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by Mendenhall 3582 days ago
Its interesting to me you think youngest generation of internet users get this. I do hope its the case. I always thought it was the people around at start of net who would get it. I was around preNet and remember how dangerous and scammy everything was so I never sign up for things like facebook or use real name etc. My first thought when I saw facebook was its a great way to get stalked and killed or targeted for whatever people can think of.
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> youngest generation of internet users get this.

They get it because in the jungles of many junior high and high schools, anything that can get you bullied will get you bullied, and young people quickly realized that all the accidental oversharing (by themselves or by their parents, elders, etc.) were easily exploited by bullies.

Thus they came to prefer simpler networks with simpler security/sharing models and features (like automatic photo deletion) that respect user privacy.