I live with my older in laws and it’s not just affecting the younger generation. The older generation will also happily doom scroll whatever slop the algorithm feeds them. Usually not uplifting stuff…
Facebook is -literally- old people, screaming at each other.
Younger folks find this horrifying, and no longer use Facebook.
But older folks have more money. It’s just that, traditionally, older folks have been harder to manipulate through advertising, so advertisers generally target younger folks, who are more receptive to the kind of emotional games played by advertisers.
Facebook, however, is a goldmine, because it can affect older folks, like advertisers can affect younger generations.
I feel that the younger generation is much more cynical, and less responsive to media manipulation, than people give them credit for.
As an older person, though, I see my peers being led around like a dog at Westminster. It’s kind of embarrassing, frankly.
Facebook is -literally- old people, screaming at each other.
Younger folks find this horrifying, and no longer use Facebook.
But older folks have more money. It’s just that, traditionally, older folks have been harder to manipulate through advertising, so advertisers generally target younger folks, who are more receptive to the kind of emotional games played by advertisers.
Facebook, however, is a goldmine, because it can affect older folks, like advertisers can affect younger generations.
I feel that the younger generation is much more cynical, and less responsive to media manipulation, than people give them credit for.
As an older person, though, I see my peers being led around like a dog at Westminster. It’s kind of embarrassing, frankly.