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I’m surprised that Facebook consistently ranks higher than Snapchat on these charts. I thought younger generations considered Facebook to be for “old people” for just about 7 years now.

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It highly depends on country, region, socioeconomic factors etc.

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Facebook in Brazil survives through groups, I don’t think people actually engage with the feed, most use it as forum each one inside their own groups.

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It’s just not true in reality though. I see people from young teenagers to people in their twenties and thirties using Facebook. It’s dominant amongst all age groups and the “Facebook is for old people” trope is a myth that needs to die out.

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Facebook needs to die out.

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I don’t disagree. I’m just saying, it’s still incredibly popular. I don’t even have an account myself.

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Maybe it’s because they have to? Keeping in touch with older relatives, following local events, etc

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I mean, you don’t need Facebook to do any of those things you listed. People can still call, or text, or use a myriad of different messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, Viber etc.You don’t need Facebook to find out about events or concerts and the like either.

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