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Facebook loses users for the first time

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Re: Facebook loses users for the first time

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Post by shaunpud »

monkeybutton wrote: post #2

Its already frustrating enough having to use Facebook just to look up a restaurant's information, the set times for a concert, or whatever about a local business or event. If all that stuff starts to disappear behind a meta-verse wall, I might just leap off the nearest bridge instead.

It really gets me down when local/state emergency services etc. use it as their primary means of news/updates.

Re: Facebook loses users for the first time

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Post by cwkoss »

ProAm wrote: post #10

When the metaverse actually launches they will skyrocket. They were smart to pivot early. Saying the 'metaverse' is on FB right now is similar to people selling acres on the Moon before anyone landed. FB is planting an imaginary flag on the 'metaverse' hoping they can technically catch up to their claims and capitalize on it.

I feel like "selling acres on the Moon" and "smart" are at significant odds with each other...

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Post by Victerius »

ProAm wrote: post #10

When the metaverse actually launches they will skyrocket. They were smart to pivot early. Saying the 'metaverse' is on FB right now is similar to people selling acres on the Moon before anyone landed. FB is planting an imaginary flag on the 'metaverse' hoping they can technically catch up to their claims and capitalize on it.

I predict the Metaverse will fail, and fail early. It will be Google Plus, but worse.

No one I personally know cares about Metaverse, including young people and Facebook users.

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Post by trident5000 »

ProAm wrote: post #14
trident5000 wrote: post #9

Theres so many ads on instagram Im considering dumping it. Thats the only social platform I ever liked because I dont have to hear peoples opinions on things. But Im at a breaking point.

> Im considering In poker they call this a bluff

I dumped facebook, linkedin, snapchat. I can dump another.

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Post by ProAm »

Victerius wrote: post #13
ProAm wrote: post #10

When the metaverse actually launches they will skyrocket. They were smart to pivot early. Saying the 'metaverse' is on FB right now is similar to people selling acres on the Moon before anyone landed. FB is planting an imaginary flag on the 'metaverse' hoping they can technically catch up to their claims and capitalize on it.

I predict the Metaverse will fail, and fail early. It will be Google Plus, but worse. No one I personally know cares about Metaverse, including young people and Facebook users.

The 'metaverse' in terms that there will absolutely be a VR cyber/world/land/facebook/sims2/second life experience. Will it be what FB wants it to be (they want to cash in), probably not but this is 100% coming. Looks at every immersive games (WOW, Second Life, etc...) in the past, even if its just that it will be hugely lucrative and successful.

Re: Facebook loses users for the first time

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Post by systemvoltage »

dkackman11 wrote: post #5

This is good news. Facebook has proven itself to be a negative influence on people and countries.

It is just me or there seems to be a strange lack of criticism about TikTok on the same or stricter level than FB. Especially that it is a Chinese company HQ’ed in Beijing. Neither do I ever see discussion about the asymmetry in China’s trade policies with regards to FB/Tiktok. Tiktok enjoys free market access (except India), whereas FB is banned in China just like many other US-based platforms. On the contrary, there seems to be praise about TikTok on HN!

How come we don’t see scathing articles on NYT about TikTok but on WSJ? Has this become a partisan issue (Trump wanted to ban Tiktok)?

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