Vine

I remember Sophomore year in high school deleting Vine because it was so distracting and took up so much of my time.  It's ironic spending hours on Vine watching six-second videos, but that's what inevitably happens.  Last night is a great example because I was in a friend's room with others trying to do homework, when Kelly opened her Vine account.  We all stopped what little homework we were doing and gathered on Kelly's bed, laughing through all hours of the night.  This is the reason why Vine is so poisonous because the short length of the videos tricks people into assuming they won't be sucked into watching for extended periods of time.  Like the little girl on the beach crying that she needs to sleep, most of us need a little break from the stresses of everyday life.  Vine offers that stress relief and because the videos are so short, if they aren't funny then you only wasted six seconds of your life as opposed to a five-minute comedy sketch that is a much bigger time commitment.  In today's fast-paced world, people don't have time to waste on long comedy sketches, they are looking for the quickest, most convenient laugh.  So whether you have seconds between classes or hours at night, Vine is a quick and convenient source for laughter.