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With technology, the cultural gap between generations widens, but the time gap between generation ages actually shrinks. Every generation has their own technology and apps and I think it is fine. You, being 22, might not even use Facebook at all, whereas I, being 38, still use it, so I feel "aged-out" versus you. :) The problem with some of these new apps is the loss of "real" human connections. Like this girl said she almost does not even pay attention to her snaps because she gets so many. She just responds. What is the point of that? It seems it is more important for her to get high scores to show she is popular than the actual interaction. This might create some social and psychological problems for her later in life. At least this is my humble opinion. Full disclaimer: I am working on a social app too, but opposite of these current alternatives, we are focusing on the "real" part, the non-idealized part of human interaction.


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