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In 2011, I assisted my father in creating his initial Facebook account. He had just received his first smartphone and wanted to experience what this “social media” had to offer. I thought it was all in good fun, a chance to share family photos, birthday greetings, and the occasional bad pun.
But several years later, I watched him yell at the television, convinced that a conspiracy theory he read in a meme was valid. That app changed more than his behavior. It completely changed who he was.
And he wasn’t the only one.
That’s when I understood: Facebook did not simply connect people, it rewired them.
Facebook Didn’t Break The Internet, It Broke People
Facebook began as a digital yearbook for students in college. What it became is a Frankenstein of how everything can go wrong on the internet.
I also remember when it added a “like” button. That one innocuous change quietly changed how billions…
