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0 pointsnightski10y ago0 comments

I think it's far more likely that Snapchat is a very shallow experience. It's common sense that adults wouldn't be the target market. Adults generally prefer richer interactions.

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lotso10y ago

I think you may be unfamiliar with Snapchat because Snapchat has some of the richest of interactions of any messaging or social network. You're literally communicating to your friends with videos and photos. The only thing that could be better than that is being in person. For some users, they're sending Snaps to dozens of friends every day, that they wouldn't otherwise talk to.

It makes texting/email/fb feel so boring and almost formal. I feel comfortable Snapping my friend I haven't talked to in a couple months something random, whereas I would be less likely to hit them up randomly on text.

Stories, the Snapchat broadcast medium, also let you feel more connected with your friends and loose connections. I don't need to talk to some friends every day, but it feels nice that I can share these silly, mundane experiences with them.

This is a much richer experience than browsing my friends' highly curated photos on their Instagram, their boring/activist/humblebrag FB statuses, or their pure text tweets.

samcodes10y ago

Thank you; this is the comment I was looking for. Someone who uses and appreciates Snapchat and can explain to an outsider what the value is. Am I wrong in saying that you like that it feels more authentic?

nl10y ago

I think you are going to need to define what you mean by "richer experience" there.

There are plenty of examples of how younger people develop their own complex (rich) social norms and behaviors which confuse the fuck out of "olds".

The (now outdated) behavior of "deleting" (ie deactivating) your Facebook account every night and reactivating every morning (so you couldn't get tagged and embarrassed) is a great example that confused most older people.

CharlesW10y ago

Adults generally prefer richer interactions.

Any in-depth references that support this? (Strikes me as curious, as I watch my 6-year-old playing a fairly elaborate Minecraft map…)

nightskiOP10y ago

Maybe I should caveat with "richer social interactions". I also did not claim that users of snap chat were not intelligent or did not enjoy rich experiences. Simply that those who use snap chat enjoy the shallowness of it.

Here is an interesting article that was posted on HN -

http://www.buzzfeed.com/benrosen/how-to-snapchat-like-the-te...

nl10y ago

Doesn't this prove the opposite of your claim? Look how much richer their use is than say the interactions on HN!

ssalazar10y ago

Mighty fine view from that high horse of yours.

oldmanjay10y ago

Are you seriously doubting the premise that people mature as they get older? Biology bestowed the high horse here.

I don't mean this as dismissively as it may sound, but it seems possible you'll figure this out in a personal sense over the coming years.

nl10y ago

Maturity does not imply richer social interaction. I can make a good argument for the opposite: as one matures one stops caring as much.

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Can_Not10y ago

> Are you seriously doubting the premise that people mature as they get older?

I do. Biologically? Maybe. Mentally? I doubt it a lot. I know lots of people of all ages who use Facebook for the most vapid, shallow, and empty experiences. Socially or not.

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cbd198410y ago

> Adults generally prefer richer interactions.

I suppose that's why TV is now the province of the 50+ set.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2014/09/05/t...

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lotso10y ago

This is a much richer experience than browsing my friends' highly curated photos on their Instagram, their boring/activist/humblebrag FB statuses, or their pure text tweets.

samcodes10y ago

nl10y ago

I think you are going to need to define what you mean by "richer experience" there.

There are plenty of examples of how younger people develop their own complex (rich) social norms and behaviors which confuse the fuck out of "olds".

CharlesW10y ago

Adults generally prefer richer interactions.

Any in-depth references that support this? (Strikes me as curious, as I watch my 6-year-old playing a fairly elaborate Minecraft map…)

nightskiOP10y ago

Here is an interesting article that was posted on HN -

http://www.buzzfeed.com/benrosen/how-to-snapchat-like-the-te...

nl10y ago

Doesn't this prove the opposite of your claim? Look how much richer their use is than say the interactions on HN!

ssalazar10y ago

Mighty fine view from that high horse of yours.

oldmanjay10y ago

Are you seriously doubting the premise that people mature as they get older? Biology bestowed the high horse here.

I don't mean this as dismissively as it may sound, but it seems possible you'll figure this out in a personal sense over the coming years.

nl10y ago

Maturity does not imply richer social interaction. I can make a good argument for the opposite: as one matures one stops caring as much.

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Can_Not10y ago

> Are you seriously doubting the premise that people mature as they get older?

I do. Biologically? Maybe. Mentally? I doubt it a lot. I know lots of people of all ages who use Facebook for the most vapid, shallow, and empty experiences. Socially or not.

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cbd198410y ago

> Adults generally prefer richer interactions.

I suppose that's why TV is now the province of the 50+ set.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2014/09/05/t...

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