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mk  ·  4371 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Essay shows everything that's wrong about Instagram

I used Hipstamatic for a while, but the desire faded after a couple of months. A few weeks ago I was taking pictures of our 8mo daughter, and my wife asked me why I didn't use Hipstamatic anymore. I snapped a couple of pictures of our daughter with Hipstamatic, and looking at them made me feel a bit disturbed. My daughter is real in a way that collides with the inauthenticity of the Hipstagram filter. It was almost repulsive to me.

I might use Hipstamatic from time to time, but I can't see myself taking pictures of my daughter with it.