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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by ARandomerDude on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @02:15AM (#32247392)
> inflation explosion, COVID and international uncertainty...recessionary behaviour...cutting jobs and revising forecasts...drop in revenue.

Literally none of these things account for people not logging in to FB. In fact, some (all?) of those sound like the sorts of things that would drive engagement among millions of bored and frustrated people.

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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by threeseed on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @05:50AM (#32248559)
Inflation = less purchasing power = less effective discretionary income.

That means less to spend on new phones, data plans etc. And more time spent at work.

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