But Hadid can’t leave Instagram — that’s how she gets paid. But choosing to boycott a tech platform because of its leadership, while continuing to squeeze a fortune on the back of the toxic app that is Instagram isn’t noble; it’s entirely missing the point. The celebrity Twitter exodus isn’t a rebellion against any system: It’s the lowest form of performative activism.
It’s okay if you’re not funny, I want to tell Hadid, while still acknowledging her greatest cultural contribution to Twitter,in defense of her “respectful king,” Zayn Malik. It’s not that serious, I want to tell all of them. You could do so much more with your power, I want to say. Deleting an account on a platform I’m unsure they even entirely grasp is doing more for their personal brand than it will to save democracy.