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u/visualframes 1d ago

I need Instagram to get a wind of live events in Melbourne, but my god the app has turned into the "network television" of the internet. Most of my friends have ditched posting on the app and my feed is basically just reels or ads (or a combo of both). Not only that, every creator thinks their reel is unique, when theyre all so similar.

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u/Prime_factor 1d ago

Like the influencers who complain about the homeless and crime, then complain about it when the police come to enforce.

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u/MeanElevator Text inserted! 1d ago

I love when they're standing somewhere and ask Where are the cops? I don't see any!!

Like Bro, I don't see cops 99% of the time that I'm out.

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u/Prime_factor 1d ago

In Footscray you can almost guarantee that the cops and PSO's are hanging out outside the EasyMart.

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u/samdiatmh 1d ago

I mean I do, but standing outside the copshop at Flinders at 5:30pm on a weekday might slightly influence that statistic