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The younger generations seem to have long abandoned it, first in favor of Instagram (I know it's also a FB property), then to others - i.e. TikTok, etc. At leas
by decafninja 5y ago
The younger generations seem to have long abandoned it, first in favor of Instagram (I know it's also a FB property), then to others - i.e. TikTok, etc. At least in the US.
The only people I see still regularly posting personal updates to FB are older people.
- Turing_Machine 5y agoYes. My older relatives are still on Facebook and most of them use it heavily. My younger relatives, while most of them do have an account, are seldom if ever on there. I stay on because the older relatives are there, and I like to stay in touch with the extended family. If it weren't for them, I'd be gone as well.
- decafninja 5y agoSame for me. I'm at the age that I feel straddles the social media generational gap (thirties). I use Instagram far more than FB, but still have enough (older) friends/family on FB to check it out now and then. The bulk of my social circle ranges from late 20s to early 40s and they seem to be heavily active on Instagram. I don't have a TikTok account at all (yet)...unsure if anyone I am close to uses it or not.
- ehnto 5y agoThere also seems to be a component to internet culture that transcends generation a bit. Like if you are into gaming and play new releases, you'll be playing along with all age groups that enjoy gaming. There isn't really a clear divide between "Games for young adults" and "Games for old people". One place I have noticed some divides for myself at least is in memes, because naturally they tend to be in jokes between tighter knit social groups that eventually become popularized. By the time I see a new meme it's already uncool.
- mattbrewsbytes 5y agoSame for me. This is a strong indicator that FB meaningful usage will fall off a cliff when older relatives start dying. Also lots of risk of dead people's accounts getting hacked.
- mostertoaster 5y agoFacebooks one thing that I find valuable is the marketplace. Like Craigslist but easier to verify if user is real. Where do the young folk who don’t use Facebook sell their random crap they’re getting rid of because they’re moving?
- bentobean 5y agoThe young folk don’t own anything.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoNot much point owning stuff if you can't afford a house to keep it in.
- formerkrogeremp 5y agoThis is so very true. You nailed the young cohort's attitude on the head. We own cars, clothes, laptops, phones, and rent everything else. It is not always a pleasant way to be.
- dnissley 5y agoMercari, Depop, ThredUp, and Poshmark are all clothing focused but I've seen more and more random crap pop up over time.
- muzani 5y agoI find that for almost every thing on Facebook, there's another app that does it better. It's just that if you don't want to deal with a bunch of different apps, there's always Facebook.
- taurath 5y agoOfferup and craigslist
- taylodl 5y ago> Where do the young folk who don’t use Facebook sell their random crap they’re getting rid of because they’re moving? Serious question - do people not use eBay any more?
- Markoff 5y agoI thought they abandoned it years ago for Snapchat, then switched to TikTok personally I abandoned it for nothing almost 10 years ago, I don't see any added value, though wife use their marketplace to sell things to clueless people for more than they cost on regular classifieds sites, so I guess that would be only beneficial reason I can see in using FB if you want get more money for your used stuff
- danlugo92 5y agoFunny enough young people (teenagers) seem to prefer facebook where I live.