Comment by ikt

I 100% agree, I think social media has been a complete mistake, facebook's creation is my version of eternal november since I joined the web in 1999

The big reason I think it changed is that the internet went from being a place for nerds and geeks, when there was a technical barrier to getting online, to a place where there is essentially no barrier. As a result the web now reflects the innocence, openness, and intellectual curiosity of the average person, since the internet has become a daily part of everyone's life not just a subsection of the world that appeals to us.