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12 year-olds have always laughed at Facebook and instead used, X (kik, Snap, Tiktok, etc). They are a fickle bunch with no interest in being on the same platfor

12 year-olds have always laughed at Facebook and instead used, X (kik, Snap, Tiktok, etc). They are a fickle bunch with no interest in being on the same platform as their parents. This is not anything new. I'd argue that the NYT's war on FB and Apple's policies around privacy (e.g. "Tracking your data" when FB and "Enhancing your user experience" when APPL).

ehnto 5y ago
Your view seems to ignore the temporal aspect, for one the original userbase of FB was students, they certainly weren't parents. FB hasn't been around that long, so to suggest anything has 'always' been the case ignores how this has been a very rapidly evolving ecosystem of software, from a generational point of view.
- waste_monk 5y ago
  You're missing the forest for the tree. It doesn't matter what software platforms or communications methods are involved - children (or rather descendants, since they may be adults) generally do not wish to share the same social platform as their parents / older relatives.
  - ehnto 5y ago
    I totally agree, that's the point of my comment even. This is a moving target, nothing 'always' about it. We're discussing the decline of facebook over time, and it started being popular with an entirely different age group than it is now. I also think it's worth noting these are relatively new phenomenon, we haven't even had social networks for long enough to pin down trends so absolutely.
  - sjg007 5y ago
    I appreciate my parents being on FB. But I’m an adult. I also left FB for a time though too. I think FB can do real psychological harm so you have to be psychologically prepared for it.
- ipaddr 5y ago
  Those college students grew up and that age group make up the bulk of facebook with their parents on as well.
  - ehnto 5y ago
    Exactly, so it's not the case that FB has 'always' been for old people, is my point. It has evolved over time, as we're seeing most social networks doing. It seems hard to become a long term incumbent, but it's evolving in front of us.
tonfreed 5y ago
I read an article a while ago saying that for millennials, they love follower counts and likes, while zoomies will freely move between platforms with the days' trends without really caring about that stuff.
- bluefirebrand 5y ago
  Personally I don't care about follower counts and likes and other such nonsense. I stick to one platform because I've met people there I like to chat with I'm also not just consuming content and trying to stay ahead of trends.
sam0x17 5y ago
When my cohort was 12 facebook was cool as hell. Things really have changed, and I think OP is right. The facebook property has an expiration date.
- xboxnolifes 5y ago
  But when your cohort was 12, were your parents on Facebook? Or were they on another platform (or no platform at all)? Facebook was the cool hen MySpace was the ew after all.
  - potta_coffee 5y ago
    I quit Facebook when my mom and grandma started sending me friend requests. Maybe around 2009 or so.
- aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
  Meta is cool, like Xi!

ehnto 5y ago

Your view seems to ignore the temporal aspect, for one the original userbase of FB was students, they certainly weren't parents. FB hasn't been around that long, so to suggest anything has 'always' been the case ignores how this has been a very rapidly evolving ecosystem of software, from a generational point of view.

waste_monk 5y ago
You're missing the forest for the tree. It doesn't matter what software platforms or communications methods are involved - children (or rather descendants, since they may be adults) generally do not wish to share the same social platform as their parents / older relatives.
- ehnto 5y ago
  I totally agree, that's the point of my comment even. This is a moving target, nothing 'always' about it. We're discussing the decline of facebook over time, and it started being popular with an entirely different age group than it is now. I also think it's worth noting these are relatively new phenomenon, we haven't even had social networks for long enough to pin down trends so absolutely.
- sjg007 5y ago
  I appreciate my parents being on FB. But I’m an adult. I also left FB for a time though too. I think FB can do real psychological harm so you have to be psychologically prepared for it.
ipaddr 5y ago
Those college students grew up and that age group make up the bulk of facebook with their parents on as well.
- ehnto 5y ago
  Exactly, so it's not the case that FB has 'always' been for old people, is my point. It has evolved over time, as we're seeing most social networks doing. It seems hard to become a long term incumbent, but it's evolving in front of us.

tonfreed 5y ago

I read an article a while ago saying that for millennials, they love follower counts and likes, while zoomies will freely move between platforms with the days' trends without really caring about that stuff.

bluefirebrand 5y ago
Personally I don't care about follower counts and likes and other such nonsense. I stick to one platform because I've met people there I like to chat with I'm also not just consuming content and trying to stay ahead of trends.

sam0x17 5y ago

When my cohort was 12 facebook was cool as hell. Things really have changed, and I think OP is right. The facebook property has an expiration date.

xboxnolifes 5y ago
But when your cohort was 12, were your parents on Facebook? Or were they on another platform (or no platform at all)? Facebook was the cool hen MySpace was the ew after all.
- potta_coffee 5y ago
  I quit Facebook when my mom and grandma started sending me friend requests. Maybe around 2009 or so.
aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
Meta is cool, like Xi!