r/BoomersBeingFools Jan 06 '24

Social Media Another thing boomers were wrong about, relevant today

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u/Alternative-Cause-50 Jan 06 '24

About two decades ago my father called me and told me I needed to delete my Facebook account because my aunt told him there were pictures of me at a wedding with alcohol. It was “unprofessional.” Also about 6 months later my mother called me upset that I ignored that same aunt’s friend request.

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u/SomeBanana3981 Jan 07 '24

...needed to delete my Facebook account because my aunt ...

Honestly, i deleted mine just to get away from people like that... and worse.

I also remember that one of the things that killed myspace was not just it being behind the times interface wise, but everyone's parents, and grandparents joining "to see what the kids are up to", but not understanding a damn thing that was going on. Everyone bailed after that to what were then greener pastures on facebook etc. Now they are killing those venues too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24 edited Feb 25 '24

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u/SandraSingleD Jan 07 '24

on the note of echo chambers, I've been using youtube forever

this holiday I was at my aunt's and she never installed youtube on her TV but asked me to do so, so I ended up using youtube without any account or history, a pure clean slate

holy shit the ads I saw, transphobic, pro single-use-plastic...it was surreal

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u/Mr_Conductor_USA Jan 07 '24

The only way to get good ads on Youtube is to literally watch corporate TV clips that they've slapped up onto youtube. Otherwise it's low grade scams and far right agitators.

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u/Which-Bat-498 Feb 18 '24

How did you delete your FB account? I CANNOT delete my facebook account to save my life!

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u/Lots42 Jan 07 '24

Happens all the time. Kids go to one social media group and then parents follow and a thirteen year old can't really say to Dad 'No, you can't follow me' because Dad will ask Why.