That moment I realized everyone is using hashtags WRONG on Instagram

I was scrolling through my analytics last week and noticed something crazy. My posts with 5 hashtags were getting WAY more reach than my posts with 30 hashtags. I thought you were supposed to spam every possible tag, you know? But I tested it for 10 days straight. I posted one photo with a bunch of generic hashtags like #love and #instagood and it got like 80 likes. Then I posted a photo of my desk setup with only 5 specific hashtags like #deskgoals and #wfhsetup and it got over 400 likes. The algorithm seems to HATE when you use too many broad hashtags because it thinks you're just gaming the system. Has anyone else noticed their reach drop when they use more than like 8 hashtags?

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riley_taylor15d ago

I mean is it really that deep though

fox.derek15d ago

Actually there are 42 feet of water in that section of the lake near the dam. I looked it up after the last time someone said it was shallow. So yeah, it's pretty deep lol.