Diary of a Gen Z Student: How a young person curates their Instagram profile in 2025

"You might think this is ridiculous, just another thing that the youth of today are overthinking. But your Instagram profile is the first thing people will look at if they want to find out about you."

Instagram, for gen Z, is a very specific art form. We have many unwritten guidelines. It must appear effortless.

My favourite technological invention is the WhatsApp story. Maybe it’s because I always have a vague inkling that any story on WhatsApp was posted accidentally. 

The people who post on WhatsApp are generally not avid social media users. I make that assumption because I’ve never seen someone my age engage in such social media posting.