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> I mostly left them because my friends and family didn't post. Yeah this is exactly the problem, and Facebook understands it. They want people posting more s
by mgraczyk 4y ago
> I mostly left them because my friends and family didn't post.
Yeah this is exactly the problem, and Facebook understands it. They want people posting more so that their friends will see their posts and stick around. Facebook cares about this more than scrolling because people stick around more in the long term if their friends and family are posting.
> Seems pretty nasty to me.
Yeah maybe, I've never tried. What I meant is that Facebook could do many things to get people to spend more time scrolling, but they don't do most because it would harm the user experience. For example Facebook was reluctant to add unconnected content on Feed, but eventually did. If they only cared about "keeping you scrolling" they would have done it 10 years ago instead of ~1 year ago.
- kridsdale2 4y agoI was on Feed from 2017 until 2020. Every year some minor sub-team would show off their plans for an unconnected content unit. It never shipped until Zuck began to understand that the ship had already sailed with Gen-Z on to TT (which he or a deputy refused to buy when he had the chance). Everything Meta is doing today can be explained by Zuck's frustration with not owning a mobile OS (VR) and knowing that he has already lost the new generation (Reels and Rooms).