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The fastest growing group of consumers of Facebook by far is actually Baby Boomers. I recently did a research project on generational usage of social media platforms, and this came up repeatedly in the review of literature.
According to my young nieces and nephews, "Facebook is for old people." The youths are on social media sites I've never heard of.
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Maybe this person equates that with being sneaky or secretive or just saying they don't because they have something to hide (Instead of just not giving a crap about it)
I would say to them, one could just put a bunch of lies on your page and provide misinformation. The sneakiest people WILL use it to misrepresent themselves. There is nothing secretive about not participating in something that is merely social and quite impersonal being it is online and subject to all manner of deception and manipulation. I would be more wary of people on Facebook if they are on it too much or seem to be too perfect.
Maybe those who don't use it prefer keeping it real, socializing one on one in person. It's a lot more difficult for someone to be fake when they are looking you in the eye.
Another dumb question, stop trolling and trying to get info to complete your homework.
Who the f cares about a Facebook. Some people want to maintain privacy by not having a Facebook account. F Facebook
What is the problem with FB? And is it just FB or also Twitter, Instagram, and similar such mediums. (I guess CD forums are ok.) In my observations, those that are deeply averse to FB are acting illogically based on extreme views. Usually because they have formed opinions of FB users based on the FB "addicts" that must post 20x per day telling us about every minute detail of their life. Like a reformed alcoholic that cannot handle a drink for happy hour, they don't see it is possible to have a FB account and use it in moderation.
Never used any of these sites. No problem with people who do, assuming they're used somewhat responsibly.
There's no requirement to use these sites though. The world coped okay without them.
Does those people exist? If they exist are you weary of them?
Yes I exist! My husband does too. The chances were good for us, apparently. I'd say it's not very likely, but it is possible. Weary of them? Like as in tired of them, or wary? Wary seems to fit better. I'm not wary of them, of course. I was never interested in facebook and someone who is not as well may share more interests with me, perhaps. It worked out that way with my husband at least.
Facebook reports 214 million users in the USA. If the U.S.population is around 323 million, you can literally do the math.
Don't overlook the fact that many people have a facebook account just to see pictures of family members. They have id's that are completely bogus and do not use facebook to advertise there life. So out of 214 million users, there many only be 100 million that actually use Facebook to interact with people, rather than actually living in the real world.
Timeliness alert! I'm a "non-traditional student" (we all know what that means) at my school. I was standing outside of class talking about a test we'd just taken to guess which questions we'd gotten right. The person I was talking to - I think he's 20, 21-ish? - said he was going on to another school in the fall and he had to sell his books. I asked whether he knew about the school's FB page and he said he doesn't have FB.
From what I've seen, the chances are VERY, VERY, VERY slim. Heck, even I have a FB acct, but don't really use or post on it, but I still have one & most of the FEW friends on there are people I never really see & a few I don't even know personally. From time to time, I find that I have to contact certain companies to ask them about something & they reply, so it's proven at times better than contacting the company by phone or even email.
But I can close it up right this second & not give a care. Most other people would act like the sky's falling if FB suddenly shut down, in fact, I wish it would because I'd like to see how much in a tizzy everyone would be in, ha!!!
Ugh. Reminds me when I was online dating. Everyone was asking for my FB and when I said I have none. The reaction was like it was the end of the world or something. WTF.
LOL. The reality is I had FB but I deactivate it. And even if it was active, there is no way in hell I will let them 'friend' me. LOL. Nor let them stalk my FB.
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