Why do people get rid of their Snapchat friends? They want to keep only those with whom they can keep their so-called score also known as strikes, the fires you see next to your friends' profiles, which show how many consecutive days you've snapped. This means that if you don't send Snapchats to your friends and family every day, there's no point in keeping them around. Snapchat is mostly used for that these days, and not for real communication with friends and family.