“Updates from friends you know” is what elder millennials think the product is, but that’s not primarily what it is anymore.
I’m talking about the endless stream of content that is the bread and butter of social media. Your friends don’t have infinite content to post.
The endless stream of content product (think Reels and TikTok) is what captures 90% of users’ attention.
In that context, yes, you’ll get ads and influencers shilling sponsored stuff, but you can swipe them away instantly. And my argument is that this product is very good for very many people.
> In that context, yes, you’ll get ads and influencers shilling sponsored stuff, but you can swipe them away instantly.
I'd note that this isn't even good at the UX/technical level.
I very rarely use FB, but opened it the other day and noticed that that the promo card for reels is always showing up despite me having clicked "Hide" on it several times before. I spent a minute or two clicking "Hide" on it probably 20 more times, and as far as I can tell, it has zero effect. Not good UX. Furthermore, if you click "Report this post" in the dialog after "Hide", you get a consistent "Sorry, something went wrong" popup. Not good technically.
I’m talking about the endless stream of content that is the bread and butter of social media. Your friends don’t have infinite content to post.
The endless stream of content product (think Reels and TikTok) is what captures 90% of users’ attention.
In that context, yes, you’ll get ads and influencers shilling sponsored stuff, but you can swipe them away instantly. And my argument is that this product is very good for very many people.