> Social media wasn’t always like this. I think back to the > ways I used Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in the early > days and they were completely differe

> Social media wasn’t always like this. I think back to the > ways I used Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in the early > days and they were completely different than they way they > are used today. They were personal, real time, and no one > cared about “likes”. Yup, also when considering how this all evolved. Before that there were Newsgroups (mega techy) and various online forums/chats. They were a little trashy but people were very engaged. On the other hand pseudonymity was omnipresent, Facebook was the first big one to change that. Now there are far more users and far less online communities.