The most irritating hashtags on Instagram

Let me start by saying that I am really quite the fan of Instagram and well to be honest, I’m pretty addicted to it. But there are times when I’m scrolling though my feed and I’m driven to the point of total irritation where I can’t help but tsk and dramatically roll my eyes. This is usually due to an overkill of cliché pictures of macarons, hands held in heart shapes and coffee art, but what especially grinds on my nerves is an overuse of hashtags. It’s a common complaint here amongst us editors, so we put our heads together and compiled a list of the utmost irritating hashtags on Instagram. Read and learn and don’t let me find you using them.

#lovemyjob

Usually used by people who actually have a deep hatred for their job but try to make things seem a whole lot peachier than they actually are in reality. It’s even more annoying if the hashtag is associated to a blatant brag: “Flying business class to Hawaii to try on bikinis. #lovemyjob”

#lovemylife

Actually, the same reasoning as above applies here. The duller the life, the harder you need to scream LOVEMYLIFE.

#nofilter

Step 1: use loads of filters. Step 2: use #nofilter.

#nomakeup

Step 1: use loads of makeup. Step 2: use #nomakeup.

#hundred #thousand #million #hashtags #used #after #eachother

And usually you see this being done with a string of most pointless hashtags ever; such as #boy, #girl, #like, #love, #life. The idea of hashtagging is so that as many people as possible see your photos and more people with will like them and then these people will start following you. Using mundane tags will only get you lost in the masses; a needle in the haystack. For example, at the time of writing this #boy had a total of 38,163,864 photos and #girl 196,783,659. No one is taking notice of your photo amongst all that.

#likeforlike #followforfollow #tagsforlikes #instapic

This one is totally beyond my comprehension. Particularly given that the people that use these hashtags have very few followers and likes in the first place. What type of outcome are you expecting from this? Cease and desist, now.

#blessed

Oooh this one really grinds on my nerves. Especially when it is used in combination with photos that are completely irrelevant. A flower stall for example, ‘just got some new flowers. #blessed.’ WHAT?! HOW?! And also the photos of children accompanied by #blessed. Grrrrrr.

#bored

Here you will find a photo of a really pretty girl, perfectly draped in her perfectly messy bed being a little too perfectly #bored. Do I dare say it could be a case of looking for yet another excuse to put her own beauty on display… again.

#blondehairdontcare

Just don’t do it. I’m talking to you; with your non-caring blond hair. Like DUH, it’s hair.

#sleepyme

And then with a picture of yourself ‘sleeping.’ Who took the photo then? Your cat? The pillow? It remains a mystery.