I Surveyed 69 High-Schoolers About Gas (the app). Here’s What I Found.
Gas.
What comes into mind? The liquid which moves cars? The matter which moves reactions? The smell which moves noses? Or, perhaps, the app which moves hearts?
While all are correct, I focus on one form of the word for the time being: the app which has recently skyrocketed in popularity. Is it uplifting? Is it derogatory? Is it a waste of time? Fifty-two high-schoolers offer answers.
What is Gas?
Gas is an app, composed of an endless supply of polls that refresh every hour. In each set, the user faces 12 questions of the type, “Who do you think…?” and must choose one randomly-generated name out of four. Each user can view the top 3 characteristics most frequently assigned to them and, upon paying $7 a week, may view hints to see the person who selected their name in polls.
The Results
While several online articles claim that Gas has entered almost every high schooler’s life, only 71% of MLHS students have heard of Gas, while 49% of those have downloaded it. In addition to that, 59.2% spend 25 minutes or less on Gas per day and only 7.4% go above the 1 hour mark, so the app does not take away as much time from the students’ hands as most journalists thought.
Usage
Of those who were exposed to Gas, 21.9% of users have deleted it, citing concerns about how it is “pointless” and “can become an addiction to rating your friends.” Of those who continue using it, 6.1% have done so since September, 27.3% since October, and 42.4% since this month. Thus, Gas is growing in popularity. Who knows when its rise in power will cease?
Enjoyment
With a difference of 4 people, 43.8% of users enjoy the app, compared to 31.3% who don’t, while 25% remain undecided. Therefore, Gas gives a dopamine rush to a considerable amount of students. Other than that, no user has been offended by Gas, so one can assume that the app isn’t as dangerous a platform as most online writers claim.
Effects of Gas on the User
83.9% of students have not noted a significant difference in the time they spend on academics and extracurriculars with the addition of Gas in their lives. Unfortunately, 76.4% of users say the app has no positive impacts on their lives. With that said, however, only a small number (3.2%) thinks it has negative impacts!
Final Thoughts
Overall, Gas has proven to be an effective confidence-booster, and with no negative effects on the user: it’s neither time-consuming nor offensive. Even so, most 9th graders agree that the time one spends on Gas should replace that of other social media. After all, sports, academics, art, etc. should not be forgotten with the addition of Gas in one’s life!
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