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I'm a middle school teacher in Europe. None of my students use Facebook. They even don't use Whatsapp that much anymore. FB has a big problem.

homarp 3y ago
but they are using instagram no?
- Dah00n 3y ago
  More likely Snapchat.
- johnnykree 3y ago
  The girls, the skaters and bikers. The others just use snapchat most of the time. One of my students was complaining about battery life on his new iPhone. I told him that snapchat just uses a lot of battery because all of the shenanigans. He didnt believe me till I showed him the battery function of the phone where you can see what app uses how much percentage. :)
Xenoamorphous 3y ago
What do they use instead of Whatsapp?
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago
  Snapchat. All teens are communicating on Snapchat. And sometimes Instagram which is also owned by FB.
  - johnnykree 3y ago
    yup. Instagram is more used by the sports guys to show of their stunts... I have a kid who jumps into public water fountains with his bike. And girls with beauty stuff which may be a cliche but as a language teacher we often talk about their weekends and their hobbies...
- zeknife 3y ago
  Probably discord
- johnnykree 3y ago
  Snapchat, Discord and Instagram. Mostly Snapchat. It's really strange for me. I'm 41 years old. Seeing the birth of the Internet and all, I always assumed that kids will grow up with stuff and be great with everything. But most of them don't even know how to create an email account. (or they don't want to invest time into it) They don't watch movies. Or Netflix. Most of them just use Snapchat and Instagram and Tictoc.
  - HDThoreaun 3y ago
    snapchat isn't a replacement for IM apps. They serve different purposes and most people still want the ability to send lasting messages.
    - johnnykree 3y ago
      I know that but tell this to my students. For me it also doesn’t make sense that they prefer watching tictoc for hours instead of tv series on Netflix… but they do.

homarp 3y ago

but they are using instagram no?

Dah00n 3y ago
More likely Snapchat.
johnnykree 3y ago
The girls, the skaters and bikers. The others just use snapchat most of the time. One of my students was complaining about battery life on his new iPhone. I told him that snapchat just uses a lot of battery because all of the shenanigans. He didnt believe me till I showed him the battery function of the phone where you can see what app uses how much percentage. :)

Xenoamorphous 3y ago

What do they use instead of Whatsapp?

ChuckNorris89 3y ago
Snapchat. All teens are communicating on Snapchat. And sometimes Instagram which is also owned by FB.
- johnnykree 3y ago
  yup. Instagram is more used by the sports guys to show of their stunts... I have a kid who jumps into public water fountains with his bike. And girls with beauty stuff which may be a cliche but as a language teacher we often talk about their weekends and their hobbies...
zeknife 3y ago
Probably discord
johnnykree 3y ago
Snapchat, Discord and Instagram. Mostly Snapchat. It's really strange for me. I'm 41 years old. Seeing the birth of the Internet and all, I always assumed that kids will grow up with stuff and be great with everything. But most of them don't even know how to create an email account. (or they don't want to invest time into it) They don't watch movies. Or Netflix. Most of them just use Snapchat and Instagram and Tictoc.
- HDThoreaun 3y ago
  snapchat isn't a replacement for IM apps. They serve different purposes and most people still want the ability to send lasting messages.
  - johnnykree 3y ago
    I know that but tell this to my students. For me it also doesn’t make sense that they prefer watching tictoc for hours instead of tv series on Netflix… but they do.