About two decades ago, some of my friends and I noticed something in our lives and started talking about it. The people we met who were "good" at the nascent social media at the time—Friendster, Last Night's Party, whatever it was—turned out to be dullards in real life. Legitimately boring people. Nothing interesting to say. No sense of humor. No warmth.
This came as a shock. They seemed so cool in the pictures and posts. Which had led us to believe they led fascinating and charmed lives filled with interesting conversations and adventures and good times.
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