Social media is a fun way to connect with your friends, until you’re scrolling through your feed before going to bed, and you suddenly see yourself staring back at you, in a photo you didn’t post. 

“Obviously it wasn’t something I was happy about,” senior Laurisa Rooney said, “I was embarrassed and I felt very disrespected because obviously that’s a photo I posted myself, but I had deleted months ago.”

The viral Instagram accounts “Almost Friday” have crept its way over to DHS, with an anonymous owner, or rumored owner(s) of the account “derbyhigh.almostfriday,” posting sent-in photos from their fellow peers. 

“I like seeing the funny stuff that’s on there,” junior William Bugelsdyk said, “Some of it’s like bad photos of people or genuinely funny stuff, that’s what that’s what I find entertaining. I can see all the people I know on there.”

Almost Friday is a media platform created by brothers Max and Jack Barrett in 2019. Their goal was to make coming-of-age, relatable humor. 

“We like to make self-deprecating jokes and not take ourselves too seriously. Stuff that represents the feelings we dream of all week and the magic of those two words: Almost Friday,” said CEO and creator of Almost Friday, Jack Barrett, in an article written by PR Newswire.

But to some, the jokes are taken too far. 

“When you think down to it, it’s just immature. You’re asking people to send them photos to make fun of them,” Rooney said.

Soon after the success of “derbyhigh.almostfriday” a second account was created, “better.dhs.almost.friday” to post “better” photos than the original account that was created.

“I feel like it’s fun to have a little laugh with people you know, who you go to school with, but definitely not where it’s making fun of them,” Rooney said.