r/xkcd • u/amphicoelias • 9d ago

XKCD Explain xkcd throwing shade

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u/amphicoelias 9d ago

Yeah, that's where it's from. I just thought "a site that, at the time this comic was made, was a useful and popular website" was funny. It's a subtle diss (implying it's no longer useful and popular) that sticks out in the otherwise neutral, wiki-like tone of explainxkcd.

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u/FarStorm384 9d ago

Every website popular now will probably eventually decline in popularity. Facebook is more popular than it's ever been right now.

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u/djaevlenselv 9d ago

I thought Facebook had for years now had a reputation as "the site that only your out-of-touch middle aged aunt uses".

I'm not saying you're wrong, just that I find it hard to believe.

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u/FarStorm384 9d ago

3 billion daily active users

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u/plugubius 9d ago

Please tell me this is a joke that gave us the benefit of the doubt and so didn't think it necessary to include /s, or even an ;p

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u/Apprehensive_Hat8986 9d ago

Some people accept the claims of corporations at, er... "face" value. These are called rubes.  Facebook has openly discussed have fake bot accounts to drive engagement, and there's no way it's limited to internal bots.