# Snapchat's Ladder

<https://stratechery.com/2016/snapchats-ladder/>

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- Saved: April 2, 2016 (2016-04-02T09:04:10Z)
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- JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/97358a2da055.json

## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

Moreover, the primary means of communication was not text but rather a picture, usually a selfie. Again, this more closely corresponded to how people actually communicate — non-verbal communication with our face is even more important than verbal — and also appealed particularly strongly to teenagers: while everyone is ultimately mostly concerned about themselves, teenagers don’t even bother to pretend otherwise!

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