Instagram for one 0 ▲ Niklas Weber 1 hour ago · Tech · hide · 0 comments Photo apps today are broken. I keep asking myself the same question: why aren't there better photo apps? Your camera roll is a lot of interesting stuff you've seen over the years. That's why I think everyone should curate their photo library, similar to how we curate Instagram. For me, part of it is personal: I just really like the aesthetics of the Instagram grid. That layout is beautiful and kind of unique. So why isn't there more pressure to do that? The Story you tell yourself You tell yourself a story, and at the end, you believe it. That's basically what this whole curating is about. It's not so much about signaling to the world; that has no value at the end. The only value at the end is the story you're telling yourself. And that is what you should be seeing in your camera roll. So why not give the camera roll the features of a social app, just for yourself? It starts with a Story. You should have one. For now, I'm using an album for that; it's simply called "Story". Then, with… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.