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What I find ironic is that there is a huge gap that FB left behind, IE: people still want a way to keep in regular contact with friends / classmates / former co
by poulsbohemian 4y ago
What I find ironic is that there is a huge gap that FB left behind, IE: people still want a way to keep in regular contact with friends / classmates / former co-workers / family who they might not see physically on a regular basis. FB had this market, then effed it up because they got greedy with their advertising and data poaching. Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram - no other of the "social" platforms focuses on this need either. FB still is the default for this need, but they've made their users miserable in the process and plenty of people have just plain left because they don't trust FB. And the kids see it as something for old people.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoAgree, old Facebook was one of the best things about the internet. But there's no real way to monetize it without a corresponding degradation in user experience. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be...