STORY TIME
so uhhhh... i just started an instagram after being coerced by a bestie. I really do not like social media and detest making consistent posts for algorithms... but alas, my friend was like, "it'd help ur reader base. maybe get u patrons if u try." Me on the outside was like, "aight" but inside i was very, " "
For 2 months, I tried to figure out the reason why it wasn't allowing me to schedule posts. I switched to business, professional, and creator accounts to see if it worked. I googled for answers--nothing. I thought it was an account age thing, so I waited 24 hours... then 48 hours... then 30 days. Then I thought it was because I have a separate account (for meme exchange with besties only), and that one had the option to schedule. I even sent a message to the instagram lords to ask for them to bestow tech guidance upon my cranial vessel.
Then today I thought, "gee whiz, i haven't posted since I made the account. i'm not even trying. i'll make a silly video." ... now I have the option to schedule posts, because FOR SOME REASON instagram doesn't tell you that you need to make a freaking reel before you have any options available to you.
TL;DR: instagram is bogus and i hate reels and despise short form videos. thank u for coming to my rage-spitting seminar.
also, i just scheduled 10 posts so i don't have to pick up my phone for another week.