Instagrads: What it's like to spend all 4 years of high school on Instagram
By Sarah Kessler
"You've never heard of 'Man Crush Monday'?"
Michael Martin, a recent graduate of Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, has graciously agreed to explain his class's Instagram habits to me.
"Well, 'Man Crush Monday' is the hashtag #mcm. On Monday, you post a picture of either your current boyfriend or person who you would want to be [your boyfriend]. #wcw is 'Woman Crush Wednesday.'"
Okay.
"Throwback Thursday, Did you know about that one?"
This one, I know. On Thursday, my friends often post childhood photos with the hashtag #tbt.
"If you miss throwback Thursday," Martin continues, "you can do flashback Friday. And if you took a selfie in the week, but you're saving it for selfie Sunday, you put it up on selfie Sunday. A lot of people will like your selfies that day."
Martin and his fellow graduating seniors across the country began their high school careers just after Instagram launched. They are the first high school class that used Instagram from freshman year on. Together, they have helped define the platform's unwritten rules and decided what role the app would play in their social lives—a large one, it turns out.
