Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 30

Thread: Do people still use FB much?

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Joined
    Jul 2017
    Posts
    198
    Thanks
    250
    Thanked 241 Times in 121 Posts

    Default Do people still use FB much?

    I actually started one over because of some family moving out of the area and best way to keep track of them with photos daily. But noticed a lot of friends aren't on it anymore.

  2. #2
    Featured Member SuperJa's Avatar
    Joined
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Edmonton
    Posts
    1,668
    Thanks
    2,969
    Thanked 4,552 Times in 1,250 Posts
    My Mood
    Yeehaw

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Yeah i find facebook has basically become a place to share pics to older relatives, and also secret groups. Most people i went to school with etc are no longer very active if at all

  3. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to SuperJa For This Useful Post:


  4. #3
    Senior Member
    Joined
    Jul 2017
    Posts
    198
    Thanks
    250
    Thanked 241 Times in 121 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    yea reazling that. I started all over thinking I'd have many friends haha. now hardly anybody on there.

  5. #4
    God/dess Selina M's Avatar
    Joined
    Jan 2013
    Location
    Omicron Persei 8
    Posts
    4,508
    Thanks
    12,529
    Thanked 13,934 Times in 3,720 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    I still use mine mainly for messenger. I dont know why honestly, it just drifted to using that instead of texting.

    Most people don't seem to actually type posts anymore about themselves, it's a lot of sharing of picture posts/memes and arguing in comment sections.

    If my account were to get deleted I don't think I would bother making another.
    "People jack off with the left hand and point with the right."

    "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave."

  6. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Selina M For This Useful Post:


  7. #5
    Veteran Member
    Joined
    Oct 2018
    Posts
    447
    Thanks
    74
    Thanked 860 Times in 293 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Instagram. Don't use it but my niece is always on Instagram and said to me that Facebook is for old people.

  8. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to 305gurl For This Useful Post:


  9. #6
    Moderator
    Joined
    Sep 2012
    Posts
    2,508
    Thanks
    4,404
    Thanked 3,977 Times in 1,532 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Quote Originally Posted by 305gurl View Post
    Instagram. Don't use it but my niece is always on Instagram and said to me that Facebook is for old people.
    This is what the interns say
    Where Am I? Missing NYC

  10. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Bahuba For This Useful Post:


  11. #7
    Featured Member trustfundkiller's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2016
    Location
    South Florida
    Posts
    1,562
    Thanks
    4,330
    Thanked 5,106 Times in 1,279 Posts
    My Mood
    Sad

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    It's not popular among young millennials and gen z who seem to prefer apps like Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, but it still looks to be quite popular among older millennials, gen x, and baby boomers. Almost all of my family, especially older relatives, use Facebook on a daily basis. I'm not active as far as posting photos and status updates, and I've gone through periods of deactivating my account but there are several groups I'm a member of and enjoy reading/occasionally posting in.

  12. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to trustfundkiller For This Useful Post:


  13. #8
    Veteran Member
    Joined
    Aug 2014
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    379
    Thanks
    1,038
    Thanked 773 Times in 241 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    I deleted mine last year and dont miss it one bit. Instagram is next...

    Many people still use it, but its no loss without it IMO

  14. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to somechick99 For This Useful Post:


  15. #9
    Featured Member Winged Dinghy's Avatar
    Joined
    Sep 2008
    Location
    The dirty south
    Posts
    1,381
    Thanks
    1,942
    Thanked 1,992 Times in 605 Posts
    Blog Entries
    17
    My Mood
    Fine

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    I'm on it for the secret groups.

  16. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Winged Dinghy For This Useful Post:


  17. #10
    Member
    Joined
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    65
    Thanks
    76
    Thanked 126 Times in 51 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    I use it for messenger because it is a cheap and easy way to keep in contact with several friends who have moved overseas. Also some people I know still use it for organising large events, so it is nice to be able to get those invites. However, I've stopped posting updates on there a while ago, I figure people don't need to know every little thing I'm doing. Pretty much everyone I know who uses it though is over 30, so it seems the next generation is using other platforms.

  18. The Following User Says Thank You to daggx For This Useful Post:


  19. #11
    Veteran Member questella's Avatar
    Joined
    Sep 2006
    Posts
    343
    Thanks
    248
    Thanked 249 Times in 113 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    There's too much drama on facebook. I never deleted mine and just use to to browse local shows and local news (since I have no TV at all and don't have news outside of social media and google) I have another one for my kids which is literately just posting their pictures for family. I could never browse the feed it just makes me realize how much I hate all the people I'm supposedly related too.

    But with their's it lets it so even the aunt way out in Washington that we see maybe once a decade can still watch her great-nephews grow up.

  20. #12
    God/dess Vyanka's Avatar
    Joined
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Cash-Stack-istan Island
    Posts
    14,704
    Thanks
    6,564
    Thanked 11,625 Times in 3,697 Posts
    My Mood
    Angelic

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    I deleted my account a long time ago, when IG(which I never bothered to create either) was starting out. Shit gets addicting. Anyway, I'll look at my mom's FB page if I wanna see how my family is doing. Other than that, I think it's just a big time waster. I don't have IG, it's sort of like the same shit. I'm just so damn anti-social.


    Now Twitter(Old I know )I have to follw up on news events( since I don't have time to watch tv)and other shit I give a fuck about without having to follow anyone.
    Last edited by Vyanka; 03-12-2019 at 12:54 PM.

  21. #13
    God/dess SnuffleUffleGrass's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2009
    Location
    HearstCastle, Rosebud
    Posts
    8,848
    Thanks
    22,676
    Thanked 17,513 Times in 6,696 Posts
    My Mood
    Angelic

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Here's a scary thought- during the 2008 Great Recession a lot of companies got a reminder of the importance of targeted advertising/data mining. Also they could already see from Myspace that social media was a huge tool for product promotion.

    It was inevitable that FB was going to get turned into a vehicle for ad revenue and selling. PLUS people giving away personal info...too sweet for them. (Daniel Tosh pointed this out in a comedy routine years ago, that no one needed to work for someone's private info if they would actually just post it up for free on social media.)

    Aside from that, FB is handy for saving time and money IF you know how to avoid the pitfalls pushed by the service.

  22. #14
    Veteran Member
    Joined
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    291
    Thanks
    159
    Thanked 357 Times in 166 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    FB has turned into a political fiasco mostly, although the business side still seems to be somewhat unscathed from the casual

  23. The Following User Says Thank You to OmegaWest For This Useful Post:


  24. #15
    God/dess WendiStarr's Avatar
    Joined
    Aug 2013
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    7,026
    Thanks
    10,647
    Thanked 22,084 Times in 6,140 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    I am convinced that fakebook is for dramatic relatives of the older generation who like to publicly broadcast family issues, people of any age who like to pretend to be super successful and important, and unhappily married exes who want to try to "relive the old times", attempting to make contact with you through there. I reactivate twice a year and it seems to still be true. Deactivated again.

  25. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to WendiStarr For This Useful Post:


  26. #16
    God/dess Elektra Luxx's Avatar
    Joined
    Jan 2011
    Location
    I live in the 11th dimension.
    Posts
    3,490
    Thanks
    22,167
    Thanked 9,536 Times in 2,817 Posts
    My Mood
    Stressed

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    I have an account I use to snoop on ex's and compare myself to their girlfriends.

  27. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Elektra Luxx For This Useful Post:


  28. #17
    God/dess baer45's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2015
    Posts
    3,004
    Thanks
    1,769
    Thanked 5,118 Times in 2,209 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Quote Originally Posted by Elektra Luxx View Post
    I have an account I use to snoop on ex's and compare myself to their girlfriends.
    Or are they happier than you?
    I like being alone, I just don't like being lonely.




  29. The Following User Says Thank You to baer45 For This Useful Post:


  30. #18
    Veteran Member KALIN's Avatar
    Joined
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Denver
    Posts
    344
    Thanks
    993
    Thanked 522 Times in 231 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    I deleted my facebook last year & don't regret it

  31. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to KALIN For This Useful Post:


  32. #19
    God/dess Elektra Luxx's Avatar
    Joined
    Jan 2011
    Location
    I live in the 11th dimension.
    Posts
    3,490
    Thanks
    22,167
    Thanked 9,536 Times in 2,817 Posts
    My Mood
    Stressed

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Quote Originally Posted by baer45 View Post
    Or are they happier than you?
    Well, I'm happier! Although if one particular ex called I might call him back.

  33. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Elektra Luxx For This Useful Post:


  34. #20
    Featured Member R-209's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Pacific NW, USA
    Posts
    1,228
    Thanks
    975
    Thanked 1,795 Times in 830 Posts
    My Mood
    Crappy

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    FB has a couple features that I wish Twitter would incorporate, like secret groups and bookmarking threads.

    I was going to add the use of real names, but people seem to be dicks regardless.

  35. The Following User Says Thank You to R-209 For This Useful Post:


  36. #21
    Veteran Member
    Joined
    Mar 2016
    Location
    The internet
    Posts
    724
    Thanks
    1,728
    Thanked 577 Times in 292 Posts
    My Mood
    Yeehaw

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Well after today I'd say yeah. The outtage and glitches made the news.

  37. #22
    Newbie Nancydre's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2019
    Location
    Oklahoma
    Posts
    10
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Quote Originally Posted by Randi Starr View Post
    I actually started one over because of some family moving out of the area and best way to keep track of them with photos daily. But noticed a lot of friends aren't on it anymore.
    FB is still a real deal. But in my area everyone uses Instagram or other messengers to keep it touch with each other.

  38. #23
    Featured Member R-209's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Pacific NW, USA
    Posts
    1,228
    Thanks
    975
    Thanked 1,795 Times in 830 Posts
    My Mood
    Crappy

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Oh, and I really hate FB's "laughing" icon.

    It looks like a bully.

  39. The Following User Says Thank You to R-209 For This Useful Post:


  40. #24
    Senior Member whodathoe's Avatar
    Joined
    Dec 2017
    Location
    The internet
    Posts
    109
    Thanks
    36
    Thanked 127 Times in 58 Posts
    My Mood
    Inspired

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Is it a good idea for sugaring?

    Not sugaring sugaring but lets say you wanted to catch the attention of an old fling that's doing better in life....

  41. #25
    Featured Member trustfundkiller's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2016
    Location
    South Florida
    Posts
    1,562
    Thanks
    4,330
    Thanked 5,106 Times in 1,279 Posts
    My Mood
    Sad

    Default Re: Do people still use FB much?

    Quote Originally Posted by whodathoe View Post
    Is it a good idea for sugaring?

    Not sugaring sugaring but lets say you wanted to catch the attention of an old fling that's doing better in life....
    In that scenario, absolutely. People are always curious to know about exes and how "the one who got away" is doing in life after many years. Facebook is notorious for causing friction in marriages and relationships because of how easy it is to get ahold of your high school sweetheart, your wild summer romance from 20 years ago, etc. It reopens a door that otherwise would have been permanently shut.

  42. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to trustfundkiller For This Useful Post:


Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 24
    Last Post: 03-31-2014, 10:33 AM
  2. Replies: 39
    Last Post: 03-16-2009, 08:59 AM
  3. Replies: 13
    Last Post: 09-01-2008, 09:22 PM
  4. Swedish people and people familiar with Sweden...
    By francescadubois in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 01-04-2008, 07:36 PM
  5. Replies: 11
    Last Post: 07-25-2004, 11:28 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •