I’m not saying they should stick to the mainstream, but I’m saying that a majority will. What has changed isn’t most people’s behavior, but the internet around them, and I’m arguing it’s changed for the worse.
no, really people's behavior has changed. Did you care about your online profile in 2002 (if you were around?). Now people primarily care about how they are seen online
The internet is in a feedback loop that both facilitated and is facilitated by this change.
Been around the internet for a very very long time :)
And sure, people absolutely cared. That’s why AIM profiles were a thing, and why people were so excited when they could build web pages easily with Frontpage or Dreamweaver or with Angelfire or Geocities, etc.
What’s changed is arguably that it is less acceptable to be anonymous now, but the concept of wanting to share and be seen is not new.
it feels very different. back then my 'profiles' were avatars, virtual personas, and people were careful to never dox themselves. Now the proportions are reversed
