- Snapchat 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?
Oh, your 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 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.
- Yeah, Snapchat really isn't that precious.
It's not about having the perfect plandid or
- A 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 #vin life.
- What's wrong with avocados?
- It's just people being real
and wanting to message each other
and 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 on the same tab?
- No way, it's even better now.
Putting stories in limbo between Chats and Discover
didn't really make sense before.
- I'll tell you want didn't really make sense before
and that's Snapchat.
Even before it was redesigned, I didn'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 there are A.R. 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.
- Ugh! Valentine's day on Instagram is the worst.
Also, Snapchat had A.R. filters first
and they're really good.
- Here we go again with the copycat claim.
- No really it did.
I mean what Snapchat's been doing with A.R. filters
is pretty sophisticated from a technical perspective.
And that's before things like
A.R. Core and A.R. Kit even launched.
Just look at the dancing hot dog.
- Uh, I'm plant-based now.
- Snapchat's 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 out for you?
Are you still seeing Instagram posts 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 you Snapchat for.
- Well, we know you're not using it for Discover.
I mean, how much 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 send Snaps to each other
for more than three consecutive days.
- Oh so, it's like an I.M. conversation.
- No, it's Snaps, not chats.
You're supposed to keep 'em 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 D.M.s must be really lame.
- That's not true, sometimes people will slide into my D.M.s
and say things like, whoa, your cat did what
or your friend's baby is so cute
or you totally crushed that 30 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, Snapchat stories I have a little more
control over who sees them.
With Instagram you're either public
and everyone sees your story
or you're 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 story to a custom group of friends too.
- 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 my friends are using it.
- I know all of your friends are using it now
but eventually they're going to move on
and then you will too.
It's known as the network effect.
Look, I realize that app popularity can be somewhat fleeting
but for now I still think that Instagram
is the overall better experience.
It's kinda 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.
(clanking)
What are you doing?
- Oh, I'm taking my Invisalign out before lunch.
- You got Invisalign?
- Yeah, everybody does so your teeth look good on Instagram.
- Are you one of those #ad people now?