I brushed it off as a mere novelty when Snapchat came with the idea of ephemeral posts. I was wrong. It really changes our relationship with the posts, which means we share things that we wouldn't share in other way. That's pretty neat, but can be abused easily.

The stories are basically turning people into vloggers. Depending on how often you post, you'll be in constantly thinking "should I be recording this?" or "what's the next shot?". This can be really draining for the person and their friends. There are few things that annoy me more than someone recording a video in a bar or a club. Even worse when they use flash.

Casey Neistat, of YouTube fame, is a great example of a "serial vlogger", someone that has been vlogging his life for decades. For example, on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfIc944bSJ8 he talks about his girlfriend (now wife). He has footage from 2005 on their first date, hard conversations when they broke up, and (it seems) every highlight of their history. It makes an amazing video, I'd love to be able to rewatch those moments in my life. However, can you imagine living with a friend that's constantly recording their lives (including you)?

That's where we are headed...