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To think facebook is dying out?

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Middleagednbored · 24/04/2024 07:39

Been on it for years, have a couple of hundred friends on there. Over the past few years, I've noticed that only a handful post regularly now, the rest post rarely, if ever. I've realised some haven't posted for years! There are a few who until a year or so ago posted regularly and I liked keeping up with their lives but now seem to have stopped. I have definitely cut down on my posts too. A year ago, I would average twice a week, now it's twice a month if that. What's the point if no one is reading? I do actually like seeing the memories come up and how people I don't see much anymore are getting on but these days it's so boring. Mostly ads. I'm in a few groups (hobbies, interests, local community) which are useful but otherwise it's so dead!

Do we think Facebook will fizzle put altogether over the next few years? I don't do Instagram or twitter and don't understand tik tok etc (too old 🤣).

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PicaK · 24/04/2024 07:44

I'm the right age to use it so I like it. But I'm aware it's very old fashioned. I'm gearing myself up to change. But I thought if I'm going thru the effort I might wait for the next "thing" and ride at the front 😂😂

FlappyFish · 24/04/2024 07:43

It’s the amount of adverts and suggested pages for me. I can scroll for ages and it’s just crap upon advert upon crap.

I post a lot less. I used to like broadcasting to the world when I was younger. Now I might post a family photo once a month at most.

QuickFetchTheCoffee · 24/04/2024 07:43

I used to use FB quite a lot, posted sometimes but commented and reacted to friends and family's posts often. I see less and less content from the people I used to notice regularly so I'm spending less time on it. On the other hand I'm in contact with the same people and receiving news from them on the family Whatsapp group etc.

TheMuskratOfDestiny · 24/04/2024 07:43

I have an anonymous skeleton account for things like school, local, club and business pages I follow.

No friends. It's all it's good for these days

Mrsjayy · 24/04/2024 07:43

Yes its a thing of the past, my children use it out of sympathy for their old mum 😂 Its mostly over 40s ime that post regularly it will eventually fizzle away.

ZenNudist · 24/04/2024 07:43

It's for business and social groups so it will have its place but people putting their lives on there is on the decline.

Dewdilly · 24/04/2024 07:43

I don’t use Facebook at all for friends and family. But I do use it heavily for some information and support groups I am in. There are always lots of people posting on those.

TheValueOfEverything · 24/04/2024 07:42

Users are declining in the UK while percentage of your feed which is ads and “recommended content” (often targeted posts for your profile) has increased.

However users in many other countries are rising. In many low income countries Facebook IS the internet - because Meta cut a deal with their government to provide the app without data costs.

I do begrudge the amount of businesses who’ve inadvertently made Facebook their only interface for customers. I don’t use it.

user1494050295 · 24/04/2024 07:42

I could have written your post. I also find the adds really overwhelming. Am not on Twitter or insta either

conniecon · 24/04/2024 07:42

I use it mainly for the local community stuff so I know what's going on.

I rarely post because I'm so bored of self-obsessed people detailing their whole lives that I no longer want to share anything either!

It will probably die out and be replaced with something else eventually.

Beezknees · 24/04/2024 07:41

Me and my friends still use it a lot.

Zanatdy · 24/04/2024 07:40

Yes I use it much less now, I do use Instagram and Tiktok too, but still like Facebook. Mine is always full of posts so not noticed it’s going to die out, but people do use other socials more these days

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