Does any Instagram automation work anymore?

Yes Instagram automation pythons still active although most uses proxies/vps for long term surfing which limit other users.

Most definitely! It's not as simple as it used to be before but that's to be expected. Looking back on these things retrospectively, when strategies like M/S were at their peak in like 2018-2019, people already then were saying how much harder automation was in comparison to 2015-2016 when you could still follow upwards of 600 people per day on a barely warm, freshly made account. It will always be an uphill battle, you just gotta evolve alongside the platforms.

-Jarvee didn't die, still operating if you are an old User.
-Yes still works but a bit harder than old days.