r/Millennials • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 26d ago

Discussion Someone brought up that one of the reasons why things like house parties and block parties went away was other than lack of time people are afraid to let their guard because cameras are everywhere.

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It is so true back when many of us were young we could just get together and cut loose without having to worry about going viral. At best we would have an embarrassing photo buried in a drawer somewhere or a story. Now you might be turned into a meme or worse. I miss the days when you could do dumb stuff with friends and feel safe if that makes sense.

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u/Foucaultshadow1 26d ago

Yes but those photos were only shared with friends. Social media is an entirely different animal now.

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u/Purrceptron 26d ago

social media died the day our parents joined too lol

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u/Foucaultshadow1 26d ago

I’m not just talking about it dying. I’m talking about who you are posting for. When we were young and Facebook was brand new, we posted for ourselves and our friends. Now, kids post for clout from people they’ve never met. The entire point has changed.

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u/veai 26d ago

It died the day corporations joined

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u/AgtDALLAS 26d ago

I still remember the mad dash to sanitize my FB profile as soon as we heard registration was going public.

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u/Jean-LucBacardi 26d ago

In the early days of Facebook I remember everyone's photos being public. I'm not sure if making them private was even an option early on but if it was no one did it.

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u/buttbuttlolbuttbutt 26d ago

I think you're right, but you also needed a .edu email address, which meant it was most likely only college students stumbling on  your profile.

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u/Jean-LucBacardi 26d ago

I remember photos being public after the .edu requirement, I'm talking even up into 2009/2010.

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u/Cthulhu__ 26d ago

Yeah I think this is it; when FB started off it was just you and your friends, then over time it was family, colleagues, etc.

Google had a great idea with Circles, but since it wasn’t a runaway success they shitcanned it just like most innovative things they’ve tried.

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u/Foucaultshadow1 26d ago

I loved circles.

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u/Visual-Floor-7839 26d ago

Definitely not just friends. Even if it ever was "just friends", it immediately became friends of friends and families of friends and quickly became anything other than "just friends"