Facebook Usage Decline
Debate on whether Facebook is declining in popularity, with HN users citing personal anecdotes of disuse contrasted against its broad network effects, active user base, and demographic shifts.
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Seems like very few users use Facebook from HN.
Most people do care, they just don't have any alternatives due to Facebook's network effect.
Would people really stop doing that if facebook wasn't available?
People are still using Facebook?
People are still using Facebook?
People still care about Facebook? Why?
I don't think Facebook, or their userbase, care. :/
Lots of people don't have a FB acct or don't use it anymore. It's largely died off unless you are old.
Because due to that mindset now FB sucks and no one wants to use it anymore?
Yet somehow1) Meta has a lot of active users across all of their properties (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp). Even the core Facebook product generates a lot of activity, which can be seen from their financials.2) The great majority of Facebook users are under 50 (Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187549/facebook-di