Snapchat was fun for about the first three days I had one. Ever since that, I’ve slowly come to the realization over the last couple years that Snapchat is arguably the worst social media app that I use, and possibly the worst social media app to exist.
Here is a brief summary of what Snapchat does: you can send pictures, possibly with a caption that limits you to one line. Let’s just remember that texting allows you to do the exact same thing, but with an essentially limitless amount of text. At first I didn’t realize the benefit of Snapchat, and although I’ve had fun playing with Snapchat once or twice, I eventually concluded that I could do the exact same thing over text.
Aside from the fact that Snapchat is basically pointless when it comes down to it, I have many other problems with the app. As someone who doesn’t have the best memory, I almost never remember what I Snapchat to someone, so when I receive a Snapchat back I have no idea what the context is. And even though the snapchats we send seem to disappear, where do they really go? All of these pictures have to go somewhere, but we have no idea where all of our hideous selfies may actually be.
My next issue with Snapchat is the emoji system on your Snapchat friends. Honestly, who knows what all of these emojis stand for? I’ll admit that I’ve had to Google what these emojis mean on multiple occasions. When it comes down to it, who cares if you happen to have a “sunglasses emoji” next to someone’s name (which, by the way, means that one of your snapchat best friends is also their best friends. Obscure, right?).
Although all of these aspects of Snapchat are bothersome, the worst is yet to come. Easily my least favorite part of Snapchat is the psychological effect it has on you. Snapchat forces you to feel the need to look decent enough for a picture all the time. Let’s be real, simply not all days are photogenic days. God forbid that on one of these days, that special guy or girl sends you a Snapchat. In this situation there are basically two options, both of which are undesirable. First, you can find the best lighting possible and take several pictures before finally sending one that you feel somewhat okay with, possibly with a filter on it. The second option is to send a picture of an inanimate object or a friend, which is quite honestly just the number one sign of a boring Snapchatter.
I feel like everyone secretly despises Snapchat precisely for the reasons I described. In the end, Snapchat really just adds unnecessary stress and is basically a pointless app.
