Mark Cuban Simply Defined Why Gen Z Are Nonetheless Utilizing Fb

I’ve typically puzzled if we’re all fallacious about Fb.

I don’t imply the half the place we query the info safety practices, since we’re positively proper about that. We additionally query enterprise fashions that depend on promoting us merchandise quite than making compelling merchandise.

Many instances, the water cooler conversations round who makes use of this platform are incorrect. It’s straightforward to consider that Gen Z, in addition to different age teams, have moved to TikTok and Snapchat. I’ve heard from readers and even colleagues who say Fb is a dinosaur.

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Most of the stories I’ve seen in regards to the person demographics on Fb inform a special story. In line with a report final summer time, all age teams are utilizing Fb in roughly the identical means. The worldwide age distribution is younger, with nearly all of customers between 18 and 24 years outdated. Maybe we’re seeing an older technology selecting Fb as their most well-liked app over others, whereas younger adults proceed to make use of it.

After which there’s this fast, throwaway remark from Mark Cuban in a current podcast. Shark Tank host Mark Cuban talked about that he was amazed at how many individuals are becoming a member of Fb teams. That’s an excellent remark, and one which matches up with not solely the stats above however my very own experiences with this age group.

Gen Z enjoys studying. They’re typically extraordinarily proficient at their smartphones and are a number of the most clever folks on this planet. Telephones are seen as an open door to unknown potentialities. Gen Z will reply any query and have interaction in dialog. They search reality. In mentoring college students at a university, I discovered they have been far much less prone to settle for one thing at face worth or to comply with a hunch or an assumption, which doesn’t make sense when you’ll be able to Google it.

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Fb Teams match proper in that very same pondering course of. When you’ll be able to’t discover the reply on Google, it is smart to ask an actual human as a substitute, particularly when you’ve a subject that’s not precisely nicely formulated or lacks some context.

Gen Z isn’t posting as a lot on their information feed, however they nonetheless talk via Teams like an ongoing chat. Additionally they know that Teams members obtain a notification when there’s a brand new query. Gen Z prefer to see outcomes and don’t wish to wait round for solutions. As a result of they’re assured they’ll discover the reply shortly, they use Teams.

Cuban continued to reward Gen Z for one more purpose that was additionally exceptional. The Gen Z technology tends to be extra analytical and research-oriented than the older generations. Folks aged 25 years and underneath have quick access the Web, social media and different instruments. You possibly can ask any query on Google and you employ Fb Teams chats for homework assist, questions on life, or to debate job battle. Cuban even known as them “the greatest generation” for that purpose. They don’t prefer to assume something.

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Curiously, most individuals I do know within the Gen Z age group don’t prefer to admit they use Fb. Cuban was proper. Their Fb use could be very totally different from that of the remaining.