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I remember the steady turnover of social media networks leading up to Facebook—the joke was that kids would migrate to a new platform every time their parents joined their current one. I think there’s a kernel of truth there that’s still a potential weak point on Facebook: people want to have distinct, non-overlapping online personas for different social groups (family, work, friends, etc) without the overhead of maintaining multiple accounts. That seems like an avenue a potential fediverse Facebook alternative might exploit.
Kids aren't on Facebook nowadays. It's definitely an "old person thing" for them
That's somewhat of a myth. 43% of Facebook users are under 34, and nearly 20% of them are under 24.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/187549/facebook-distribution-of-users-age-group-usa/
80% over 24 is pretty solidly an "old people thing."
As an old man I demand those 20% get off my facebook and turn down that 101 gecs!
I mean, on the flip side, about 60% are under 44. I think 40-50 is the cutoff for being considered "old" these days. I say this as someone who is quickly approaching that first cutoff, lol.
From kids perspectives it is different. For young people anyone over 25 is old, solidly adult, not “with it”, washed, etc. Contrasts that with almost 70% of tiktok users are under 24, with over 50% of creators in the 18 to 24 range. That's solidly a young people social network. Facebook is in comparison made of old people. Most young people who engage with Meta do so through Instagram, and have a Facebook account because IG nags them to create one. But they aren't going there or spending any significant amount of time engaging with Facebook itself. Facebook follows the global age distribution more closely, but users and active users engaging are entirely different things.
Ask a teenager how old are the people he/she/xe consider old, 24 shouldn't be too off
The generational divide is just one instance of a broader phenomenon—similar divisions exist in adults between our constructed personas for family, work, friends, interest groups, etc.
I think an option on login for "personal account" vs "anonymous account" would be great. Personal accounts could require a phone number and allow import of contacts to help find personal accounts you know. There is a so much untapped potential here, we just need to make it a thing.
Or maybe a server that lets you create multiple, “connected” accounts at the same time, together with a client that combines the accounts into one view.