Do many 20 year olds have nothing on any social media at all?
I'm a professor, so my work life is spent with people aged 18-21, for the most part.
They tell me that they have completely abandoned Facebook, if they were ever on it at all. Most tell me that if they have an account they post almost nothing and check it no more than once per week. They see that as "old person" social media.
They consume social media through Instagram and TikTok but a lot of them don't post much, if anything.
If you are not popular, and perhaps are bullied in real life, you are less likely to use social media because you won't get "likes" and it will be a place that people will make fun of you.
Do many 20 year olds have nothing on any social media at all?
I'm a professor, so my work life is spent with people aged 18-21, for the most part.
They tell me that they have completely abandoned Facebook, if they were ever on it at all. Most tell me that if they have an account they post almost nothing and check it no more than once per week. They see that as "old person" social media.
They consume social media through Instagram and TikTok but a lot of them don't post much, if anything.
If you are not popular, and perhaps are bullied in real life, you are less likely to use social media because you won't get "likes" and it will be a place that people will make fun of you.
Strange to think of TikTok as social media though, sort of like thinking of YouTube as social media. More media than social.
I thought that was just for middle-aged women to share wine memes?
Not only do 20 year olds not use Facebook, but they haven't for a decade or so. Occasionally they'll sign up to spy on their parents, as one of mine does.
I'm a bit older but have never ever in my life been on instagram, twitter, tiktok, just check daily a few channels on youtube or on facebook some trail running channels.
The first week or two you'll find yourself automatically reaching for your phone when you're bored.
After that the cravings to check your socials disappears along with the little voice in your head saying "I wonder what we're missing?", truth is you're missing nothing and you now have so much more free time.
Make sure you swap numbers with those you want to keep in touch with, makes it easier to stay in touch with people.