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Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by fleddr on Thursday February 03, 2022 @08:42AM (#30192249)
Nothing wrong with old people. There's quite a few of them in our world, and only increasing. Also, old people have money, unlike teenagers. Also, old people stick around, unlike teens that switch networks every year or so.

So...what is the appeal of teenagers again? Is it being "cool"? What can I buy for cool?

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Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by isaiahg on Thursday February 03, 2022 @11:28PM (#30202876)
You're not wrong but what Facebook needs for its investors is growth. If your audience is only old people then the possibility for growth is much more limited. If you frame it like resources then a young audience is renewable. While an aging audience is more like oil, less exciting, and requiring more and more effort to aquire over time.
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