Gadgetory

snap shot recently got a big overhaul and everyone hates the new design of the app not everybody why do you have to make such sweeping generalizations generation is the worst which is why I use Instagram it's honestly so much better because it copies all of the features that snapchat came up with first are you wearing a hot dog t-shirt I like to describe Instagram as one of the few social apps left that still feels mostly fun I mean I know it's not a perfect app and there is still that whole it's a part of Facebook thing but to me Instagram comes closest to that kind of glossy aspirational experience that magazines had when I was a kid yes snapchat isn't really that precious it's not about having the perfect plan did or what a planned candid yeah it's not about building up your personal brand or selling clean food diets and eating avocados while you live the hashtag dan life what's wrong with avocados it's it's just people being real and wanting to message each other that's why I'm all about snapchat even after the redesign I mean isn't it kind of crummy to have stories and your private messages all in the same tab no way it's even better now I mean putting stories in limbo between chats and discovered and it really makes sense before I'll tell you what didn't make any sense before and that's snapchat I mean even before it was redesigned I don't really get it that's because you're old you know we're the same age right you're older by a minute one of the best things about Instagram has always been its filters snapchat has those too yeah but they're a are filters too so you can give yourself dog ears or fish lips or a sleep mask or have hearts exploding out of your head for Valentine's Day Valentine's Day and Instagram is the worst also snapchat had air filters first and they're really good oh here we go again with the copycat claim no really it did I mean what snapchats been doing with air filters is pretty sophisticated from a technical perspective and that's before things like air core and a arc it even launched and just look at the dancing hot dog I'm plant-based now snapchat lenses really do hold a place in our current internet culture whether you like it or not by the way how's that algorithm working for you are you still seeing Instagram post from four days ago another big feature of apps like Instagram and snapchat is that you can message your friends and I'm here to make the bold statement that Instagram messaging is totally fine messaging is pretty much all use snapchat for well we know you're not using it for discover I mean how much a Jenner Kardashian content can one person consume like I was saying messaging is what snapchat is all about plus it has streaks which are super fun what are streaks I don't think Instagram has those it's when you and a friend sent snaps to each other for more than three consecutive days so it's like like an IM conversation no it's snaps not chats and you're supposed to keep them going hmm that sounds like a feature that's been designed specifically to get you addicted to an app i bet it's so much better than instagram messaging your dm's must be really lame that's not true sometimes people slide into my DMS and say things like whoa your cat did what or your friends baby is so cute or you totally crushed that three-foot wave or is that your twin or is that a special effect riveting and then there are stories yeah let's talk about stories because that is absolutely something that Instagram and Facebook ripped off of snapchat okay well if a tree falls in a forest and you make a snapchat story about it it's like did it even happen huh basically lots of people are sharing Instagram stories but I'm not so sure how many people are still using snapchat stories well at least with snapchat stories I have a little more control over who sees them I mean with Instagram you're their public and everyone sees your story or your private and only your friends do with snapchat I can choose to make my stories public even if my account is private and I can also send my stories to a custom group of friends - but Instagram has highlights now which is public and anyway you could have all of the features in the world but if fewer people are using the app then what good is it all of my friends are using it I know all your friends are using it now but eventually they're gonna move on and then you will - it's known as the network effect look I realize that app popularity can be somewhat fleeting but for now I still think Instagram is the overall better it's kind of what Facebook used to be back when it was just about looking at photos and liking things and creating a version of your life that seems slightly better than it is in real life what sorry I was sending a snap to my best friend what are you doing I'm taking my Invisalign out before lunch you got Invisalign everybody does so your teeth look good on Instagram are you one of those hashtag bad people now