


This past year saw plenty of people reconsidering their social media usage, too. “I feel like everyone on there is younger than me and my friends and I just outgrew the platform itself.” According to a 2020 Statista survey, 48% of Snapchat users reported being in the 15-25 age range, while only 30% are in the 26-35 age range. People would hit me up on Snapchat and I hated that - I felt too old to be communicating that way.”īrittany, 32, a baker, similarly feels too old for Snapchat. “I’m 26 and if somebody wants to connect with me, I much prefer a text message or a phone call. What’s more, she was not a fan of how her friends would Snap each other in lieu of direct contact. “I felt like it was time to step back and actually work on my life rather than posting the life I want.” Gabbi also says the platform also become a place where she wound up constantly comparing herself to others. I caught myself posting happy hours and books I’m reading to try and make my life look a lot better than it is,” she tells Bustle. “Recently I’ve felt as though I’m trying to keep up this false narrative on. Gabbi decided to take a break from the platform after reflecting on her own behavior on the app.

Why Would You Want To Delete Your Snapchat Account, Anyway? While you can log out or delete the app from your home screen, in order to disable your account and get rid of your discoverable content, you have to go to the accounts portal, a mysterious place where you can learn about your data, your privacy, and maybe figure out how to delete your Snapchat account. Like all of the retail and real estate newsletters you never meant to end up on in the first place, permanently opting out of social media platforms tends to be an intentionally dizzying effort. She’s pretty sure she’ll be back, she says, but is enjoying time offline for now. Gabbi got rid of the app last week since then, she says she’s already missing out on the tea her friends are spilling. I want to care less about what I post and enjoy life more,” she says.

“My friends wouldn’t even let us touch our food ‘til everyone got good pics of it. It was eating cold steak that made Gabbi, 26, a case manager in healthcare IT, realize it was time to delete her Snapchat.
