It seems like ever since I first started participating in social media it has been an endless phase of me learning new terms and unspoken rules. A few months ago I was introduced to the “Finsta” (a little late I know) when my three friends all made their own one night and requested to follow me, presumable with the intention of getting a follow back. So I gave in because to be honest I was pretty curious why they needed a second account.
I should let you know that my friends, like most teenagers on Instagram, take extreme pride in their Instagram aesthetic. When posting they take into consideration the filter, caption, location and of course the posting time. So you can imagine how surprised I was to see unedited pictures of parties, snapchats, even some crying selfies. It was funny but also confusing, if your “fake” account is only followed by your best friends, why not just send these pictures in the group message? Well apparently there is a whole etiquette I do not understand, finstas are for real Instagram’s (or rinsta as some refer to it) reject photos and casual birthday shoutouts, you know the B-list content that you want to post but are afraid it will hurt your image.
Now maybe I am out of the loop, or not tech savvy enough to get it but I do not understand the purpose of a separate account. I already spend more time than I care to admit running my one account, having a second seems like an unnecessary stress so I will just continue posting finsta quality pictures on my original account and try not to worry if it is “rinsta” material.
And finally some advice, please continue creating and posting on finsta accounts, but if you do not want everyone to see I suggest not linking it to your Facebook account.