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You mean the social network that is currently dying the same death as countless other platforms before it, just on a larger scale? Maybe some are too young to
by chmod775 1y ago
You mean the social network that is currently dying the same death as countless other platforms before it, just on a larger scale?
Maybe some are too young to remember the great migrations from/to MySpace, MSN, ICQ, AIM, Skype, local alternatives like StudiVZ, ..., where people used to keep in contact with friends. Facebook was just the latest and largest platform where people kept in touch and expressed themselves in some way. People adding each other on Facebook before others to keep in touch hasn't been a thing for 5 years. It's Instagram, Discord, and WhatsApp nowadays depending on your social circle (two of which Meta wisely bought because they saw the writing on the wall).
If I open Facebook nowadays, then out of ~130 people I used to keep in touch with through that platform, pretty much nobody is still doing anything on there. The only sign of life will be some people showing as online because they've the facebook app installed to use direct messaging.
No, people easily migrate between these platforms. All it takes is put your new handles (discord ID/phone number/etc) as a sticky so people know where to find you. And especially children will always use whichever platform their parents don't.
Small caveat: This is a German perspective. I don't doubt there's some countries where Facebook is still doing well.
- nextworddev 1y agoLast time I checked 99% of normies are still happily scrolling FB and Instagram
- cmrdporcupine 1y agoFB in particular is becoming deader and deader every month, and it's only a matter of time before something else comes along that sucks their attention away.
- nextworddev 1y agoThe beauty of Meta is that they can just fake engagement metrics. Not defending them, just knowing that they do
- nemothekid 1y ago>No, people easily migrate between these platforms. No? It's rare for these platforms to survive, the one that was closest to challenging Facebook was kneecapped by the US government. The time between the founding of MySpace to Facebook was a little over a year. Instagram has been the largest social network for close to decade now, and it's not like others haven't been trying. META is up 600% over last 3 years. I'm really question your definition of the word "dying"
- HDThoreaun 1y agometa made over 60 billion dollars last year. The idea that it is dying is lunacy