There are more than 1.39 billion active Facebook users as of January 2015, almost five times more than the next highest social media, Twitter. And although critics say otherwise, the most populated and most commonly used social network isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

In a school of 4,000 kids, it can be hard to get a hold of someone when you need him or her. Facebook’s messaging is outrageously more useful than sliding into someone’s Instagram or Twitter DMs. Almost everyone active on social media will have more Facebook friends than Instagram or Twitter followers, making it vital if you need to contact someone whose phone number you may not have, whereas an app such as GroupMe requires their number.

Also, Facebook has become more than convenient in helping seniors in their search for the perfect roommate. High schoolers all over the U.S. are able to search college freshman groups and search for a roommate by interests, study habits or whatever the kids desire. I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t want someone that they can have a solid friendship with in college, as opposed to an unmotivated, mustard-eating, loud snoring, obnoxiously dirty, slob of a roommate that you can’t get rid of and have to spend a one of ‘the best years of your life’ with.

Another recent opposition to Facebook, especially in middle schools and high schools, is that it stems from concern about depression and cyberbullying, when in reality it isn’t as prevalent as before. More kids are being raised to just simply turn their heads and be the bigger person in the situation as opposed to creating a whole fiasco about it. Nowadays, more than 90 percent of kids who experience cyberbullying ignore it according to Dosomething.org which extinguishes the fire that others may try to start. I couldn’t possibly be updated with everything going on in my life without Facebook, and that isn’t going to be changing.