Comment by JBReefer | Hacker News Reader

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Anecdata, population size like ... a dozen. I've noticed a lot of my friends, some of whom are "influencers", have tilted towards Instagram Stories and Messages over Snapchat. Snapchat doesn't work or load nearly as smoothly, and it's starting to feel like the bad parts of MTV. Instagram is already the primary social hub, and IG stories feel more human for some reason.

Snapchat lately has started to feel ultra, ultra manufactured and I think it's turning a lot of people off. For example, their "no remotely scandalous content in stories" policy seems deeply at odds for the use of the app. Snap stories used to be "watch me do coke off this hooker, and leave no evidence" - now they're "Buy Fit Tea! Thanks Calvin Klein!" Why would I volunteer to see _more_ ads?

This feels like too little, too late. Stop loading and displaying Vice "Live branded content" before my friends content (the stuff I care about) , stop being prudes (you're a sexting app!), and test your shitty app on something besides an iPhone 7+.

Pretty much the other way around here. I don't know anyone who uses Instagram to directly socialize with friends. Not that many even have it. While snapchat is ubiquitous below a certain age threshold. I've never seen scandalous content, nor expected it. It's always been about sharing the mundane moments of your life without caring about being boring. The performance is indeed a total mess tho.

Facebook is demoing their own iteration of stories ("My Day") here. I've been using it a bit too. But few are it seems.

IDK. I see as lot of negative sentiment as IG ripps-off off SC. Being owned by FB is not a particularly feel-good reason to choose IG over SC either - but most probably don't care about privacy.

Most aren't going to know IG (or Whatsapp) are owned by FB.

Anecdata: My circle of friends use neither and probably/seemingly are just clueless about what these services do.

If you see a change from using one to the other: Can you explain if they're mostly the same thing? What drove the adoption in the first place? For someone vaguely/minimal familiar with FB (no account) and a Twitter handle, how do these services tie into your daily life?

(I'm generally curious. I cannot ask someone around me, I know no one using either service. The blurb/marketing on the respective sites don't help)

IG has copied a ton of Snap features outright, and this is Snap firing back at Facebook. They're essentially the same thing, but Snapchat seems to be dying.

They tie into life because they let people announce things, show what their up to, and occasionally be exhibitionist. It's like Facebook, without all of the political warfare.

Demo info: 25-32, upper middle class friend group that's mixed latino and white.

FYI, there's an option to not load anything until you tap it.

I agree with your complaints.

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