[netsharc]

Man, that age means you're "conscious" life had smartphone/social media in it, according to this (1), if you're born 1999 or later (it's a report from 2012 and mentions teens 13-17), your teenage years probably involved smartphones/social media.

As someone older, I wonder what it must be like to grow up since childhood in a world where socializing is done a lot on Facebook/IG comment sections, as well as chasing likes for self-worth.

1) https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2012/young-adults-and-teens...

[fallingbananna]

To me it felt no different from socialising nowadays as an adult.

Some weren’t on social networks at all, and thus missed out on some of the socialising. But also saved themselves from many cringey trends, FOMO, etc.

While some others were on social media 24/7 and basically acted like early influencers.

[andrewinardeer]

I'm 48 and lived both analog and digital.

I am so glad cameras on phones didn't exist when I was at school. I probably would have been expelled a dozen times over.