The community member who posted the original post is not on Facebook, but understands the platform. The comments indicate that some community members also try to avoid Facebook due to the prevalence of ads and the perception that younger people are not using the platform as much. Other community members suggest exploring alternative social media platforms, such as LinkedIn groups, for specific software-related discussions. However, there is no explicitly marked answer in the provided information.
I looked at my FB recently and for every 1 person post I see, I have to go through about 20 ads and random things. I've heard that the younger people don't use FB but I don't know how accurate that is. I have it but I avoid it.