Question about Instagram

[ron ll]

I’ve googled this to death and can’t find it. What does it mean when someone comments on a photo you posted with just “#very”? Very what?

Its occurred several times and I have no idea what it means.

[Paul Pless]

get thee to the urban dictionary ron

[ron ll]

get thee to the urban dictionary ron

No joy Paul. That only gives me a standard def of the word very. Unless you can be more specific?

[ron ll]

Never mind. Just figured out it is always from the same source, probably a click trick.

[Jimmy W]

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%23very

very

Cool or awesome, used to emphasize a good quality about something
"How very!" or "Come on, Heather, it'll be very."
by Steve April 13, 2004

[amish rob]

Never mind. Just figured out it is always from the same source, probably a click trick.

It may be an attempt to promote the hashtag itself, as people subscribe to hashtags on Instagram as well as personal or business accounts.

The commenter may curate the hashtag, and perhaps they simply enjoy your images/posts and want more people to see and enjoy them under the auspices of “their” hashtag?

[ron ll]

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%23very

very

Cool or awesome, used to emphasize a good quality about something
"How very!" or "Come on, Heather, it'll be very."
by Steve April 13, 2004

Okay, so Paul was right. But I’m just too old to realize “very” was slap.

[ron ll]

It may be an attempt to promote the hashtag itself, as people subscribe to hashtags on Instagram as well as personal or business accounts.

The commenter may curate the hashtag, and perhaps they simply enjoy your images/posts and want more people to see and enjoy them under the auspices of “their” hashtag?

And you are correct as well. The hashtag very takes you to a specific page of art.

[Paul Pless]

Okay, so Paul was right.

verily

[amish rob]

The worst is when some bot account comments “Good art. DM to somerandomaccountname”, or “I have a business proposal for you. DM somerandomaccountname”, or “Want to gain followers? DM somerandomaccountname”…

Hahaha.

[ron ll]

When I posted my first dozen or so images, an “art collector” messaged me saying he wanted to buy several of my images as NFTs and offered me 8 ETHs each. 8 ETHs at the time was about $13,000. Should I have taken him seriously?

[amish rob]

If I had a dollar for every offer to buy my art as NFTs, I’d be able to retire.

Funnily enough, all those offers dry right up when I demand money for the art…