Parents, all you have to do is talk near them about how cool X is to you, while suppressing your gag reflex long enough for them to cringe.
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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"Butters? Are you on Twitter?"
"No Dad! Just watching porn!"
..It's actually a much better alternative, I can't even lie.
So what. Everyone was on twitter in middle school for me back when it first became a thing. It's not new news.
Twitter now is what 4chan was then in many ways. This should be disconcerting in the least.
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I’m surprised that Facebook consistently ranks higher than Snapchat on these charts. I thought younger generations considered Facebook to be for “old people” for just about 7 years now.
It highly depends on country, region, socioeconomic factors etc.
It's just not true in reality though. I see people from young teenagers to people in their twenties and thirties using Facebook. It's dominant amongst all age groups and the "Facebook is for old people" trope is a myth that needs to die out.
Maybe it's because they have to? Keeping in touch with older relatives, following local events, etc
I mean, you don't need Facebook to do any of those things you listed. People can still call, or text, or use a myriad of different messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, Viber etc.You don't need Facebook to find out about events or concerts and the like either.
You are correct, however the reality is more nuanced. Good luck getting any of the old people in my family to try a different app for messaging. You can set it up for them, but hoo boy, "fixing" it when they move it or something else is a full time job and not worth the effort.
Yeah, I understand that too. Becoming the tech person for everyone isn't fun either.
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Facebook needs to die out.
I don't disagree. I'm just saying, it's still incredibly popular. I don't even have an account myself.
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Do COPPA fines apply here?
As unenforcable as they've always been, and honestly I prefer it that way. Really don't want to give my ID to random websites.
Have they ever?
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