Snapchat Again

Like before, I had discussed the use of Snapchat and how it was efficient for this generation because people's attention span is very short. Time is money, and we only want to know the highlights. A photo is worth a thousand words, a simple photo or short video can relay information faster than a few paragraphs. This may have led to the popularity of memes.

Today many people feel the need to have a connection to current events, ideas, trends, music etc. Snapchat is one the trending apps allowing people to chat, snap photos, and videos to share with their friends and the world. Snapchat allows people to stay closely connected to others by being exposed to trending content or sharing trending content. This has also pressured many people to be leading continuous and exciting lives that may be viewed as aesthetically pleasing. However, what is shown on Snapchat is often limited content that only portrays the "best" pictures, videos, and content overall. This may relate to the "best" or even "perfect" selfie, photo of food and other things, the perfect video that includes the right frames and noise or voices etc.

This has greatly affected the way we live. People will take a few seconds to a few minutes and possibly even hours, trying to take the perfect photo or video. The angle has to be right, the lighting should be good, everything the photo or video should include should be in the frame and anything unwanted should be excluded. People will tell others to not eat food until they've taken the perfect photo. People will retake a photo or video intentionally of something that was supposed to be "candid", distorting the actual memory.

There are also many people who Snapchats their concert experiences, sharing it with their friends and the world that they are having a grand time at this concert. However instead of watching the concert with only their eyes, they watch it on their phone as they record the artists.