As a millennial, I was telling college friends in 2005 not to specify their hometown, school or religious affiliation on the then-new Facebook, because a)it wa

As a millennial, I was telling college friends in 2005 not to specify their hometown, school or religious affiliation on the then-new Facebook, because a)it wasn't mandatory b)ask yourself why you would need to put that in when the majority of your connections are with people who are right there on campus Some people listened, but most did not. FB was college-only at the time, with no ads. People just wanted to e-stalk others. Not too much has changed, except that people now e-stalk influencers they have parasocial relationships with. And you click a button to throw a couple of bucks at them.