Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook more than two decades ago. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

In 2022, Mark Zuckerberg had what he described as a “crazy idea.” Facebook (Meta (META)), once monarch of the social media era, was losing cultural relevance. Zuckerberg’s solution? Delete everyone’s Facebook friends and force users to engage with the app to rebuild their network.

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