Instagram's Millennial Lifestyle Ads Are Haunting Me

My feed is basically unusable thanks to these endless, patronizing ads.

Photo illustration by Samantha Grasso

Earlier this year, I made the mistake of buying something directly via an Instagram advertisement. It was a pair of earrings from a retailer with the feminine name of someone who is well-traveled and ethereal. The earrings looked like hand-painted pink and white China and back-plated with gold, but were probably just…