What would you do if the apcolypse suddenly started? We aren't sure, but we know what we do when Instagram goes down, and those are basically the same thing, right?

While it seems like the internet has a mind of its own, geared up to crank on endlessly into the future, it is not perfect. Websites crash. Sites glitch. Nothing, however, seems to affect the masses as majorly as when a social media giant goes down.

A prime example? Instagram.

Today, Instagram crashed, leaving people around the world at a loss for what to do with their thumbs.

On an abstract and thoughtful level, it is a good time to take a mental note: Not having Instagram really shows you how much time you were spending on the app without realizing.

On a hilarious level, every time Instagram crashes, the world starts acting like the apocolypse has hit. They all flock to what we have determined is our social-media-anti-apocolypse shelter: Twitter.

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Those that spend the most time in Twitter start acting like they are the leaders of all; the ones that will guide us with strenght and dignity through these times. When those outsted by Instagram make their way to Twitter, Twitter locals extend a helping hand, ready to show them the ropes (and then Tweet about them, obviously.)

Some of these Instagram transplant tweets are absolutely iconic.

 

 

We'll just have to see what's happening when the app is back up and running!

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