Facebook's biggest problem is it's still designed for college students

How Facebook works only makes sense for a certain demographic — those for whom connecting with weak social ties is normal

College students.

In light of the relentless news about Facebook these days, it can be easy to forget the site's more humble origins: as a way for college kids to connect and meet. Even before that, it was simply a way for them to rate each others' attractiveness.

Nowadays, with the Cambridge Analytica scandal dominating headlines and the social network home to billions of users, those more humble origins can feel a universe away.

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Navneet Alang

Navneet Alang is a technology and culture writer based out of Toronto. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, New Republic, Globe and Mail, and Hazlitt.