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t1_iwfvyyx wrote

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The Facebook number is mind boggling - who are these people?!

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t1_iwfwfve wrote

In many poor countries, your 3g package includes free Facebook so everyone uses it

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t1_iwfwym4 wrote

Did not know that, thanks!

Also why, what’s Zuck’s scam/ endgame?

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t1_iwgayoa wrote

Google built its empire by being the starting point of the internet for a generation of people. Facebook has replaced that for a billion low-income people who experience the internet entirely through cheap Android phones, and rakes in the ad revenue accordingly. Facebook is the internet for these folks.

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t1_iwkhbvh wrote

True. For years people have been saying Facebook is dying. I remember having an argument with a colleague who was very convinced that Google+ would wipe out Facebook. Facebook is a force in many countries, it is a lifeline for small one-person businesses. I outgrew my Facebook days, but I like to think it's the only social media that's actually "social" (own opinion). People are free to post whatever they want, and they don't have to be an 'expert' in this or that, they are there to have fun. The other sm just brings the same stress people are trying to escape, LinkedIn is an extension of work - people have to pretend to be professional, Twitter users think they are more "classy" than anyone else and Instagram and Tiktok - I don't know even what to say about those.

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t1_iwk37ic wrote

Guess it’s economies of scale, poor people aren’t usually the most desired demographic for advertisers.

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t1_iwfzxrx wrote

In some African countries Facebook provides free internet, but only for Facebook and a selected few websites.

For these people Facebook is synonymous with internet

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