[nicoburns]

I find that Instagram stories, being ephemeral (they disappear after 24 hours) have done a lot do reduce the impact of "instagram perfection". You get to see a bit more of people's real, everyday lives.

You're right that you miss things if you don't check it at the right time, but that's ok, you don't have to see everything.

[pradn]

I've stopped using Instagram to post pictures; I only use stories. I post a lot of trash/ephemera/jokes on stories. It's much more fun that having to figure out what to post. It's not permanent.

[enos_feedler]

+1 to "you don't have to see everything" Isn't it already assumed that Twitter's feed algorithms isn't showing you "everything" you want to see. There is always stuff you'll miss? What is different about missing a story?

[rconti]

Huh. I generally think social media is a positive thing in my life, and often wonder why people get this FOMO/anxiety thing, but the few times I've noticed folks broadcasting their "perfect" lives, it's those using stories. And, again, it's not helped by the lack of human response. You don't get someone saying "man, that looks perfect!" followed by the OP saying "well actually, all these things went wrong and it was a disaster, but i got this one shot when everything came together" .. without that human interaction it's just a broadcast-only image, which seems to be meant for broadcasting perfection.

That may, however, just be a matter of the KINDS of people in my life who use stories, though. Selection bias.

[gberger]

Top influencers definitely curate what they post on their stories, to maintain an image of a perfect everyday life.