OH OH, WHAT AM I DOING NOW…

A while ago I wrote this piece in which I vividly explained why I will never ever go on Snapchat. In short: because I already spend enough time on Instagram and don't want to neglect that. And because of Instagram, I have started to neglect Twitter, so that is not an unfounded fear. But due to the whole situation regarding Caroline Vreeland and Cameron (read all about it here) I did download Snapchat after all, because there were pieces of evidence I needed in my search (again: read our suggestions here)? I'm meanwhile scrolling through the first of the Monate like an addict through Elkes Nieuwsflix, but nothing, zip, nada. Even Netflix is acting suspicious... Quiet then. I want a sequel to my favorite and I want it now. But with a chronic shortage and the absence of rattling conversations, what I'm talking about. Warning: it's quite embarrassing).

Anyway, Snapchat was on my phone and yes, well, then I immediately started following some other people too. The obvious bloggers and friends, I believe it totals no more than 15 people. I myself posted nothing. In fact, since I still don't fully understand how that app works, I'm always terrified of accidentally posting something, so after opening it, I quickly swipe right so that the camera screen at least goes away.

In the meantime, I've been lurking for a few weeks (watching without posting anything myself) and at first, I kept exclaiming confusedly: “WHY do you want to share this with the world” or “WHO finds this INTERESTING for GOD'S SAKE,” slowly but surely I'm starting to understand it more and more. During the trip I'm currently on, there are plenty of things that aren't photogenic enough for Instagram, but are still really fun to share, and those would fit perfectly on Snapchat. And it's also quite nice to suddenly see some people you've been following on Instagram for a long time in talking and moving images.

But, I keep whispering to myself, I am NOT going to start. I don't want to impose another addiction on myself, it's already bad enough that I look at the world through Instagram squares (almost). So I really hope I can hold out, but the fact that I downloaded that app is already a bad step in the wrong direction. God help me, make sure I don't start ‘snapping.’ Please.