[AudiomaticApp]

I grew up in the 2000s-2010s with little restriction on internet access and don't regret one bit. Because of this I was able to make friends from all over the world (Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America, though nobody from Africa) via social media, and self-teach myself programming, art, math, and whatever else interested me. We can't leave out the benefits of social media access from this conversation either.

[baueric]

Very different environment back then. The content was minimal, lower quality, less engaging and there were no sophisticated algorithms. It's been finely tuned to be addictive in the last 15 years and can suck users in for hours and keep them up all night with endless content streams and dopamine hits. I also grew up in the 2000s era and am not disillusioned to think myspace and Facebook were in the same universe as TikTok and Instagram of today. The negatives for kids far outweigh the positives at this point.