which is why email is a bad analogy. email adoption was fast because it was a gamechanger compared to faxes and telegraphs. ISPs offered inboxes, as did univer

which is why email is a bad analogy. email adoption was fast because it was a gamechanger compared to faxes and telegraphs. ISPs offered inboxes, as did universities and offices, years before Hotmail arrived. Additionally, people got email because they wanted to communicate with friends. People get on social media mostly to escape boredom, not intentionally communicate with stranngers.