[vinceguidry]

I was there. I was 12 in 1995 and mostly accessed the Internet at school. In my teen years I eventually built my own computer and participated quite enthusiastically in the burgeoning social networking culture. That time spend became a core part of my identity.

But it was insular, normal people didn't care for it. Facebook was the first social network everybody used.

[herbst]

Just adding that this is very America centric. In my experience Facebook still is a niche product for teenagers and moms of all ages in central Europe.

The only platform that 'everbody' kinda fits may is Whatsapp, but then again there is Asia and Line/WeChat.