Almost one in five men admits to having no close friends, a survey has found

Re:Almost one in five men admits to having no close friends,... by lolinder on Sunday September 22, 2019 @08:58PM (#21045122)

Supports maybe, but doesn't encourage or promote them. The money is in the endless news feed from your 300+ acquaintances, not in quiet, thoughtful conversation between a group of close friends.

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Re:Almost one in five men admits to having no close friends,... by fragmede on Sunday September 22, 2019 @11:45PM (#21045769)

Of course it can't promote them. All of the best groups are secret, and with good reason. They are spread via word of mouth which allows group admins to vet new users. Facebook even added a flow to support a "before you join, submit your answers these questions" workflow.

Maybe that's not where the money is, but these private groups are so sticky that I don't currently see any alternative. People already know how to use Facebook, they don't know how to use Discord or Slack.

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Re:Almost one in five men admits to having no close friends,... by greggman2 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @11:55PM (#21045803)

I found it's trivally easy to "unfollow" 280 of those 300+ acquaintances and suddenly my newsfeed isn't so bad

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Re:Almost one in five men admits to having no close friends,... by woah on Monday September 23, 2019 @02:44PM (#21052123)

Facebook has currently bought out the entire advertising space of one of the downtown SF subway stations with ads for their groups product. Seems like they are trying to promote it.

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