The Panic of Accidentally Liking an Old Instagram Post

It’s late. You’re scrolling Instagram, deep in someone’s profile—curiosity, not stalking (let’s call it research). Then it happens. Your thumb slips, and you accidentally like an old Instagram post. Not a recent one, oh no. A post from 2019

Your heart stops.

You immediately unlike it, but you know the damage is done. They saw it. Or did they? Maybe they didn’t? Now you’re debating life decisions like blocking them, deleting your account, or moving to another planet.

But then, after a few deep breaths, it hits you. It’s not that deep. In five minutes, they’ll have forgotten about it. In five days, so will you. And if they do notice? Just play it cool. Say you were showing some support even if it’s four years late. After all, social media is full of accidents, like accidentally uploading a very questionable picture as your story… or worse, setting it as your profile pic. But hey, we’ve all had those moments. At least this is probably one of the less embarrassing things you’ll do unless you count that time you accidentally went live while still in bed… with no pants on (Not me btw).