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Should I be experiencing FOMO over Snapchat? Is Snapchat one of those things you only get into if all of your friends are doing it? (like, say heroin for exampl

Should I be experiencing FOMO over Snapchat? Is Snapchat one of those things you only get into if all of your friends are doing it? (like, say heroin for example)

ajkjk 10y ago
It is one of those things, but not like heroin is.
incompatible 10y ago
I once read this article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/benrosen/how-to-snapchat-like-the-teens https://www.buzzfeed.com/benrosen/how-to-snapchat-like-the-t... which didn't make me feel that I was missing out on anything.
- incompatible 10y ago
  Or perhaps I should say I know I'm missing out on something but I'm glad I'm missing out.
ljk 10y ago
as another non-snapchat user, i feel it's like the quote "The only winning move is not to play"
tqkxzugoaupvwqr 10y ago
There is nothing wrong with trying out Snapchat. Download the app. As far as I know, there is no people discovery on Snapchat. To find people to add (so you can receive their snaps – or video messages), go on Instagram and check out user profiles. Snapchat users post their Snapchat usernames everywhere. Familiarize yourself with the UI. It is quite confusing until you have a mental image of how the screens are linked so you know where you can swipe in which direction to get to the next screen. From what I can see, Snapchat is dominated by teenagers. Everyone has an account, even if they don’t post, just to watch other people’s videos. The stuff is very mundane and gets boring fast if you are not actually friends with the people who post. There is a lot of posing and trying to look pretty. After a few weeks I deleted the app.
majormajor 10y ago
If you don't have anyone else from your good friends using it, there's no point to have it yourself. If you do, it can be a lot of fun and you don't have to worry about polluting your camera roll or your long-term social media footprint.
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elastic_church 10y ago
bounce from Tinder to Snatchchat

Should I be experiencing FOMO over Snapchat? Is Snapchat one of those things you only get into if all of your friends are doing it? (like, say heroin for example)

ajkjk 10y ago

It is one of those things, but not like heroin is.

incompatible 10y ago

I once read this article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/benrosen/how-to-snapchat-like-the-teens https://www.buzzfeed.com/benrosen/how-to-snapchat-like-the-t... which didn't make me feel that I was missing out on anything.

incompatible 10y ago
Or perhaps I should say I know I'm missing out on something but I'm glad I'm missing out.

ljk 10y ago

as another non-snapchat user, i feel it's like the quote "The only winning move is not to play"

tqkxzugoaupvwqr 10y ago

There is nothing wrong with trying out Snapchat. Download the app. As far as I know, there is no people discovery on Snapchat. To find people to add (so you can receive their snaps – or video messages), go on Instagram and check out user profiles. Snapchat users post their Snapchat usernames everywhere. Familiarize yourself with the UI. It is quite confusing until you have a mental image of how the screens are linked so you know where you can swipe in which direction to get to the next screen. From what I can see, Snapchat is dominated by teenagers. Everyone has an account, even if they don’t post, just to watch other people’s videos. The stuff is very mundane and gets boring fast if you are not actually friends with the people who post. There is a lot of posing and trying to look pretty. After a few weeks I deleted the app.

majormajor 10y ago

If you don't have anyone else from your good friends using it, there's no point to have it yourself. If you do, it can be a lot of fun and you don't have to worry about polluting your camera roll or your long-term social media footprint.

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elastic_church 10y ago

bounce from Tinder to Snatchchat