But all HN users know what Facebook is. And outage of this scale is rare and interesting.
Actually, my experience with FB (I have an account, but don't spend much time, there), is that it is packed with grayhairs, like me.
I think the younger folks have other venues they frequent.
This is essentially a reverse network effect: because so few young people are on the platform, few other young people see a reason to use it.
We like to throw anyone over 40 into the skip (especially in the tech industry).
It has caused some issues.
The company does have a fairly young, highly-paid, workforce.
I assumed the user base.