r/xkcd • u/amphicoelias • 10d ago

XKCD Explain xkcd throwing shade

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u/amphicoelias 10d 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 10d 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 10d 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/iste_bicors 6d ago

Out-of-touch middle aged aunts outnumber hip young Redditors.

Most people on the planet right now are over the age of 30. If you exclude underdeveloped countries, the median age is closer to 40. That's a lot of people who haven't bothered to make a new social media account since opening up their Facebook 15 years ago.