I'm a 37 year old Instagram user. I like seeing what my friends and family are up to. Restaurants they've been to and enjoyed, things they've seen, activities with their kids, etc. I reciprocate and it gives me my own history to look back over, which I like too.

What's sad about that?

What makes it different from normal narcissism is that it is /mutual/ narcissism. Nobody would post the highlights of their day throughout the day unless there was the potential for others to respond positively to it and give you social gratification.

Disclaimer: 19 y/o who uses only Snapchat, and that perhaps four or five times a week max.

Well, lets put it this way, you never told your group of friends while in school about something cool that happened and would make you look good? Many social media interactions are that type of chatter, nothing more, but over a different medium than speech.

I'm curious if this demographic will outgrow that need.