[xcavier]

>>The actual human connection features of Facebook turned out to be a novelty<<

I don't agree. FB play(ed) an important role for me: helping me keep my extended family across the goings on in my child's life (they all live elsewhere). It was quite good at making grandparents/aunts/uncles feel connected etc.

But that utility is largely buried beneath a growing list of 'features' with little appeal - I don't need prompts to add people I know. I don't need yet another marketplace. I don't need short-form videos from complete strangers.

Today, 80%+ of my newsfeed feels like irrelevant content - and that's what's killing FB.

[tfandango]

I agree with this. I moved across country when I was 16 and have been able to regain friendships that would have been lost otherwise. However lately it seems to be 80% adds and unrelated videos. Often if I seek someone out I find they have been putting a bunch of stuff up there that I missed. It has made me much less interested in the Facebook product.

On the other hand, we have an Oculus and I'm quite enjoying some of the "metaverse" worlds in Horizons. I think I'm firmly in the minority there.