A friend of mine keeps texting me instagram links, stuff she thinks is cute or funny. I keep telling her it's kind of a PITA for me to look at them because I don't have an instagram account. She says I should get one so that I can see what people are doing and saying. Ummm, no.

Seems like more and more kid’s activities are requiring social media of some sort for announcements, training information and all things team related. I need the information, but really don’t like having to add all of these new apps. What happened to just sending an email?

Dang, I was just building up the courage to get IG. Never could bring myself to do FB, except for work. Too easy to chase down a rabbit hole.

What’s next a stripper pole in your kitchen?

No biggie, just use it for what you got it for. I've got an IG account where myself and a few other software devs use it to share ideas. I never get "bothered" by it and I certainly don't find it addictive. If you don't like it uninstall the app and close your account. Easy Peasy.

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What’s next a stripper pole in your kitchen?

Well, it would match the wrestling mat in our living room.