Snapchat

Mister Vain

It does seem rather stupid compared to the other social media apps alright. Facebook and Instagram has its uses but snapchat just seems like a gimmack to me.

VonLuck

I don't really use it myself, but I can see the appeal, up to a point. I couldn't care less about Snapchats of food people are eating or pictures of random things that you see everyday.

If someone's on holidays or at an event and takes a single Snapchat of what they're doing I see no harm. It becomes a problem when it's a picture every 10 minutes.

PowerToWait

PowerToWait wrote: »

There's also a decent amount of under 20 year olds that don't bother with it. They're also 'out of touch'?

Some people are curious as to its popularity is all.

You've misunderstood my post. Under 20s not using it doesn't mean their out of touch. Thinking its just for kids etc. is.

freshpopcorn

I joined it for a bit and the majority of the time people just filmed themselves speeding on the motorway!

erica74

I don't use it and think those dog face filter things (or whatever they are) are fucking stupid!

hinault

hinault wrote: »

Phones have become mirrors.

Preening, self indulgence, narcissism, validation.

Massive, real cultural shift in the last 15 years .. even 10 years (as it happens, for the worse, from my perspective). And someone quoting Aristotle or whatever talking about the "youths of today show no respect etc." doesn't change this.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Massive, real cultural shift in the last 15 years .. even 10 years (as it happens, for the worse, from my perspective). And someone quoting Aristotle or whatever talking about the "youths of today show no respect etc." doesn't change this.

I'm 30 and I love it. A lot of my old college friends live in the UK and the Middle East, and I love knowing how they're doing and the fun stuff they're getting up to.

These people aren't 20 though and I have a low dinnerplate and dogface count on my snaps, so I guess that makes a difference.

There's so much BS articles and Trump/Brexit aggro on Facebook that I rarely bother checking it. Snapchat doesn't have that problem thankfully.

SettlePettal

I'm 30 and i like it a lot. I have a small baby who is starting to move and i take snaps of him doing funny bits and put them up so people can have a look. I don't send them as people don't want to be looking at my kid, i used to hate being forced. You have to choose to look.

My siblings and friends will usually look and reply. I'm kind of at home so much now on maternity leave and i love looking at what people are up to. Like an little snapshot into their lives. They are all a bit older so it doesn't consist of any selfies, rather funny videos in work or cool buildings on holliers.

I save tmine too because my partner works abroad and misses stuff. It's really cool going back the last year and looking at all your snaps because they're all so random and remind you what you were up to day to day.

Alqua

I really liked when it featured a different city or event every 24 hours, is that gone now?
Seeing videos or pictures of events as they happened was cool, or just getting a snapshot of everyday life in places I'll probably never visit. One of the featured events was the Hajj pilgrimage and watching people's videos was fascinating!

mikeym

I like snapchat for sending pictures to my wife/friends

What I Hate about Snapchat are the bloody attention seeking Snapchat bloggers.

"Look what I got a goody bag from Insert Company's Name Here".

"Oh that looks gorge".

The Backwards Man

It's far from dog's noses on people I was reared.

retro:electro

I use it to send ugly pics of myself to my friends. Would use it the odd time on a night out but I do see the stupidity of it too. It went to sh1t when bloggers hogged it for flogging shyte. I wish I invented it though tbh.

osarusan

What are the main differences between snapchat and instagram?

brianregan09

Unreal the amount snobbery on here......then again its boards

B.A._Baracus

I find most social media either keeping up with the Jones or narcissism.

Who really cares if it's leg day or what you've had for dinner.

osarusan

osarusan wrote: »

What are the main differences between snapchat and instagram?

The difference is narrowing, now that there are stories on Instagram. Ditto Facebook stories and the new Facebook filters.

But one difference is that Snapchat is more controlled in terms of who sees your snaps, and Instagram is less friends-oriented.

That's why I prefer Snapchat anyway.

elefant

The constant posts on boards about people ruining their nights on their phones always amuse me. 'Maybe if you deleted all your apps you'd enjoy a night out/ concert/match etc'. Obviously it's not ruining their night if they're doing it; they do enjoy it.

If you came on boards telling people the films they enjoy are rubbish and they should stop watching them to truly appreciate good cinema, you'd be scoffed at because 'different people like different things'.

Honestly, it seems trite to suggest on a topic like this that many people are out of touch with youth culture, but this thread verily screams it.

PhuckHugh

elefant wrote: »

The constant posts on boards about people ruining their nights on their phones always amuse me. 'Maybe if you deleted all your apps you'd enjoy a night out/ concert/match etc'. Obviously it's not ruining their night if they're doing it; they do enjoy it.

If you came on boards telling people the films they enjoy are rubbish and they should stop watching them to truly appreciate good cinema, you'd be scoffed at because 'different people like different things'.

Honestly, it seems trite to suggest on a topic like this that many people are out of touch with youth culture, but this thread verily screams it.

It's culture now is it?

Go read any study done on the attention span of children in schools due to their constant use of technology.

Anyway, I don't think any dismissed that it was for kids. The question was more aimed at adults and asking what the big attraction was.. There were one or two insightful answers but it seems Snapchat doesn't do anything Whatsapp can't except the filters.

PowerToWait

elefant wrote: »

The constant posts on boards about people ruining their nights on their phones always amuse me. 'Maybe if you deleted all your apps you'd enjoy a night out/ concert/match etc'. Obviously it's not ruining their night if they're doing it; they do enjoy it.

If you came on boards telling people the films they enjoy are rubbish and they should stop watching them to truly appreciate good cinema, you'd be scoffed at because 'different people like different things'.

Honestly, it seems trite to suggest on a topic like this that many people are out of touch with youth culture, but this thread verily screams it.

In your 20s / 30s you are no longer verily a youth.

elefant

PhuckHugh wrote: »

It's culture now is it?

Eh, yes?

elefant

PowerToWait wrote: »

In your 20s / 30s you are no longer verily a youth.

Perhaps. But that doesn't preclude you from partaking in youth culture.

Teenagers don't understand the attraction that many adults have towards going for walks.
Adults don't understand the attraction many teenagers feel towards constantly sharing their everyday activities on social media.

But not understanding isn't the same as deriding, which is what a large percentage of these threads discussing youth culture consist of.

Joshua Steelhammer

elefant wrote: »

The constant posts on boards about people ruining their nights on their phones always amuse me. 'Maybe if you deleted all your apps you'd enjoy a night out/ concert/match etc'. Obviously it's not ruining their night if they're doing it; they do enjoy it.

If you came on boards telling people the films they enjoy are rubbish and they should stop watching them to truly appreciate good cinema, you'd be scoffed at because 'different people like different things'.

Honestly, it seems trite to suggest on a topic like this that many people are out of touch with youth culture, but this thread verily screams it.

Enjoying things and being addicted to things are different.

You might eat a cookie because it feels good, then you want another and another. Then pretty soon you feel like sh1t.

Ever notice more and more people these days are depressed?

PhuckHugh

elefant wrote: »

Eh, yes?

So we've accepted narcissism and attention seeking as culture.

Good to know.

elefant

PhuckHugh wrote: »

So we've accepted narcissism and attention seeking as culture.

Good to know.

Whether you like something or not (and the clear judgment in your tone suggests you might not be as amenable to having your eyes opened to the attractions of snapchat as you believe) doesn't determine whether it is or isn't culture.

PhuckHugh

elefant wrote: »

Whether you like something or not (and the clear judgment in your tone suggests you might not be as amenable to having your eyes opened to the attractions of snapchat as you believe) doesn't determine whether it is or isn't culture.

I would have thought narcissism and attention seeking are psychological problems rather than culture but i'm clearly out of sync with young people so i'll defer to your expertise.

elefant

PhuckHugh wrote: »

I would have thought narcissism and attention seeking are psychological problems rather than culture but i'm clearly out of sync with young people so i'll defer to your expertise.

The way youths act, their customs, their interests... these are their culture.

You're the one placing negative labels on their cultural activities. I imagine a very small percentage of Western populations could be clinically diagnosed as having narcissistic personality disorders.

PhuckHugh

elefant wrote: »

The way youths act, their customs, their interests... these are their culture.

You're the one placing negative labels on their cultural activities. I imagine a very small percentage of Western populations could be clinically diagnosed as having narcissistic personality disorders.

Youre telling me social media and narcissism are not linked? Go read any study on the use of social media and young people. Narcissism in current college students is higher than in any previous generation of students and it's something that's here to stay and set to rise as long as social media is entertained.

It's also linked to anxiety and many other mental health problems...

Social media is a psychological phenomenon - that is creating a lot more negative than positive affects on people.

I'm hoping it's a fad that we get bored of and begin to see through for the harm it is causing - Parents certainly need to take serious responsibility and letting a child under the age of 16 have frequent access to social media is akin to child abuse.

Calling it culture as if it is something here to stay and accept is not only dangerous but very short sighted. In truth, and it's a different argument, kids don't have a youth culture in the same way previous generations have had... They are controlled by the collective and prayed on by marketing - it's sad really.

Consumerism dictates conformity to today's youths and i'd be very wary of calling it culture when it's clearly mind control.

topper75

elefant wrote: »

The way youths act, their customs, their interests... these are their culture.

Nope. That is lifestyle you are referring to.

Culture is listening to Brahms, admiring Degas, reading Milton. Heck, even the music of Justin Bieber is a part of a 'culture'. But not sending photos to each other on a gizmo.

elefant

topper75 wrote: »

Nope. That is lifestyle you are referring to.

Culture is listening to Brahms, admiring Degas, reading Milton. Heck, even the music of Justin Bieber is a part of a 'culture'. But not sending photos to each other on a gizmo.

To suggest that the habits, practices and customs of a specific group in society don't contribute to a culture is just incorrect.

hungry hypno toad

elefant wrote: »

Snapchat pictures auto-delete after you've viewed them, and the sender can set how long they can be viewed for (up to 10 seconds). If a picture you send is screenshotted, you get a notification.

I take a picture with a dedicated second phone so there is no notification sent. I then print that picture and scan it into my computer with a flat bed scanner.