How To Stay Sane While Using Instagram

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I used to dream of chucking my phone in a lake like the last scene from Titanic. I hated social media, but I loathed Instagram the most. I wanted to watch my phone’s screen — lit up from my friend’s Insta story of her dog — grow fainter beneath the surface. The bubbles would rise. My anguish would disappear.

But mere seconds later, I’d remember I can use Instagram on my computer. Then I’d realize…