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I can affirm that everyone under 20 I know also strongly dislikes Facebook. They are all on Instagram though...

by the_duke 6y ago

scarface74 6y ago
No we have two pieces of anecdote on HN....
- the_duke 6y ago
  I'm not sure what your point is. Yes, these are anecdotes. If you have references that show Facebook is popular with young demographics I'd love to see links and discuss them. Otherwise these anecdotal data points are useful. While not representative, it gives some ideas about mindset.
  - scarface74 6y ago
    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/16/facts-about-americans-and-facebook/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/16/facts-about...
Godel_unicode 6y ago
"Around eight-in-ten (79%) of those ages 18 to 29 use Facebook". Anecdotally, I know a number of people who 1) say they hate Facebook 2) say they never use it 3) show up in my feed at least once a week for the last month. I think there's an under-reporting problem here, where there's a stigma associated with using Facebook (it's for old people!) yet younger people still use it a lot. Note that this doesn't bode well for launching a service aimed at people in their 20s. Even though they're the most common demographic, they might not want their peer group to know they're using it. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/16/facts-about-americans-and-facebook/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/16/facts-about...
- the_duke 6y ago
  Interesting, especially the data around teens. I would have expected a big rise around 18-22 because a lot of college / University and other interest group activity is there, and there are more varied friend groups and family to keep up with. The 4th survey for 13-17 year olds with 50% is somewhat surprising for me though.
peteyPete 6y ago
Here are some interesting stats The average gamer is 34 years old 70% of gamers are age 18 or older Considering FB has between 2.5 and 3 billion users. FB has much more chances of success considering its size, its user base, its built in advertising platform, its global reach, etc. Streaming and gaming isn't just about 12-18 year old gamers. If you're thinking monetization, there's not a whole lot to gain there for the majority of steamers. Not a whole lot of 12 year olds can support streamers financially. So sure, maybe it won't be the platform of choice for the 16 year olds, but doesn't mean it can't be dwarfed in size by the rest of the demographics who are also into gaming. Don't forget, gamers of yesterday who started with the earliest consoles or who got on board anywhere between atari, NES, SNES, Sega, PS1, PS2, or PC gamers, are still gamers today.

I can affirm that everyone under 20 I know also strongly dislikes Facebook. They are all on Instagram though...

scarface74 6y ago

No we have two pieces of anecdote on HN....

the_duke 6y ago
I'm not sure what your point is. Yes, these are anecdotes. If you have references that show Facebook is popular with young demographics I'd love to see links and discuss them. Otherwise these anecdotal data points are useful. While not representative, it gives some ideas about mindset.
- scarface74 6y ago
  https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/16/facts-about-americans-and-facebook/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/16/facts-about...

Godel_unicode 6y ago

"Around eight-in-ten (79%) of those ages 18 to 29 use Facebook". Anecdotally, I know a number of people who 1) say they hate Facebook 2) say they never use it 3) show up in my feed at least once a week for the last month. I think there's an under-reporting problem here, where there's a stigma associated with using Facebook (it's for old people!) yet younger people still use it a lot. Note that this doesn't bode well for launching a service aimed at people in their 20s. Even though they're the most common demographic, they might not want their peer group to know they're using it. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/16/facts-about-americans-and-facebook/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/16/facts-about...

the_duke 6y ago
Interesting, especially the data around teens. I would have expected a big rise around 18-22 because a lot of college / University and other interest group activity is there, and there are more varied friend groups and family to keep up with. The 4th survey for 13-17 year olds with 50% is somewhat surprising for me though.

peteyPete 6y ago

Here are some interesting stats The average gamer is 34 years old 70% of gamers are age 18 or older Considering FB has between 2.5 and 3 billion users. FB has much more chances of success considering its size, its user base, its built in advertising platform, its global reach, etc. Streaming and gaming isn't just about 12-18 year old gamers. If you're thinking monetization, there's not a whole lot to gain there for the majority of steamers. Not a whole lot of 12 year olds can support streamers financially. So sure, maybe it won't be the platform of choice for the 16 year olds, but doesn't mean it can't be dwarfed in size by the rest of the demographics who are also into gaming. Don't forget, gamers of yesterday who started with the earliest consoles or who got on board anywhere between atari, NES, SNES, Sega, PS1, PS2, or PC gamers, are still gamers today.