I have shoes older than you, son.
But yes. There's a contingent on here what ain't old enough to drink. It's a good thing. Keeps the place diverse, allows us fatuous old tools to wax wise whenever life questions are asked. Unfortunately questions such as this also encourage too many "when I was your age" comments where we all try to out-old each other.
So nip that shit in the bud. Explain SnapChat to someone over 30 'cuz I'm not entirely sure I get it.
I'm only 22 and I don't understand SnapChat... I have lots of friends that use it and I'm over here twiddling my thumbs on a dumbphone. Oh god, has the old spread to me?? Get it off!
Here's how I see SnapChat:
You're walking through the mall with buddy when you see a Mannequin that looks like your friend Rachel. You elbow him and say, "Hey, doesn't that look like Rachel?" This starts a whole game of seeing things that look like Rachel. That statue in front of the courthouse. The woman on this book cover. The old guy on the bus. The mustard on your hamburger. These games are an inside joke between you and him.
SnapChat brings this game to times when you're apart. It's a quick, disposable, throw-away photo that you give, then forget about. It has a spot to say, "I found Rachel again! XD" You don't want to spend time on it. You don't want people saving it. You don't worry if it's in focus, the lighting is good, or what else is in it. It's about the subject of the photo only. There's no time for examining the background.
It's also more intimate than an email, text, etc. You know it's only going to get seen for a few seconds, so you don't worry about the content too much. You snap it, send it, and smile. This means it's more raw than standard social media. Because it's so quick, it's more of a snap decision, which means more personality comes through.
This is starting to sound like I'm the media manager for SnapChat, but to be honest, I don't even use it. I was just fascinated by it's popularity, as I didn't get it either, so I did some digging, and saw what it was being used for. It's an interesting use of tech, which obviously filled a need.
I use snapchat to keep in touch with friends, yet not really have to spend a large amount of attention conversing with them at all times of the day/night.
When 30% of your friends work nights and you work days, it gets difficult to stay in touch. Well, so I hear. I'm a night owl anyway.
Snapchat is Chatroulette for 5 to 15-second premature ejaculators.