Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year • Hacker News Board

Re: Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year

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Post by prawn » Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 12:37 AM UTC

rocky1138 wrote: post #211

mysterypie wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> a "no current coworkers" policy So if someone asks, Can you add me on FB? Would you reply?: No, I have a no current coworkers policy. Is there a way to do this without hurting people's feelings?

What you wrote is pretty good. To wrap it up, you can offer an alternative, like "let's do LinkedIn instead" so they know it's not just them you say no to and that you are actually interested in connecting with them not just blowing them off.

"I use Facebook for mostly family stuff. Are you on LinkedIn?"

Re: Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 7:41 PM UTC

jliptzin wrote: post #32

Started using FB in 2004 when there were barely a few hundred thousand users. It was great as a college freshman going to a new place not knowing anyone and needing to make friends fast and keep up. In my 30s now and have almost completely stopped using facebook. I check in once every few months, usually when I need to sign in because someone messages me there instead of email. It's actually stunning to me that Faceb…

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Re: Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year

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Post by thestepafter » Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 6:01 PM UTC

coastal-fiesta wrote: post #260

thestepafter wrote: post #54

I signed up for Facebook recently after deleting my account 9 years ago. I was banned within 30 minutes after updating my work history and a profile photo. Submitted an appeal with my drivers license and passport. Unbanned in a couple hours. Kept building my profile over the next couple days and was banned 3 more times. Submitted appeals each time with all the requested information. Nothing malicious, political, or s…

Do you have an account already? Was this some kind of duplicate account prevention measure?

No, I did not already have an existing account.

Re: Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year

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Post by thestepafter » Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 6:02 PM UTC

pentae wrote: post #333

thestepafter wrote: post #54

I signed up for Facebook recently after deleting my account 9 years ago. I was banned within 30 minutes after updating my work history and a profile photo. Submitted an appeal with my drivers license and passport. Unbanned in a couple hours. Kept building my profile over the next couple days and was banned 3 more times. Submitted appeals each time with all the requested information. Nothing malicious, political, or s…

I just went through the same experience trying to set up paid ads. My account was suspended for "suspicious activity" and despite sending in a photo of my credit card with my thumb over the first 12 digits they still denied me. In the end after multiple engagements it was approved. It lasted 24 hours before it was suspended again and had to do the whole thing all over again with the same copy/pasted responses. Their…

Did you get any kind of emails from Facebook during this? I haven’t heard anything from them.

Re: Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year

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Post by rangersanger » Wed, Feb 21, 2018, 9:53 PM UTC

whataretensors wrote: post #287

rangersanger wrote: post #281

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It means I would like "liking" a post of grumpy cat to use as much energy as a Toyota Carola driving from Miami to Washington DC. Luckily, actually posting grumpy cat photos causes brownouts, so there are none to like.

Hyperbole. Modern blockchains do not use much energy. This is an obvious great idea waiting for implementation.

You got a source for that? Everything I've read says they do. And yeah, obviously hyperbole in service of a joke...

I also have no idea why this is such an obviously great idea. I don't see anything obviously great about it. Care to explain.