cross-posted from: https://lemmy.whynotdrs.org/post/494473
Compared against the predominant incumbent social media platforms, the fediverse is very small.
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this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2023
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Why this many people use Snapchat is incomprehensible
There are so many good messenger apps and all of them, Snapchat's giant userbase remains
I use it for the same reason I use anything, the people I talk with are there. I already drew a hard line in the sand with some devices and Windows.
Snapchat is a line I drew. It’s probably my single least favourite messaging option
Honestly, I prefer it over a few of the others. That doesn't make it good though. I'd much prefer to get everyone I know on to something more open and free like Matrix, wire, etc.
I really hate it but I still have active group chats that I haven't had luck getting elsewhere. I get the impression it's the same for most people because I haven't heard anyone say anything positive about it in years
Hell, why do this many people use LinkedIn? The whole platform was built off of scraping Windows user's address books without permission, sending unsolicited emails to all of those contacts using the name of that user, and pretending like they were such a great platform that of course your friends are inviting you to also join. And I'm pretty sure they still use this practice today because I continue to get emails from people who have no idea why their name is being attached to the spam I receive.
LinkedIn is a “need” for the ones wanting a job and trying to tell their new job /company is the best. Once these needs are satisfied they forget about it and only come back when the need arises again.
I’m in IT management at my company, the general management and HR folks basically require anyone in a leadership position to have a filled out LinkedIn profile with it linked to your Office account so it shows up in your outlook card and linked in your signature. So we look “professional and tech-driven” since all social media is lumped in with the tech industry for some reason
LinkedIn is very useful for job searching and networking. I don't post on there, but it was key to getting several job offers.
I'm not aware of any other professional social networks.
Different generations choosing different platforms I guess: >40 using facebook and <25 joined Snapchat.
Don't know why you got downvoted. There is absolutely an "age" component to why people use a certain platform.
Social platforms have enormous retention leverage also. Once all your friends are there...
The age component is absolutely a reason and so is the leverage of the community and friends like you said. No doubt about it. It’s herd mentality and FOMO. Finally it is also how easy to get in and stay sucked in. These other platforms have the dopamine trigger game figured out on their apps. Fediverse doesn’t have that so much, other than the organic “did someone reply to me?” feeling. If you don’t engage then fediverse is not pulling you in.
Ngl FB Messenger is way better than Snapchat.
I don’t like Meta but at least the app feels like it isn’t making its users even more ADHD by the minute