Probably the latter but social media accelerated it.
The 'normisation' of the Internet thanks to smartphones has only been a bad thing. Before when you needed some technical expertise to effectively use it, there was a gatekeeper to ensure you couldn't be bombarded with messaging.
Now thanks to smartphones giving 24hr easy access, it opened up the sewage gates..
Probably the latter but social media accelerated it.
The 'normisation' of the Internet thanks to smartphones has only been a bad thing. Before when you needed some technical expertise to effectively use it, there was a gatekeeper to ensure you couldn't be bombarded with messaging.
Now thanks to smartphones giving 24hr easy access, it opened up the sewage gates..
Heh, I remember when people said that what GUIs did.