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Going past the whole "X is better than Y". Isn't it just a symptom that the next generation doesn't want the same thing as their parents? e.g. I don't want to
by keyle 8y ago
Going past the whole "X is better than Y".
Isn't it just a symptom that the next generation doesn't want the same thing as their parents?
e.g. I don't want to live in my childhood home, I don't want to wear my dad's clothes and I don't want to drive his car.
So every largely successful social media platform is doomed to only be `the one` for 1 generation?
- programmarchy 8y agoGenerally yes but not sure that’s the main driver in this case. YouTube’s user content generally has a higher production quality than Facebook posts. It’s also easier to curate and subscribe to the topics you’re interested in, unlike Facebook.
- st26 8y agoIsn't that mostly because his car, clothes, and house are probably behind the times? A social media platform can grow & evolve, a house built sixty years ago can't much. The things my father owned that are still current are pretty special to me, actually.
- benwad 8y agoSocial media platforms can adapt with the times, but they often don't - Facebook was built in an atmosphere of "move fast and break things", but you can't do that when you're a multi-billion dollar company with shareholders who don't like it when you break things.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoFor YT I would say it's the depth and bredth of choice. Even for music there's no much you can't find. There's plenty of parent-centric content as well. Working adults just have the same amount of free time so those views are lower.
- vertexFarm 8y agoProbably also an effect of an overly-curated feed ruled by a needlessly opaque algorithm. I see some form of pattern where the old desire traditional news curation and authority while the young want to see more of what average people are saying in real-time.
- bennesvig 8y agoOne difference is that YouTube vloggers are kinda the new celebrity. A lot of kids would rather be vloggers than Hollywood celebrities.
- dirkgently 8y agoThat doesn't explain why YouTube is still gaining momentum, after all these years.
- mturmon 8y agoGenerational self-definition is not the only effect, in my experience. My early teen does not see the point in FB but spends hours on YT if left to her own devices. It’s not a reaction to her parents - she doesn’t care about that (yet?). She likes the relatable people on YT, and the topics they cover - from Minecraft to TED.