Re:The Decline of Django
by billyjobob on Friday October 15, 2021 @10:55AM
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Especially since a 40 year old on Facebook today will have been using it since he was 26, or possibly 24 if he was at college at the time. So he’s going to be well aware that Facebook isn’t a new hip thing. (Although he might have seen the damage that Facebook did to his mental health over the years and wisely decided not to sign up for Instagram and Tiktok when they came along, so that part is not so unrealistic)
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This hit home for me. I'm not yet 40, but I'm not too far off. I was using Facebook in college back in 2005. My usage had been tapering off for a couple of years, and I I permanently closed my account about around late 2015. I haven't signed up for any social network/platform since, except for Instagram that I use solely to post photos from my budding photography hobby. I only post photos in which there are either no people at all, or no recognizable faces. I only "like" photos that fit the same criteria, and I only follow people who I know very well in the real world. If I see a photo of a birthday, wedding, etc.. that I would like to "like" ~ I don't like it on Instagram; I pick up the phone and text/call/reconnect.