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> How did we end up like this? Because sharing personal stuff privately, on group chats, groups made up of close friends, family etc., is the normal thing to d
by paganel 3y ago
> How did we end up like this?
Because sharing personal stuff privately, on group chats, groups made up of close friends, family etc., is the normal thing to do, sharing our personal stuff on FB, IG and the like was the exception. No, it was definitely not ok to share photos of one's unborn baby on FB/IG for almost anyone to see, that was creepy.
Glad that things are returning to a sort of normal.
- acjacobson 3y agoFor a long time Facebook was friends only - so what you posted was only visible to people you knew. They slowly changed the default to friend of friends and then public and that changed the whole feel.
- paganel 3y agoNobody in their real mind has more than 10, let's say 15 close-ish friends (with whom to share photos of your unborn baby, for example), as such Facebook was never really about friends, it was more about acquaintances.
- SeanAnderson 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number Just in case you weren't aware :)
- screwturner68 3y agoIt was for college kids, it was for hooking up.
- satvikpendem 3y agoSure, however I want to follow what acquaintances are doing too. It's especially useful if they are in my city and I see that on social media and want to catch up with them.
- ozim 3y agoWell idea was that everyone could become influencer. Reality check came and now we have cast of influencers whose lifestyle is “being influenced”. Local Karen is left disappointed that she is not that funny/hot/interesting and she is left with watching pro influ stuff only.