Isn't it just a symptom that the next generation doesn't want the same thing as their parents?
e.g. I don't want to live in my childhood home, I don't want to wear my dad's clothes and I don't want to drive his car.
So every largely successful social media platform is doomed to only be `the one` for 1 generation?
My early teen does not see the point in FB but spends hours on YT if left to her own devices. It’s not a reaction to her parents - she doesn’t care about that (yet?). She likes the relatable people on YT, and the topics they cover - from Minecraft to TED.
The things my father owned that are still current are pretty special to me, actually.
There's plenty of parent-centric content as well. Working adults just have the same amount of free time so those views are lower.
YouTube’s user content generally has a higher production quality than Facebook posts. It’s also easier to curate and subscribe to the topics you’re interested in, unlike Facebook.