stephanie

the slow death of snapchat makes me so sad ugh there is no equivalently low friction way of sharing real life stupid shit with friends, like the closest feel is tagging ppl in memes on facebook except on snapchat the content was better/more relatable bc it was literally your life

revisiting this bc i'm in a mood.....snapchat is the one social media app that actually made me feel closer to ppl: easy, light, one-on-one sharing; the one-off nature of snaps meant more authenticity/less "image" (vs. broadcast) & less pressure to make Conversations (vs. text)

streak/bff system rewarded actual frequency of communication (tho the Teens went to ridic lengths to game it); simplicity of edit tools + early caps on caption length made for a low maintenance feel even once stories/broadcast came out

insta DM's snap feature sucks (but maybe the teens are on it?). insta stories feel more vanity/"brand"-focused (prettier filters, larger audience). for casual sharing everyone i know is regressing back to texting, incl even for one-off pics that now just fill up space in my phone