Snapchat: One Of The Greatest Contradictions

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One of the greatest contradiction of today is the reality that instead of the screen created to be used, it became the users. Whether it’s at a school or even at a meeting, I see people with their eyes glued to their screens, a device that is the root of the growing impediments in today’s generation's social interactions and academic career. I am of no exception either. I tend to spend around seven hours a day in front of either my phone or my computer. What I usually do during this time are going on SnapChat(my favorite app), watching Rick and Morty (my favorite TV show) or going on Netflix(my favorite website). SnapChat is my favorite mobile app because it is the disparity of society’s norms. Whereas Instagram and Facebook’s constantly

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