I’ve been using Snapchat for over a decade now. This app was a source of community and connection for me throughout the years; it holds countless memories, milestones, and laughs. All of those could be easily accessed and looked back on through Snapchat memories and flashbacks. Of course like every other company, now they want us to start paying a subscription fee for access to a widely loved and favorite feature for countless other users. It’s a shame, since I and many others have been users for so long, but I truly see no reason to keep Snapchat if they choose to stick with this decision. Since I’m not a child (oops, I meant ‘young adult’), Snapchat is no longer a primary method of communication for me, along with nearly every respectable individual out of the teenage years. Not to mention the ‘discover’ page is mostly slop clearly meant for 13 year olds. Frankly, I don’t understand who they’re trying to get money from with this decision. Is it the teenagers and kids who make up the majority of active users, and who this app is evidently aimed at? Or is it all the 20-something’s that, have likely grown out of many of this app’s features, but who still utilize the memories feature and…actually have their own money? I’m hoping it’s the latter, but I won’t be part of it and neither should anyone reading this. There are tutorials on how to get all of your memories from Snapchat and they’re free. We don’t need more subscriptions.