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I worked on the same teams as you in nearly overlapping time periods and I add support to what you say. FB is (or was, before I quit) driven by getting contrib

I worked on the same teams as you in nearly overlapping time periods and I add support to what you say. FB is (or was, before I quit) driven by getting contributing users to contribute more. We knew a million "tricks" to get people to be hooked on scrolling or watching ads. We did not use them, because we had already done a million experiments to know that people hate that shit, and quit. Interactions with friends is what drives use of social media, as it should be. The trouble is, Facebook is so deep underwater PR-wise and user-content-quality-wise (in America at least, India still loves it), that subconscious evaluations of which app to open are facing very strong headwinds now.

recuter 4y ago
> The trouble is, Facebook is so deep underwater PR-wise and user-content-quality-wise (in America at least, India still loves it), that subconscious evaluations of which app to open are facing very strong headwinds now. Yes, the trouble is that ordinary people are making incorrect subconscious evaluations based on bad PR, such on the nose verbiage from you.
avgcorrection 4y ago
Is the app bad? No. > The trouble is, Facebook is so deep underwater PR-wise and user-content-quality-wise (in America at least, India still loves it), that subconscious evaluations of which app to open are facing very strong headwinds now. The app was foiled by that dastardly subconscious mind.