Comment by Aurornis
2 days ago
> And I don't just mean that nobody uses it anymore. Like, I knew everyone under 50 had moved on
It will probably surprise a lot of people to learn that this isn't true.
A higher percentage of 30-49 year olds report using Facebook than in 50+ age groups
The bias toward younger generations is even higher when you include Instagram
One source https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media...
I think many in the Hacker News bubble stopped using it and assume everyone else did, too. It's not too surprising when you read articles like this that paint a completely different picture of the platform than what your friends and family are actually seeing when they use it, as evidenced by the multitude of reports in this comment section from people whose family and friends are still getting value out of the site.
Interesting. I wonder if the phrasing as "do you ever use this platform" leads to this result. I could definitely believe more 30-49 year olds log in every so often for Marketplace etc., but would expect DAU to be lower than 50+. But maybe that's just more of the same bias you describe.