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Interestingly those born in 2004 don't necessarily have them either - my neighbour was born then and mentioned that their year group don't use FB at all.

• mattmanser 5y ago
  You'll probably find they use Instagram instead, which is why they should never have been allowed to pruchase it.
• netizen-936824 5y ago
  It seems like its mostly old people on Facebook now, at least that's my perception as a millennial who interacts with mostly other millennials
  • Grakel 5y ago
    Facebook is LinkedIn for families. Basically useless, mostly performative, but worth checking once a month just for connections.
    • netizen-936824 5y ago
      Is it really worth it? I'm not sure what benefit people get out of either LinkedIn or Facebook. They seem like not only a time suck, but also a great way for presenting your personal information for people and corporations to harvest. Personally I value my privacy and data over whatever miniscule (if any) tangible benefit I would see from using such a service. This isn't even mentioning the rampant misinformation and divisive bullshit permeating the platforms (yes both of them)
      • tetraca 5y ago
        I use LinkedIn to passively trawl offers from recruiters and ask for references. Most offers aren't particularly good but a few random recruiting recruiting connections I made ended up being important. The data I give LinkedIn effectively matches my resume which I have to be comfortable to send to random people in the first place, so I'm not particularly worried about the data provided. I do not browse the feed or post anything publically. I only privately message people I'm connected with, or those who provided a job posting I was willing to apply to. The more socially competent you are, the less useful this probably is. Many people probably have some useful network of friends they built in college. I have little to draw on aside from a handful of people I worked with which I had professional rapport with which I never developed a personal connection. So thus, I am stuck on LinkedIn on the off chance I need a new job and a reference.
  • vmception 5y ago
    From what I hear, the action is in the groups, while ungrouped facebook is a barren wasteland with older people sharing conspiracy theories and other urgent PSAs they think are important. Definitely still skews older, but people seem to attempt the groups for niche interests. People also have large group chats, which is a trend across all networks and general interaction. Easy to miss that this trend is happening if you aren't part of any. Its publicly accessible content on social networks like this which are going by the way side. The engagement is much less visible.