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The range of average minutes per day on the app is between 32 and 37 minutes. That's insane and honestly pretty sad, especially when you consider how few people
by chatmasta 9y ago
The range of average minutes per day on the app is between 32 and 37 minutes. That's insane and honestly pretty sad, especially when you consider how few people only use snapchat. How much time is wasted across all the different social media apps?!
- volgo 9y agoWhy do you think it's wasted? Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted. Most people use it to message their friends, and communication with people you like is one of the key joys of living I mean, how much time do you "waste" on HN? :)
- toomuchtodo 9y agoWhere is the line though? What is genuine enjoyment versus a dopamine hit, like a mouse pounding on the lever to get as much cocaine or electrical impulses possible? It’s all chemical reactions in the end I suppose (says my internal nihilist).
- adjkant 9y agoI think a key difference is that Snapchat is not a feed app. There's no endless scrolling to waste 30 minutes on to give you that dopamine hit. The time spent is mostly being spent as a messaging app I suspect if you look at the levels of use of app features. Do you think it's a problem to spend half an hour a day texting + sending pictures to people?
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- xPhobophobia 9y agoNot endless, but there is a feed of snap stories always.
- chatmasta 9y agoNot if you don’t have any friends! Boom, problem solved.