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Okay, can we take a moment of silence for the old world we used to live in where Jennifer Aniston wasn’t on Instagram?

Thank you. That was nice.

If you haven’t heard already, today is a glorious day for two reasons. Mainly because Jennifer Aniston has joined everybody’s favorite social networking site, Instagram! And second, because with her entrance to the dark side, we got the best photo of a “Friends” reunion that I never knew I needed. They are still there for each other.

See what I did there lol.

See, I told you. Such a sweet photo.

Let’s be real. There are select celebs that have yet to make it on Instagram with public profiles. Because we all know Jen has most def had a finsta this whole time right? Okay glad we’re on the same page with that.

There are select celebs that have yet to make it on Instagram with public profiles. Because we all know Jen has most def had a finsta this whole time right? Okay glad we’re on the same page with that.

People like George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence, Kiera Knightly, Rachel McAdams, Sandra Bullock, Mary Kate and Ashley, ScarJo, and Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise just to name a few, don’t have a public social media presence.

So what does it mean that Jennifer freaking Aniston decided to join the rest of us crazy kids exposing our lives to the world through social media?

I think it means that she sees the value in the platform. People like Will Smith and Jennifer Garner are fairly new as well and have been killing the game. I think a lot of these celebs come from an era where it was taboo to literally expose yourself everyday. Nobody talked about their private lives in public back in the day. With fame came a dose of mystery.

But vulnerability is the name of the game these days and I believe a lot of stars (or maybe their publicists) are starting to understand this. There’s also a lot of money on Instagram. Plus it doesn’t hurt to have millions of followers on Instagram when you’re negotiating contracts. I’m just saying. It’s easy money, really.

I’m not sure if you guys have been following along on Jen’s Instagram journey. But as I write this, it’s been 13 hours since her account went public and she has 5.3 million followers.

WOW.

I was at lunch refreshing her page and literally the count increased by 1k every second that passed. It was so insane. I couldn’t believe my eyes. It’s got to be a record or soemthing. Fastest growing Instagram account EVER.

What do you guys think about Jen joining Instagram? (Also I love how I’m calling her Jen like she’s my best friend). Which big star do you think will be next?