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Or at the very least less common attachment because they grew up outside of a monoculture.

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[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

20 years ago most people had cellphones, laptops, and social media.

Not in my social circle. We're middle class Canadian. People had phones, but they were used almost entirely for interpersonal messaging.

I feel like the pairing of social media and cell phones really came about around 2010 or a bit later. Services that always had new content, provided social scoring/klout, and were available in the palm of your hand were newer.

If we go back thirty years, there were plenty of precursors but nothing with broad penetration in society.

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