Social media has played a pivotal role in the way our society is ingesting information, connecting with people and spending our free time. But which app is the best use of your time? In my opinion, these are the top social media apps ranked from best to worst:
Whether you go on Instagram to scroll through reels for a few minutes (or hours), check what reels your friends sent you, or see who posted what, Instagram covers it all. By adding stories, reels, a homepage and an explore page, Instagram has evolved as the internet and audience around it did.
- TikTok
TikTok changed the game for short form media consumption with the death of Vine and the rise of YouTube. It was so innovative that it pushed competitors like YouTube, Snapchat, and Instagram to a “For You Page” replica on their own apps. But as their audience grew, so did the censorship. Recently when you scroll on TikTok, there is either an ad created by the company or an influencer trying to get you to buy a product off of TikTok shop. Now only one out of every three videos is authentic content, and even then, you’re not guaranteed for it to be something you enjoy.
- Snapchat
When you think of social media, Snapchat has to be the most classic example. I still remember the excitement of when I first was allowed to have social media, and being able to have streaks with my friends was life changing.
But as you grow up, you start to wonder why you still are receiving snaps from someone you haven’t had a single conversation with since middle school. Especially, when most of the time you’re just receiving photos of their boring white ceiling.
Facebook is often clowned on for being mostly for your parents and grandparents to believe AI videos and get angry at misinformation. But with the rise of upcycling and thrifting, a younger demographic has started using Facebook Marketplace. As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
With media consumption being at an all time high, it can be overwhelming to constantly be scrolling, these are the few you should use in order to optimize your screen time.
