I remember pre-internet, and it was hard to find communities of people who deviated from societal norms. If you strongly believed in something that was way off

I remember pre-internet, and it was hard to find communities of people who deviated from societal norms. If you strongly believed in something that was way off from what society beloved or accepted, you were alone and your drive for that topic probably fizzled out after a while. It was also hard to reinforce your belief system if CBS, ABC and NBC didn't share your views. Now, in Internet-world, you can instantly get connected with like minded folks and have your beliefs accepted, which probably reinforces your stance even more. So I guess the baseline is, back in the pre-Facebook days, there were just less people on the fringe.