▲ 332 ▼ Teens abandon X and Facebook as TikTok and WhatsApp gain momentum, report (www.techspot.com) submitted 2 years ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 94 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because Whatsapp is totally not owned by FB. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 72 points 2 years ago (2 children) It’s not about why owns it. It’s about where young people can be without getting bothered by their parents and other old people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) I'm 41.....you telling me the kids today don't think of me as the greatest person who ever existed??? Pssshhh that's malarkey! I won't hear of it! EVERYONE thinks I'm the greatest person who ever existed! My lexicon includes words like "malarkey" and "lexicon"! Kids think that's cool right??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NutsGate@feddit.nl 30 points 2 years ago I'm 39 so I am slightly more rizz than you. I maintain my levels of brat by regularly updating my skibidi vocab. permalink fedilink source parent [–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Yo, your lexicon is making my malarkey happy permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Clearly you young people are fine being on Lemmy with old people permalink fedilink source parent [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago That's about phone number requirement for signup. Not about platforms. OK. Life is life. I've just had a traumatic memory of one young person, a girl (with possibly undiagnosed ASPD), from 13 years ago. Feel nausea and want to throw up every time thinking about that kind of places, dynamics, emotions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 72 points 2 years ago (2 children) It’s not about why owns it. It’s about where young people can be without getting bothered by their parents and other old people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) I'm 41.....you telling me the kids today don't think of me as the greatest person who ever existed??? Pssshhh that's malarkey! I won't hear of it! EVERYONE thinks I'm the greatest person who ever existed! My lexicon includes words like "malarkey" and "lexicon"! Kids think that's cool right??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NutsGate@feddit.nl 30 points 2 years ago I'm 39 so I am slightly more rizz than you. I maintain my levels of brat by regularly updating my skibidi vocab. permalink fedilink source parent [–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Yo, your lexicon is making my malarkey happy permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Clearly you young people are fine being on Lemmy with old people permalink fedilink source parent [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago That's about phone number requirement for signup. Not about platforms. OK. Life is life. I've just had a traumatic memory of one young person, a girl (with possibly undiagnosed ASPD), from 13 years ago. Feel nausea and want to throw up every time thinking about that kind of places, dynamics, emotions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) I'm 41.....you telling me the kids today don't think of me as the greatest person who ever existed??? Pssshhh that's malarkey! I won't hear of it! EVERYONE thinks I'm the greatest person who ever existed! My lexicon includes words like "malarkey" and "lexicon"! Kids think that's cool right??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NutsGate@feddit.nl 30 points 2 years ago I'm 39 so I am slightly more rizz than you. I maintain my levels of brat by regularly updating my skibidi vocab. permalink fedilink source parent [–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Yo, your lexicon is making my malarkey happy permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Clearly you young people are fine being on Lemmy with old people permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NutsGate@feddit.nl 30 points 2 years ago I'm 39 so I am slightly more rizz than you. I maintain my levels of brat by regularly updating my skibidi vocab. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Yo, your lexicon is making my malarkey happy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Clearly you young people are fine being on Lemmy with old people permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago That's about phone number requirement for signup. Not about platforms. OK. Life is life. I've just had a traumatic memory of one young person, a girl (with possibly undiagnosed ASPD), from 13 years ago. Feel nausea and want to throw up every time thinking about that kind of places, dynamics, emotions. permalink fedilink source parent