Comment by rzz3
12 hours ago
It’s really not, not even close to the same. The algorithm is really, really bad compared to TikTok. You can’t pause videos, can’t download them, can’t use copyrighted music, the comments are awful and full of bullying and hate and anger. It doesn’t have the powerful tools to actually edit your videos. It doesn’t have the community. Instagram reels just feels like a bad copy of TikTok. It’s also not timely; on TikTok you see things as they happen. News arrives instantly. Stitching enables two way conversations. Everything on Instagram is just recycled crap from two weeks ago on TikTok. I only use instagram to talk to people really; the actual content doesn’t do anything for me.
>The algorithm is really, really bad compared to TikTok.
Probably because you clearly don’t spend any time on it. It’s just as effective once it learns.
>You can’t pause videos
Yes you can. You tap and hold.
>can’t download them
Yes you can. Send (airplane) icon > download
>can’t use copyrighted music
The restrictions are the exact same as TikTok. Reels also has a massive library of licensed music.
>the comments are awful and full of bullying and hate and anger
It’s literally the exact same as TikTok - lots of low IQ people saying low IQ things.
Sooo…yeah, you’re pulling everything you just said out of your ass. Rationalization is a hallmark of addiction.