Snapchat, one of the top social networking apps that is out there right now, has seemed to turn into a competition of who can get the most creative and who is the funniest. I am proud to say a sister of mine in Chi Omega, Shira Racoosin, has mastered the skill of snapchatting. It took her fifteen minutes to turn herself from Obama into Drake. She says, “It’s a natural skill that you are just born with.” She has even made it onto Buzzfeed, with a whole article of just her Snapchat pictures, which must mean that she is pretty good, right?
So the question that all of our parents and other old people we know ask on a daily basis remains. What is the point of Snapchat? Of course, besides the obvious scandalous reasons it was created, here are the genuine reasons we all cannot stop our Snapchat addiction and obsession...
1.It is fun to be ugly and show people the most embarrassing faces you can make with the security of knowing that it will disappear in 1-10 seconds.
2.Some pictures are just not good enough for Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, but we still need to make sure that our friends see them.
3.Sometimes we get lucky and receive some pretty hilariously embarrassing Snapchats of our friends. These snaps are definitely in some need screenshoting.
4.Screenshot black mail is always fun.
5.It is a must that people know that you are at a dark frat party with loud music playing and lots of sweaty people dancing. Lets face it; we all add these types of videos to our stories.
6.Speaking of the “My Story” feature, it is a great way to indirectly and subtly make sure somebody sees something without actually sending it straight to them and then acting like you wouldn’t know they would view it.
7.There is that cool new feature that lets you add the temperature, and here in Madison we need to share with everybody the unbearable cold we have to endure.
8.Snapchat is one of the best ways to flirt.
9.Also, what better way to stock who your crush is in communication with than looking at their “Best Friends”.
10.Snapchat makes selfies okay.
11.Sending videos of ourselves singing makes us feel like Beyoncé.
12.People like Shira (stated above) love to show off their mad skills and creativity.
13.Snapchat is still rated number 7 in the App store at it has been around since 2011, that is an accomplishment.
14.It’s acceptable to Snapchat a boy first.
15.You can have a conversation with somebody without REALLY having a conversation with them.
16.How could we forget that front flash that provides light for some late snapping in bed?
So next time somebody tries to claim that Snapchat is a pointless application that is a waste of time, just remember these points and you will surely win the argument and protect our beloved Snapchat.
