Snapchat is one of the fastest growing social media apps. And just like any other social media app, there are always the same types of people you see in your feed:
"The Snapper Who Wants Everyone to Know They Go Out Every Weekend"
While this Snapper thinks he/she's living the life, and quite possibly is, who’s to know because nobody is actually going to watch their 200 second snap story. Most of them are going to be in a dark room and require you to turn your volume down in fear of embarrassing yourself in a public place. If you love watching minute long snap stories of drunk girls lip syncing Fetty Wap in a bar with their cups up in the air, then snapchat is probably your go-to app when you wake up Sunday morning. For the rest of us that find these snaps annoying, (even if we’re guilty of posting them ourselves,) add tapping endlessly through these drunk girl’s snaps to the list of reasons why our phones are going to give us carpal tunnel one day.
"The TMI Snapper"
We all have that one friend…this person has no secrets and what better way to learn about this person’s bathroom habits than through snapchat? I’m talking to those who snapchat on the toilet, the sexting and (not so) significant others, or to my best friend who likes to snap as if I went to med school and can tell her what that rash looks like… it was an ingrown hair (for the record.) Snapchat was made to (hopefully) disappear but in this day and age who’s to know for sure? It’s probably sitting in some cyber pile in the middle of no man’s lands, somewhere just waiting to come back and haunt us in some way, shape, or form. All of our double chinned snaps are all accompanied with someones dirty laundry pictures or boys who like to snap eachother on the toilet. We all know those over exposers who aren’t afraid to show that extra inch, thinking that it’ll for sure never ever turn up again or that nobody else will see them.
"The Selfie Snapper"
This person likes to snap themselves, at work, in the car, in class, walking to class, in the dining hall, at practice, at home, and pretty much whenever they’re eating something. Never sure if this person really likes to look at themselves or truly does think the rest of us are all wondering what they’re having for dinner. We all have that Kim Kardashian friend on Snapchat that really wants to show off their make up or their good hair day while disguising it as “bored and watching t.v.”
"The Snapchat Relationship"
As if social media hasn’t complicated relationships enough, somehow we have morphed into figuring out how frequently we send a person a picture for five seconds until it disappears, decides the seriousness of an almost relationship we have with someone. If you ever find yourself saying “well…like, we snapchat everyday” or “there’s a heart next to his name so we’re both each other’s best friend on snapchat” as excuses to try to determine that someone likes you….you have a “snapchat relationship.” Depending on your presence or interest in social media, this could mean nothing….or everything. For the rest of us it’s just another way to confuse everyone trying to be loved. However I suppose if you’re looking for love on snapchat, that’s probably your first problem.
"The Artistic Snapper"
This person is someone who just probably has a good amount of time on their hands. It is a tricky trade although if executed correctly, this person could be your favorite friend to open Snapchats. This person knows how to use the little draw icon like the Picasso of this social media era. He can take a simple picture of your cat and dog to look like Jasmine and Aladdin flying through the night sky on their magic carpet. You either know how to use that little draw icon like a true Snapchat Monet or your pointer freezes up and shakes making everything you draw look like a toddler scribbled across your phone.
"The Snapchat Driver"
Probably the most shameful form of snapping considering your snapchat of that Tyga song on a nice and sunny day can actually cause bodily harm to yourself or someone else. If there’s anytime to roll your eyes opening a snap, it’s if someone decides to snap and drive. Talking to you, Snappers who like to snap and drive pretty sunsets while barreling 75 mph down the highway.
"The Hilarious Snapper"
This snapper is probably the one person you look most forward to getting snaps from...unless of course you’re in a “snapchat relationship.” This person will snap the most basic thing but can use that tiny comment bar to come up with the funniest pun. This person can make your day with a five second picture because they may as well be all of our favorite type of snapper. This person believes in the phrase “do it for the snap” and never seems to disappoint. This Snapper is probably just as funny in person but is just as dedicated as the girl who will give up her night in the bar to show us what everyone on the dance floor looks like. Each snap by the “Hilarious Snapper” is carefully crafted and helps ease your hangover every Sunday morning.
"The All of the Above (Sometimes All of Us) Snapper"
We all can be guilty of snapping a play by play of our lives after a few too many or sending that selfie out of our bomb Chipotle burrito but the bottom line is that snapchat is just another guilty pleasure that has separated us from “the now.” It’s another reason why our generation cannot put our phones down and look up to pay attention to what’s in front of us. While it’s always nice to know we can see what we did the night before, it’s sometimes better if not everyone else does. To all the addicts, take a night off, hide the Snapchat app from your home screen and see if you have a better time with your friends without it. I think we would all be surprised what happens around us when we stop trying to catch it all on video.
