Ever since the good old days of Myspace, when girls would go crazy for a "pc4pc" just to get that extra like, no matter how much it would pain them to like the other person's dreadful picture. Now, we have moved to more sophisticated times where the selfie, and filters like Amaro, are very important. According to a recent scientific study, (well, it's scientific to me), if an Instagram lover uses Valencia, Mayfair, Rise, or Nashville, they will get an increase of likes on their "fire" picture, but that's beside the point.

We are all apart of this sub-culture of Instagram competition where we are all low-key competing with one another for the most number of likes. So, I'm here to tell you all, that as a girl and a fellow Instagram addict, (I'm not seeking help for my addiction) here are some different kinds of Instagram "likes" that we are all guilty of, no matter what.

1. Pity like.

This like is the saddest like of all time. You're just scrolling on the gram minding your own business when suddenly you stop at a picture that has the "time to like" ratio of about 45 minutes to 15 likes. Maybe it's that girl that you used to hate back in high school or that creepy kid that breathes really heavily in your calculus class or maybe they are the poor unfortunate soul that posted the picture at the wrong damn time, but regardless, you just feel bad because you know that person is not getting more than 21 likes so you throw the kid a bone and say "hey, why not, I'm feeling giving today." You also do this because you think your karma will come back around and because you're like a really, really good person.

2. Passive-aggressive like.

This is actually the bitchiest like in the actual Instagram game, but also the most satisfying, and damn, do you feel good afterwards. Whether you're liking your hookup buddy's ex-girlfriend's picture because you are well aware that she hates you or someone's sappy picture about how they'll be "forever alone" you like, like, like until you can't like anymore.

3. Jealous like.

This like is never fun but, sometimes, the big green monster comes up and you have but no choice to like the picture that you are oh-so-jealous of. You probably genuinely like the person who posted it because they're really pretty, have a 4.0, have the perfect hair, their makeup is always on point, they go to the gym six days a week due to their rock hard bod, and to top it all off, they have the perfect boyfriend, which rubs it in a little bit more. You like their posts because you hope that someday you may be as half as fabulous as they are.

4. "I want to hook up with you" like.

Well, obviously I'm liking your picture so you know I want to make out with your face. Duh.

5. Duty like.

This like is always the one out of duty. Whether it's your best friend, your little, your big, your mom, or your boss, you have to like this picture otherwise World War III will start. If you don't like it in the first 10 minutes, you know that person will confront you about it so in the long run, no matter what the picture, you are double tapping that bitch regardless.

7. Thoughtless like.

This like is the one that we do when we are scrolling Instagram before bed. If it's a piece of pizza with a bottle of wine, a screenshot from "daddy issues" or a hot dude laying half naked with a French Bulldog, you know it's getting a like.

8. Hate-like.

This one gets saved for a rainy day when the person you loathe the most puts a picture up. You are both well aware that you hate each other but regardless of the hate, the like is given. It's a "I know you hate me and you know I hate you but I'm liking this so you know I'm still out there and I will pull out your weave at Iron Bar next weekend."

9. Legitimate like.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is what Instagram should have been made for. This is for when you see a selfie of your best friend looking as beautiful as ever or when you see the picture that you filtered perfectly for your best guy friend because you know all boys are Instagram inept. Or when you see a pack of puppies or a really cool scenic picture. Or seeing the funniest post that you have to tag all your girlfriends in. It really is the little things that make life better and it makes you want to actually life your life rather then double tapping from a screen. So turn off Netflix, whip out a bottle of tequila, put on your favorite dress, go out and have a good time because life is too short to double tap someone else's pics.