Who I maintain relations with and who I don't is not other people's business similarly who I follow and who I don't follow should not be visible to anyone except me but that is not the case.
I can go on and on about similar things but the bottom line is everything on Instagram is designed in a way such that it generates more activity on platform and ultimately more revenue. This is true for almost all the social networks though. A social network that respects norms of our society and does not attempt at maximizing revenue at users expense will probably fill the void left by the existing ones.
I don't think this is quite right. Instagram mirrors society and amplifies it.
In fact if anything, Instagram levels the playing field. Now anyone can go on IG and gain an audience. Whereas in the past, you'd have to go through a series of gatekeepers for your work as a photographer to see light of day and get in front of an audience. And that process was much more flawed, and didn't guarantee competence either.
Don't get me wrong, Instagram has many problems - but not in the way you're suggesting.
> Who I maintain relations with and who I don't is not other people's business similarly who I follow and who I don't follow should not be visible to anyone except me but that is not the case.
Then make your profile restricted? You don't have to have a public presence on Instagram. Lots of people lock their account down.
> This is true for almost all the social networks though. A social network that respects norms of our society
What even are these "norms of our society" that you keep referring to? There are no norms - there are really only moments in time. Whatever bubble you're living in, is simple one possible version of reality even in your own country. Again, you may not like it - but Instagram is a mirror of society in many ways. Norms are changing all the time. There is no guarantee that the "norms" you grew up with as a child will endure through your adulthood and so there shouldn't be an expectation of it either.
I'm sure similar arguments you're making were also made for Radio and TV when they were the primary carriers of culture and media.
Can you give me examples of this? Because I don't see it amplifying anything but its own revenue. I do see it amplifying negative traits of humans though.
> Instagram levels the playing field. Now anyone can go on IG and gain an audience.
That's what social media is for. In fact, its a basic requirement.
> Then make your profile restricted?
I have a private account. What about the 200 followers that I have? They can still see what I follow and not long ago they could also see what I like.
Why do you even need to show people how many people I am following or how many followers do I have or how many likes I have on my photos. We don't go through life telling everyone how many friends do I have, do we?
Some people do want to show it but at least give us the control of these things?
> There are no norms - there are really only moments in time.
Lost you here.