Social Media in 2012 vs 2022

[@NoSlow78]

The "Why do I have anxiety?" part is actually dark and deep... but also hella funny! LOL Social Media causes so much wide-spread unnecessary anxiety.

[@khalilahd.]

Agreed it’s wild actually 🥲

[@viktoriyagereluk8463]

Couldn’t agree with you more.

[@liliarosales1961]

I laughed so hard at that

[@spiritqueen11]

I agree and the news

[@hemizphere2828]

I got a vaping ad immediately after that

[@TheMorganGibson]

"Our friend has 1000 ig followers" to me that is still a lot 😂😂😂

[@_kaythebutterfly7828]

I’m still trying to reach that! Lol that’s a milestone to me!

[@khalilahd.]

Lol literally same 😂

[@immortalspartan4421]

I’m at 731 rn grinding up to 1000

[@Richardcontramundum]

Me too

[@packerfanbd1995]

@@immortalspartan4421 why?

[@TheMorganGibson]

"I love the news Facebook feeds me. It's carefully curated to agree with me" omg I can't 😂😂😂

[@treykennedy]

News Feed me!!

[@dakine2266]

@@treykennedy trey, i kinda wanna post this video and tag a friend of mine on facebook @certain parts of this video..should I 💀

[@TheMorganGibson]

@Trey Kennedy OMG I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D RESPOND TO MY COMMENT! YOU LITERALLY MADE MY DAY!!

[@kj7792]

@prey you are so annoying. We know its here already🤣

[@hazardfree23]

💯

[@ber7129at]

"Why do I have anxiety?" - a fantastic ending!

[@mely260]

Underrated comment

[@ems0up]

my husband and I were just talking about this!! The internet was soo much more fun before, I feel like we were in the wild west where everyone just wanted to have fun and everything felt new- now it's all commercialized and everyone's just tryna hustle or get mad about something. :(

[@jdubs2113]

It’s all a capitalist ploy

[@mbach2826]

@u know me can you finally NOT be here??

[@khalilahd.]

Yeah it’s sad honestly

[@viktoriyagereluk8463]

Really, and there’s nothing new about it, there isn’t anything exciting about it like it was before.

[@BashaerB-h2c]

Just like capitalism.. the beginning and middle are the most fun part until everything gets monopolized and creativity is only valued for its monetary assets. Everything become a product and that's what happened to social media. It was a "experience" before and now it's a sales market.

[@batman5224]

2012 seems to be around the time when social media started taking over our lives. I think the proliferation of smartphones contributed to this. I would love to go back to a 2008 social media world. There were less people, but the quality was better.

[@CGMiller]

Yeah and the very first thing that happens is everyone panics about the Mayan calender ending. I remember being all stressed about it back then. Funny how as soon as we can all communicate we just spread fear to each other and haven't stopped since.

[@Sly-Moose]

Back when the Dark Web STAYED in the Dark Web XD

[@khalilahd.]

Agreed it’s pretty wild

[@Kekira]

It was when boomers found it

[@epichighslowsofhighschoolf3074]

I disagree, people were just having fun with social media back then. Now people are obsessed with becoming 'influencers' which started in 2016.

[@StephanieJeanne]

OMG! We went from silly to seriously screwed in 10 years! The Depp impression attempt was hilarious! I'm gonna go cry now. 😜😂

[@khalilahd.]

Lmfaoo literally same 😂

[@StephanieJeanne]

@@khalilahd. 😂🙌

[@lisapickering7579]

😂😂😂

[@Raina_Agarwal]

Hey! I even saw you in Frank James channel..

[@elizabethcochran3395]

The "I spend 6 hours on social media, but post once a month" is too real. I actually haven't posted anything in even longer, and I actually have good pictures to post because I just got married. 😂

[@joyoriordan]

Congratulations!

[@elizabethcochran3395]

@@ShadesofSage Aww thanks, you're too sweet

[@elizabethcochran3395]

@@joyoriordan Aww, thanks you're so kind

[@ShadesofSage]

@@elizabethcochran3395 You’re very welcome 🥰!

[@Kylesb]

Hope you two have a beautiful life together ❤️

[@khalilahd.]

The Amber heard face literally TOOK ME OUT 😂😂😂 this was the funniest yet scarily true skit I’ve ever seen

[@tiffanymichaels2429]

And it's the saga that never ends.

[@susanmichette7520]

I want her to just go away!! I am not clicking on anything else about her.

[@ilungawandelewe5782]

I lost it! Lmao

[@ChrisandTyCox]

😆

[@panda22518]

"people need to hear my opinions" Too accurate 🤣🤣

[@KKISCRAZYFUL]

I remember how my peers and myself all made Facebook accounts during computer class in middle school. It was fun then. Giving up social media was the best thing I've ever done.

[@caroloonfloon]

same. big big same. so glad I'm not on social media.

[@jenniferklopman2557]

Mee too, sis!!

[@NotTodaySatan557]

Just joined this bandwagon and feel incredible!

[@anonivan]

LITERALLY same!

[@jenniferfeldkamp3646]

Agreed!

[@mjboutin7224]

I remember when Facebook became popular among my group of college friends back in 2006, I thought the whole concept was SO WEIRD. Creating a shrine to yourself online so that everyone can see photos of you and hear all about your thoughts on everything and the events of your day? It seemed so over-the-top narcissistic and invasive. Like, who wants that many people to know that much about them anyway? Fast forward 16 years and a whole generation has grown up living their lives on SM. They’ll never know what it was like not to take themselves, their image, or their opinions so damn seriously. Some days it still blows my mind how much SM has changed every facet of life.

[@shoshanaeri8035]

So true, I remember feeling similarly, well said

[@metalrockstarizer89]

Personally I think the later half of Gen Z (2005-2010) are unfortunately the first generation to have grown up without social media being a part of their daily lives. Those born before 2004 I’d say you can make an argument that they are truly the last ones who grown up without social media.

[@eiffelviolet]

I agree to an extent.

[@sixkicksfightertricks949]

As an early 2000s kid, I feel lucky to have not had a smart phone until I was 13. And to never get into sm besides KZbin. Every other platform is cringe. But unfortunately, almost everything and it's dog requires an online account these days and these phones are a damn near necessity these days. I think I would've rather grown up in the 1980s.

[@PerpetualJoy]

"Why do I have anxiety?" Deleting my Facebook was the best thing I ever did for my dad-to-day. Sharing articles started out cool, but when 3/4 of your feel is people sharing their version of doomsday content, not so much.

[@cbpd89]

I deleted my facebook last year and there has been no looking back. This sketch is super accurate to me! I've found being off facebook to be great for my depression and anxiety. Now I just need to cut down on the youtube 😬

[@leahtheanimationfan40]

I never started a Facebook, Twitter, or Snapchat cause I didn't want that extra stress. I usually post about once a month on Instagram but KZbin is the one I spend way too much time on. Any video I watch, I always read the comment section

[@annes2059]

@cindybin2001 People who speak the truth can never be silenced. Truth is too powerful. Find another platform or way to express yourself! God always gives us the answer when we seek it. Keep going! 😊

[@brindavyas3746]

5 years since I deleted and I still feel the same way! No regrets

[@mynameiskaren1681]

At least I dont feel weird about not being connected all the time, lol my friends think I'm weird that I dont have whatsapp and tiktok,

[@rodneyhorsley8601]

What I love about social media is how many millions of people will literally believe something posted on social media without trying to vet it or not. The amount of misinformation instantly believed is so sad.

[@CM-pf1xc]

I had an exercise where I showed students diff stories and they had to guess whether true or false. They were mostly convinced by the one that was like a fb social media post. It was totally false.

[@global216]

Parents on wats app

[@lucymcneil8588]

i feel like in 2012 everything on social media was so innocent and fun ! nobody cared what you posted or said or didn't say.

[@Appaddict01]

I think it was the opposite more like the Wild West. Total free speech before they started all the censorship and trying to control what you watch.

[@vanilladavis6837]

I wouldn't say innocent.

[@iloveamerica64]

Now you can get death threats for not posting a black square

[@lucymcneil8588]

@@iloveamerica64 LMAO SO TRUE

[@squ1rrelg1rl68]

The Jonny Depp and Amber line was hilarious 😂 I was dying bc it is so true 😂😂

[@crazylittlepartytifs]

🤣🤣🤣 I literally cancelled my socials in June 2020 because of all of the above

[@juliechildress8905]

I did that 2017. No regrets at all.

[@psycho4agY]

I did too over a year ago and haven’t looked back!

[@BashaerB-h2c]

I lost 99% of "friends" because of that. So much of modern friendship depends on social media as an adult that it's disturbing. They always look at me like I'm a pretentious freak if I say I don't have social media.

[@jenniferklopman2557]

Me too! Been free since February 2019 🙂 I love it

[@sarahberkner]

I unfollowed a couple people on Facebook around then because they were condoning the riots/looting while also encouraging people to stay home.

[@jenniferbates2811]

I'm 45, never got into social media. I use KZbin and Reddit. That's all I can handle.

[@VianneyCreates]

I was in high school when the internet started coming about...AOL, dial up, chat rooms, basic search engines, stuff like that. Even then, first thing, our teachers would tell us not to believe everything we read/see on the internet. I don't know how we have fallen so far from that basic tenet. /:

[@jagan2317]

2012 was such a vibe. Social media was always evil, but it was more fun in 2012. Even his outfit of 2012 vs 2022 is indicative (OKC with Harden KD and Russ vs a black shirt)! Fun times 2012 was

[@wespapes2054]

Social media made the world worse...

[@taquitobandito6054]

It is crazy how fast social media grew. I mean shit, in 2012 I was dating my best friends sister playing on our iPod touches not even knowing about Instagram or Snapchat. Then the wave of social media came and changed the world and how we viewed each other. I mean granted now I have 6k followers but I know a lot of people but I mean back in 2012 I only talked to like 4 people. We let social media control our lives and it has led to this. Us getting angry at literally everything. It’s pathetic. We need to stop being on our phones constantly. Live in the moment.

[@nasaman23]

Yeah man, I'm just glad I was part of the last generation where I didn't have that crap growing up. I see how depressed kids are these days trying to compare themselves to everyone's highlight reels. And the world seems like it's going to shit too

[@patkeo2320]

That list bit hit me. I never had the levels of anxiety growing up as I do now as an adult, and I blame social media and me knowing more than I've ever wanted to know about people lol.

[@BashaerB-h2c]

The last sentence 👍 Too much unnecessary knowledge isn't beneficial.

[@meganpata9033]

Yes! My sister said something about that a few years ago. She said “we’re not SUPPOSED to know what everyone is thinking about everything.” Such a good point. Also why I only have Facebook for marketplace. Lol 😂

[@zcargirl77]

The ending is PERFECT. You nailed this one Trey.

[@princessofhardrock3934]

“Why do I have anxiety?” So true!!! LOL!

[@themiamilife]

I deleted Facebook years ago and need to delete Instagram as well. I'm logged off and haven't logged back on. It's been like 3 weeks and I don't miss looking at people's engagement photos or the people I went to high school with posting about how they're pregnant with their 3rd child

[@Fern_Thaddeus]

Yesssss!

[@mint7803]

“I guess 31 flavors means nothing for them…IF IT’S NOT STRAIGHT!” That got me 😂

[@Servant_of_Yeshua96]

I love how 2012 Trey is so happy and the 2022 Trey is too political.

[@ZiaRDS]

I remember in 2012 always repeating "What a time to be alive!" everything felt exciting, and people seemed kinda optimistic for the first time since the Recession. Today, it's kinda hard to describe the overall tone, but I feel like we're going through a recovery period where some of us are desperate to heal and others are screaming how there's no problems at all.

[@harbour08]

Hey I'm touched by this post because it makes me reminisce to around 2012 I got serious about Jesus and was looked at as crazy for years. Now I look back at these 10 years and can truly say Jesus is the only answer for people today. The fear anxiety hatred propaganda sin etc. Only Jesus can make us clean, Matthew 11:28-30

[@nicholasn.2883]

no we're going straight into another recession my guy

[@ZiaRDS]

@@nicholasn.2883 I meant _emotionally_ healing after COVID etc, not financially healing

[@ZiaRDS]

@@harbour08 I'm agnostic, but I'm happy you're living a better life 🤗🤗

[@Matpit18]

It’s crazy how sensitive and gullible our society has become over the last 10 years. But of course, Trey is here to turn it into something to laugh at. The Johnny Depp impressions and the “Why do I have anxiety?” part at the end really cracked me up. You’re great at what you do, Trey! Keep up the great work! 👍

[@lovelyotter8390]

"Time to throw up those rainbows on the profile pic, see ya Ukraine" this so accurate, changing the pfp to whatever is trendy to support at the moment 😂 2:02

[@thedeels7522]

They’re all brainwashed. Support Ukraine and giving them guns to defend themselves but death to America take our guns so we can’t protect ourselves. Smhhhhhh liberals are brainwashed beyond belief.

[@megan5867]

My anxiety has improved so much since I gave up FB and Twitter a year ago. I don't miss it, and I'm generally happier.

[@borroworrob]

Although news and social media has been in a negative downward spiral, there are still channels like this that make us laugh.

[@rachele3334]

I miss the days when we would just post silly questionnaires on Facebook and only 14 people read them. 😭

[@SJSU_Spartan]

😂🙌

[@alleashawatson4648]

How many people read them now?

[@benjaminstanford9981]

"it's carefully curated to...agree with me." TOO TRUE. Every person, no matter their opinion, can fall into the echo chambers of social media.

[@LillybethLilyLeah]

Haha it's so crazy that even 2012 is now feeling like the good ol' days😅

[@andreamenzia6904]

Hearing Jake laugh behind the camera, throwback. The best kind of videos are videos like this. 🤙🏻love you guys

[@ImBatemanYT]

“I guess 31 flavors isn’t enough for them if it’s not STRAIGHT!”🤣🤣😂

[@parmapudding]

2000 Internet was awesome. Forums were the social media along with Myspace. Great video Trey.

[@caitlinatnip7031]

This is PAINFULLY accurate. Don’t know whether to laugh or hide my face under all the cushions on my couch. 😂🤣🙈🙉🙊🙈🙉🙊

[@ladyj71107]

Social Media was such a fun care free thing that really made people come together. The evil people in the world saw that power and had to take it for themselves and spread hate. The End. 😩🤣🤣🤣

[@Rosecloudlyrics]

True

[@yasssqueen3063]

I’m NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. Best decision of my life. I got a master’s degree instead. 💜

[@barbieblue3336]

I did both two

[@emilyjones9175]

🙌

[@KA-jo8vn]

I have neither

[@Dundurius]

Yeah I got my PhD while on social media. Maybe you should have learned causality when you were studying towards your Master’s. No?

[@Jennypegmarie]

Who remembers Ask Jeeves? MSN? Oh man... dial up. We were so excited for the simple things when I was in my teens 😂

[@mydogsbestfren7490]

2012: im gonna go hang out with my frens 2022: im gonna go hang out with my frens *opens phone

[@JacobMKeeneAKADrPepperKing]

I’m glad you called out the “if you hold this opinion, unfollow me” crowd at the end.

[@dredhead117]

"I don't read any of these" after he looks at his bookshelf 1:29 - nice little commentary within a commentary on the effects of social media

[@AudreyStar17]

"Why do I have anxiety?!" Yep. That'll do.

[@brooke7881]

Love the shift of sense of humor and style.

[@MaxFluff]

"We do have to watch what we post, employers are watching" for some reason my whole family still lives by that

[@ashely3310]

why was social media,especially fb & vines so fun back in 2013! now its just comparing yourself & never being good enough.....😩

[@AdeleiTeillana]

The Amber Heard and Johnny Depp impressions were spot on.

[@sari-kitty]

Your skits are always 100% on point! So realistic lol 🤣😂

[@jelissafrank5858]

2012 was fun and carefree. 😢 take us back

[@Christopher_Wheeler]

“Why do I have anxiety?”

[@pontiacgrandcam]

“THE ALASKAN PIPELINE” 😭 no but seriously when I want something I scream it at my phone hoping it’ll show up 😭

[@steffa648]

Haha yes! I remember asking my boys if they wanted waffles for breakfast and then saw ads on Facebook for a waffle maker!! Yes, the phone is listening to me.

[@shaunah.creations9233]

So accurate lol. I cringe looking at my 2012 statuses 😂

[@gildaalvarez2985]

I delete mine every chance I get. Thanks FB memories 🙈

[@GoGo10170]

The "Oh I don't read these!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@SupaSweetKay]

It became a dystopian nightmare real quick 💀

[@nyy190343]

An OKC Russell Westbrook jersey is the most 2012 thing ever...nice 👌

[@eiffelviolet]

I love how you pointed out how so many people post about current news events and give their opinion on it! People are such followers!

[@trevorwooten2910]

The part referring to parents using facebook more than us was dead-on! lol It's Gen X central now!

[@mrcmd3640]

That rainbow part was so freaking accurate

[@LovelyLady1111]

“Seeya Ukraine” *phone slap* got me 🤣😭

[@TheLoonyLovebad1]

Those snapchat filters started around 2015/2016, it's crazy how much has changed just in the last few years

[@glamgal28]

I have watched this more than several times and I continue to laugh, and the editing is smooth

[@KingNeptun3]

LMFAO BRO THAT ENDING KILLED ME

[@meganlynn8751]

Hahah this was great. Only thing you forgot was the water bucket challenge!! Anyone remember that? Would love to see trey reenact that fiasco 😂

[@carmenbatchelor8044]

“Why do I have anxiety?”🤣🤣😂😂classic. Lmao

[@tysonturner1154]

You should do middle schoolers during summer break

[@katecosettevocals]

I was enjoying the video until the end, and then I burst out laughing at the "why do I have anxiety?". it went from great to fantastic LOL

[@katetempleton9669]

"See ya Ukraine" As a Ukrainian, that really hurt. People really treat the war like it's another trend, it's devastating

[@lenm4693]

Same :( for some it’s just a trend for us it’s devastating…

[@samanthagreen8054]

😢😭 I feel like everything in my country, The States, is SOLD to the masses as a fad or "cool concept". As a result, NO substantial positive change happens and NO issues are resolved but the people FEEL like they are DOING something, making a difference while basically playing on their phones, posting lawn signs and attending cliques that hold Wine & Paint Girls' Nite for Ukraine. It's more ego stroking and narcissistic posing to post on social media and be smug, arrogant and hostile. Just like WOKE.

[@MJ-he1hf]

You are not forgotten 💛💙💛💙💛 I can't imagine how it must be for you all though 😢

[@kkpenney444]

I really don't see that. It's unavoidable that some of the initial shock has worn off but everyone I know still finds it all devastating and very worrisome.

[@yvetteihemesinwa2981]

Oh I'm sorry, I never knew

[@frizzlefry176]

“It’s carefully curated to agree with me” 😆

[@puritychalice]

That last part was 1,000% accurate.

[@missameowica]

I love that you make fun of everyone. NO ONE IS SAFE FROM TREY.

[@PsychicGirl]

I read this as 2021 vs 2022 and it still kinda works.

[@reimerfam6131]

“People need to know my opinion!” 🤣👏👏👏👏

[@ladybolski]

2 months later I still can’t stop seeing amber and Johnny

[@Ladykyra101]

LOL, the cache me outside gurl....OMG, forgot about huh. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MjG90]

So glad I deactivated my FB & IG in 2018 😂

[@twentyseven-]

Loool the flower crown and the dumb ass dog filter had us in a choke hold😂

[@Mrs.NRalphs]

“Why do I have anxiety?” For real

[@kimberlyfrey8740]

Social media used to be where we went to escape and avoid our problems

[@purplepianoist88]

Oh my gosh, the current issue thing is so true! People just jump from bandwagon to bandwagon. I roll my eyes at it now

[@duhnay]

"ISIS is on Facebook now? They're so organized!" 😂

[@MsGaella]

“Why do I have anxiety?” 👏🤣

[@aubnichole1]

NEEDED for the rest of days or until we get back to the simple fun. OMG nostalgic! Best line in the video - “Why do I have so much anxiety?” I’m dead. This was fabulous!!!

[@KaySouldier7]

MAN WHEN I TELL YOU I SAW ALL OF THIS COMING, I REALLY DID AND THANKFULLY I'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH A STRONG SET OF MORALS, DIGNITY, AND WISDOM SO I DON'T HAVE REALLY ANY REGRETS AS FAR AS SOCIAL MEDIA GOES. Also I've learned to limit my time and attention paid to the nonsense and drama of it all, while simultaneously being able to enjoy certain aspects of some of it's resources to education, alternative lifestyles and theories.

[@thegodofpez]

Trey is so comedically relevant. 🙏

[@lizzangela8043]

Not the Valencia filter 😂😂😂😂

[@packnetadaija]

Man social media in the early 2010s were really something

[@Cubbies13579]

"Why do I have anxiety?" ....Truth.

[@jaredrains]

Love the sports references lol the OKC Westbrook got me😂 Also that little "@Wendys love your meat" and the smirk after was just gold😂😂

[@kaylad6597]

Anyone remember when Time magazine said the phrase of 2009 was “there’s an app for that”?

[@xxalexdalionxx]

“Do you freaking care about ANYOnE?!” Lol

[@KC-rx5eu]

“valencia filter”.. rainbow barf filter… lol i resonate so hard with the 2012 social media trey 😂😂💀

[@angelle_rose]

This video made me want to laugh and cry at the same time. 🙈

[@Mmbohn1]

❤️. Plus the end sentence says it all.......👍🏻

[@uts4448]

This makes me sad. 2012 was the year I graduated high school. I remember everybody saying something along the lines of “living life to the fullest” (because “the world was ending” lol) and “yolo” and making #RidiculouslyLongHashtags. 2012 was the first time I seen any “challenges” (the first one I’ve ever seen was the cinnamon challenge). I had a tumblr but I did not know how to use that lol. I remember liking random pages on facebook. Lol also when people (mainly girls) took pictures, the caption would say something like “TERESA OWNZ 🔐” lmao. And I used to see a lot of “like my status if _______”. I remember I used to post pictures of random things on instagram like a can of Arizona Tea or a playground lol. Now I don’t post ANYTHING.

[@chrisjohnson3967]

This is a perfectly accurate representation of the difference between these two years. Things on social media were definitely more benign 10 years ago.