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I read "it's dying" by people on Discord and Reddit all the time, but the numbers prove otherwise. It's been going up this entire time and sitting over 3 billion MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS!

I feel like the bubble around people on other platforms saying "who uses Facebook anymore lol" is kind of wild given the numbers. Keep in mind these are active users not just abandoned accounts.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)
  1. It’s established
  2. It is a general purpose platform: it has personal posting, business listings, messaging, groups, communities, photos, news, clip format video, live streaming, p2p sales, business sales, event coordination and advertising, payment processing and cash sharing, games…
    Most other platforms do one or several of those things much better than FB, but FB is good enough for lots of people. It’s a one stop shop, and it does a fair job at cross pollinating the various aspects of its platform. It has enough stuff to keep to keep users engaged even if their interest wanes from one or more particular platform components.
[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I literally have to use Facebook to know what's happening in my small community. It's the most convenient place to learn about what's going on and I hate it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Same here,.so I choose not to use FB.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I feel like this is the best answer so far.