Wastebasket on Instagram

What it signals here

bio usage

Sometimes appears in bios self-deprecatingly ('chaotic 🗑️ human') or to signal a particular aesthetic of not taking oneself too seriously.

story usage

Used in story polls/reactions to vote something as trash, in year-in-review stories, or in 'this is where my situationship belongs' content.

aesthetic usage

Part of the 'goblincore' or anti-aesthetic aesthetic where embracing trash and chaos is celebrated ironically.

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