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I have to admit, in times of Corona, without parties and concerts, the value of Facebook has sunken drastically.

My main activity was to stay up to date on events. What's happening, who goes where, etc.

>I have to admit, in times of Corona, without parties and concerts, the value of Facebook has sunken drastically

Huh? For many people it's exactly the opposite. The value of Facebook was in casual chat, posting, etc, to connect with friends and random followers in the age of Corona.

I don't know, but I do these things mostly via other social media platforms.

My friends use WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Twitter, Instagram etc.

They specifically say "My main activity was to stay up to date on events". Which seems to be a significant portion of FB users - Events seem to be/have been its most important feature for a lot of people. As someone who has never once used that feature, that was a surprising thing to learn for me.

Why do you care what other people are doing? If it's important they'll tell you about it.

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