20 years ago we understood computers & internet pretty well, and basic social science hasn't changed much since then. Yet we mostly failed to predict the rise of social media. So what exactly did we get wrong then; what exactly have we learned the we didn't know then?
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Depends on what we want to call "OG social media". I think that awareness was very unevenly distributed. Many were happy to just enjoy the environment of the Well & Fidonet & Slashdot. (Of course some were talking about meta of "where does this lead us".)
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There were some who experienced the medium as just a medium. There was a lot of fun and newness to it because of the p2p aspect -- similar to excitement about early FM radio or cable TV rejecting broadcast content monopolies. By early 2000s, I think awareness dawned on many ppl.
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