After gaining an incredible amount of popularity in such a short amount of time, the application and website, Instagram is now part of the solid foundation of social media that is also comprised of Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. All three sites are essentially identical; they allow updates and other forms of media to be posted and shared with a number of followers. While it would be simple for Instagram to follow in the intertwined footsteps of the other sites, I believe that Instagram should remain as true as possible to the foundation it was founded upon: to edit and share photographs quickly with others possessing a smartphone and an account. Instagram is one of the only social media outlets that displays and thrives on the shared creativity and original works of its followers. Pre-created quotes, images from Google, game screenshots or, the most upsetting, “selfies” dominate the Instagram photostream. This is incredibly disheartening, especially when pictures of robbed images have the name of someone else on them. I understand most users, myself included, are not professional photographers. However, that doesn’t mean anyone has to succumb to posting these pictures just for the sake of posting them for likes or as blatant acts of attention. Taking a picture of something interesting around you, applying a filter and posting is far more quicker than the time needed to peruse Google, or an infinite number of sites, for the work of someone else, not as quick as a “selfie,” but hardly time consuming. Before long, the well of pictures taken by others will run low, and some Instagram users will finally have to take their own. Why not start early? Be proud of the pictures you take and post them for the sake of showing others what it was that caught your eye.