Social Media Is Trash: How We Got Here

[@MayaHendersonKina18357]

Social media has completely rotten our brain. We all need to step outside and touch some grass seriously.

[@c457jajsudbe]

As we all sit here watching a KZbin video 😂 But I do agree

[@artmoonsilva]

Totally agree, theres also a huge loss in third spaces and general safety. You can't leave your house to hang with your friends without spending money. Unless you're really into picnics and hikes.

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Such a good point!

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

😂

[@sameersheriff7078]

My man mark has single-handedly pushed the whole generations into degeneracy !!!! Guys real-life sadistic billionaire with evil intentions like we see in cartoons and comics

[@jazziered142]

Everything has turned into a cash grab, and it burns me out.

[@Iquey]

"oops all ads."

[@thebonniewong]

Pinterest has way too many ads on my phone. You can get ad blockers on a Firefox browser and experience KZbin and Pinterest without ads

[@artmoonsilva]

My biggest turn off from social media was the constant feeling of "I'm being sold something". I used to get on social media to check on friends or family, make new friends, and talk about my interests. Now, not olny do I feel constantly sold to, but even if I comment in an Instagram reel "hey, cool sneakers"; the algorithim attacks me with sneaker adds on every other platform.

[@leastidyworld4365]

The add comment is so relatable.

[@luvzdogz]

I'm 47. I'm so glad social media didn't exist when I was a kid, or even a very young adult. I remember during my last semester at university, an English instructor wanted us to submit our essay through email. My mind was so blown! How? What? I was freaking out! I had no idea how to do that! She gave us step by step instructions. LOL and I probably still had to ask someone for help in the computer lab! 😂

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Wow what a lifetime ago!

[@kellyspryszak80]

Same, @luvzdogz!

[@BlakeC27]

I'm a similar age and had a similar experience while studying at Tech. Our computer lab had like three PCs that could access the Interest at the time and we had to take a basic computing course to learn how to send an email. During the class, everyone was like a kid on Christmas morning when a practice email from someone sitting next to them arrived in their inbox.

[@goodemily]

I am also 47 and had a similar experience. I went abroad my junior of college. They told us the best way to stay in touch with people back home was email. I was like “um, not only do I not know how to use it, I can guarantee me parents don’t either.” So I called from a landline and hoped they’d answer. I like that I grew up when I did.

[@victoriamaxfield5851]

Same. I’m 43 but similarly a lot of this passed me by. My uni was definitely still asking for handwritten stuff mostly 😂

[@hineighbor25]

I miss the anonymity everyone had. No one used to use their names or faces in their profiles for the most part. I remember the first time i told someone my real name over yahoo messenger and felt it so crazy.

[@allaganqueen]

Yeah, we've gotten way too comfortable sharing personal details with strangers online.

[@JustMe-fo4ev]

I'm still 100% anonymous to this day and I've been using Twitter since the very beginning. It's nice.

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Omg yes! Actually I remember that too!

[@SummerDeFouw]

Reddit is still very anonymous

[@missnatcula]

Omg this just sparked such a deep memory for me that is similar! I thought if someone knew my real name they would know exactly where I was so I was so scared lol!

[@meganhoper462]

This video is everything I’ve been feeling for months. I started watching KZbin about a year ago and was immediately sucked into several popular fashion/beauty influencers in the luxury space. Which, coincidentally, is how I found you. While I truly envied the lives of these women, I spent a small fortune buying ALL OF THE THINGS I thought I needed to be like them. Thousands of dollars later, I had a bunch of stuff, but I’d never been more depressed in my life. I’ll circle back to when I started watching your commentary videos my algorithm started to change and I was getting many similar content creators and podcasters who focus on commentary on many different issues. I started noticing every video from my most envious creator had an ad in it and the affiliate links were 12” long and it hit me, I was a fool. I tried to continue watching as I had formed a weird parasocial relationship with these women, but every video just made my head clearer and clearer. I was bankrolling their extravagant lifestyles that I craved so much to have. So that’s the long backstory, but to truly answer your question about why I despise “influencers” was a video posted by a women who had everything I thought I needed titled “my 96 luxury handbag collection”. That was it for me. I’m in a bad mental state and have been for most of the year and I had no idea how these influencers made me feel so inadequate and bad about myself because I didn’t have it all. It’s all commentary videos from here on out and I do have to thank you because your overspending story truly inspired me to change and try do better. Sorry that was so long, but the video you created validated my feelings that I was just part of a scam. Love your videos and how gracefully you approach these topics.

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Wow! I’m so glad this video resonated with you. It’s so empowering to break free from that cycle and find more authentic content creators you connect with Thankyou 🥹🫶🏻

[@minwade5436]

Look after yourself, those “influencers” are often “gifted” things by brands to show off & influence others to buy. They didn’t all put their hands in their pockets to purchase stuff. Be yourself, you’re an individual & unique. Buying items doesn’t make you happy, it just gives you more “stuff” to try & find a home for. More is Less, I’ve recently decluttered my wardrobe, 104+ items of clothing & handbags went to charity & I bought 4 replacement items. It was a freeing experience & glad I did it. Don’t worry I have a few handbags & that’s enough, how many bags does one person need. You do you boo, be the best version of yourself. We all have those ermmm days, pick yourself up dust yourself off tomorrow is another day. Take care 💐

[@MoncheriRous]

This was me 2 years ago! I’m not overweight. I have lo loss like 5 legs to be in my perfect weight, but the social media rabbit hole was making me consider a liposuction. I was thinking to myself, once I look like x or y I will be truly happy. My mental health was destroyed so i stoped looking at my phone and start looking up. Unsubscribe from all that triggers you and I truly recommend you like 5 months with no social media. It’s worth it! Stop looking down, look up!!

[@kham6006]

We al have fallen down the SM rabbit hole- don’t beat yourself up - just move forward and regroup !

[@tpm9949]

I may be too old for your channel, but Gen X here. I’m from a time of pre-internet. 😂. Back in my day got all my fashion trends via magazines. 🤣

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Haha nooo you aren’t too old for this channel! Sometimes I wish I could have experienced a teenage and my 20s with no social media

[@tpm9949]

@ nah! I love your channel! You bring a balanced perspective on some interesting topics. Keep them coming!!!

[@minwade5436]

@tpm9949 don’t worry I’m a baby boomer IT person, so your defo not too old for Caitlin’s channel. cheerio

[@medeakg]

Don't forget about MTV and music vids being a huge source of trends

[@MintCChip11]

Gen X here too. Childhood and teenage years with no internet. I watched all stages, since the internet became widely available. I was working in this industry in 1995 and felt so excited and hopeful about the possibilities - particularly education wise. Fast forward to now and it feels NOTHING like it used to. And I’m not quite sure if what we see today says something about human nature and the types of behaviors we would see no matter how technology evolved, or if the specific ways technology and social media have evolved have shaped people’s behavior. I suspect it’s bothered, simultaneously. And it’s a shame, because it could have gone in so many other better directions - theoretically. All I know is, I find myself feeling quite nostalgic about the dynamics pre social media. I’m fine with people making money online- people would have had to be making money somehow, it just happens that the internet has made options more accessible to people. What bothers me is 1) the manipulative ways many people choose to do so and 2) that making money has pretty much become the only motivation for people to share something, leaving very little room for truly educational and authentic content. And I don’t think AI is going to do any of this any better. The bandwagon people seem most excited about seems to be “ways to make money using AI without having to put in barely any work, or critical thinking, or true creative expression”. Delegating to AI some of the fundamentals of what makes us human isn’t exactly setting the stage for an improved scenario - online or offline.

[@pimpgrizzle]

I miss the old internet :(

[@esikazemese]

Yup, without being punched with an AD every second.

[@pinkaroo92]

I was born in 1992 just turned 33, and I feel really blessed that I got to experience an actual childhood playing outdoors and whatnot. Of course we had a computer in our house, but it was one of those big bulky manila colored ones with a huge monitor and it had dial up internet connection. (I think that taught me to be a little bit more patient.) getting to experience a brief time of my life as a child before anything online became social other than AOL chat. Damn… I wish I would’ve realized how good I had it. 😍😍😍

[@leastidyworld4365]

I am 35. The first computer we (my family) had, when I used it for 2-3 days in a row, it broke down. I am also glad we (my peers and me) got to play outside and I’m planning to show my future child lots of other things to do other than using your phone (IF the husband and me will even buy them one, depends on their age).

[@io.nebulae]

So strange. Im 32 and I was NON stop on the computer or a gaming console in the 90's. Im still a hardcore gamer to this day. I had no care for playing outside too much. I was, not too much. I was way happier inside playing with my friends at the mario games 😅.

[@sameersheriff7078]

90ss!!!! man I miss those days 😭😭😭

[@LauraaLoveless]

I get such a nostalgia for 2010-2012 tumblr every so often 😭

[@thebonniewong]

I wish she talked more about Tumblr! It was the best place. No drama, just photos and writing. It was a bummer they did a wipe out because of adult content. That was a sad sad phase for particularly the kink community 🖤

[@Curtains10101]

For me KZbin is my top social media platform. I visit Instagram and Facebook about 1-2 times a week, but I'm on KZbin every day 😅 it's my company through housework, editing and when I need to switch off from my kids 😂😂😂

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Totally agree!

[@tonyabillings201]

It was fun back then- not everyone was selling something- people were just connecting and sharing- now its one constant commercial for some amazing product being pushed- over it- KZbin is the closest version of back then

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

I agree ☝️

[@kiterafrey]

My mom wouldn't let me have any online things with my real name or picture. My myspace was called Sesshomoru's Good Girl (she thought it was a dog joke) -- I cringe knowing that will forever be my first digital footprint.

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Hahahaha this cracked me up Ah we all cringe at our digital footprint from our teen years 😝

[@Ajlatango]

Social media has turned the real world into a boring monolith as well. I’m 38 and my niece who’s turning 10 wants the same athleisure and shoes that I wear. I miss individuality and people having different eras style wise in their life

[@Jademusto]

I find it hilarious how so many people talk about Tumblr like it doesn't exist anymore when it's still my main form of social media and I use it predominantly because it doesn't have an algorithm and things like influencers are actively discouraged. I'm not planning on moving on from it anytime soon.

[@evelinshock]

I hate social media, every time I go on it, I feel bad after a few minutes and I really get down. I think it would be psychologically easier for everyone if social media just disappeared. It's really bad, we compare ourselves to others both in appearance and achievements. When someone younger than you achieves more than you will ever achieve, you start to analyze yourself a lot and judge yourself for not achieving the same or better. It's a terrible feeling and I'm sure many of you have felt it or still feel it.

[@shannonellenp]

MySpace was the best. I always thought it was so odd when Facebook took over. All FB pages had a uniform look, all with the same blue template. It took away originality. The downfall happened so quickly

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Totally agree! It was all so much more personal and less generic back then.

[@shannonellenp]

@CaitlinPawlowski your video struck a chord with me. I hope somehow, someday we can get that magic back. Capitalism is next level and is destroying the greatest communication tool that was ever invented. One of my first MySpace pen pals was a guy from Australia and I was mesmerized by the fact that I could now communicate with people from across the globe. Today, he'd be some finance douche selling me a guru snakeoil course. Ugh!

[@auntiemame7076]

Appreciate the walk through of how we got to where we are. While there are creative, educational content creators, the dominance of revenue-at-all-costs mentality for most is creating problems at a societal level that are quite literally resulting in the rise of authoritarianism in the US and elsewhere. Where we go from here is either total dystopia or a wake up that makes us better. I plan to do everything I can to help get us to a better, more equal society with a functioning government.

[@Zil_giddy]

I loved all those bands you mentioned. Las Vegas has a whole music fest dedicated to that time in music, “when we were young.” I went in 2022 and it was a blast. The early days of social networking, blogging and even KZbin were honestly special. It was also such a simpler time! Miss it.

[@bmo64_]

YESSS THAT SOUNDS LIT

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

OMGGGGG no way!!!

[@marchviolet]

Lucky!

[@niononion4363]

You had me at MySpace!! That was legit the LAST time I participated in social media. Unless YT counts? Although I only watch and occasionally comment. Also!!! I giggled when you said Angels&Airwaves 😂😂😂 Geez!!! Surreal this much time has passed.

[@mariejudene4097]

Omg!!! The Emo scene, MySpace, Xanga, Tumblr, emo bands!! lol. Customizing your Myspace was everything. A wild moment in time for sure ❤

[@tsheilma]

Yes!!!! I was older, but the musicians were the EMO era of my adulthood. Love Taking Back Sunday!!

[@EconDude]

I’m a hobbyist photographer. I have dozens of cameras, both digital and film. I wish Instagram was a photo only platform again. But everyday they optimize it for video. I’m not against video, but they favor video at the expense of still images.

[@elenitzouvanelli7412]

I feel you I am the same. I have tried to turn into video content but it’s not my style and I miss the old days that pictures and photography was celebrated in the app.

[@blakeharrison3972]

The amount of people that breakup relationships/friendships/and family dynamics but spread it all over social media is weird. I feel like half the time the miss the person but whatever Tik Tok mental health trend is going around they’ll just use that: my ex boyfriend is narcissistic or my mother is gaslighting. It’s to the point where people are extremely isolated and that can’t be healthy; but no one will take accountability in these situations; they just post it all over social media

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

True 💯

[@stephroper4586]

I remember when Bebo was the only social media platform 😂 im in New Zealand. But personalising myspace was true art 😂 and your list of favourite people!!!

[@JamieMittman]

I've never trusted you more than when you pulled up the "emo" photo god bless

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Hehe 🖤

[@coffeenfaith]

I love the energy of your videos! also, side note, you are looking extra pretty!!

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Aw thanks so much! 💖

[@PrincessLoX0]

Loved this video especially in the beginning. I’m an emo girl deep down inside but I could never show it for fear of judgement. Thanks for bringing back old memories 😌

[@MuseSunflower]

Love your break downs and topics Caitlin. I appreciate your detailed work, research and creativity. 💜

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Thankyou so much that means a lot to me 🥰

[@chenenienaber4285]

I'm 32 and I listened to ALL of the bands you mentioned in high school! You're not alone ❤

[@livinginthepines]

Thank you so much for sharing that myspace pic 😂❤ from a former emo girl 😉

[@LucyAliceMoss]

The little side smirk! We all did it

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Hehehe 🖤

[@JustKelsey2.0]

I miss myspace sooo much!!! I wish l could see it again to see if my top ten are still relevant 🤣🤣

[@iyasu777]

At first I thought that influencers were cool because they figured out a way to get paid to do fun things. But, a few years ago I lost interest and now the whole thing seems so hollow. I was on the old internet. I remember getting yelled at by my dad in high school because back then we had a limited amount of internet time each month and I cost him $20 for being online too much one month...

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Omg yes I remember creeping downstairs at 1am sometimes thinking I wouldn’t get caught 😂

[@destinydominguez12]

I agree with basically everything you said in this video… except “having the time” to do things enjoyable. I think many people have time to engage in activities that are good and enjoyable, but it’s wasted on social media! I’ve recently started reading (a big hobby of mine when I was a child), and I’ve realized I have more time than I thought I did for activities outside of work, chores, daily duties, etc. If something is important to someone, they will make the time for it!

[@carylambert6796]

It's a unique look into fashion & lifestyle influencers and their journey; it's interesting to reflect on a lot of similarities but also major differences in the communities that I was a part of during the time you're reflecting on in the early 2000/2010s (my communities were mostly video gaming, tabletop gaming, "internet" pop culture, etc). We had our own unique platforms (BBS based forums, reddit, developer websites, etc which different from the "lookbook" type ones you mentioned) but of course there was always the the overlap on major ones like Tumblr, KZbin, etc.

[@wardahfaruqui9033]

The second you said Dougie from McFly, I felt like I got teleported 10 years back! ❤ I miss the old days of social media when it felt more about connection than feeling like you are being sold something....

[@dinapawlow1622]

I wouldn’t include ´no buy’ postings in the category of detrimental postings. They instigate a lot of questions that set you off on to freedom from overconsumption. I have found that eventually with the right questions you will find your happy median and have balance in your life as far as consumption of things you don’t need nor can afford.

[@atomicradishgirl13]

So precious omg thank you for sharing the emo kid era ❤❤❤❤

[@Emma-fn4yd]

I'm a fair bit older than you and I was active on the internet in the 90s (my dad worked in computing) and we'd hang around chatrooms. Massive nostalgia for those years. It was all about chatting and connecting with people anywhere in the world and now it's purely about consuming.

[@BarbaraKibira]

I miss the old instagram when we used to share the best lunch we just had not because we wanted to be food influencers. I remember MySpace at least your mum, I wasn't allowed to post my pictures. Now that I'm a mum I understand why.

[@kristac3614]

It’s definitely the advertisements and the inflation that ruined social media. It was always bad but now every video or short I watch feels like I’m watching a commercial. Except for some influencers/content creators. Even Netflix and Hulu advertising is insane. There’s a book called the feed that I feel is so relatable now. It came out in 2002.

[@juliacdia]

In brazil, early 2000 we also had something called "ORKUT" and that was our social media! not just myspace/facebook, that time we still had that sense of community and i wasn't so toxic. Good times :)

[@jsc9000]

I had a blogspot in 2003 and very high tech it was linked to a personal yahoo group. I was backpacking in South America so it was so everyone knew what I was doing. I didn’t have a mobile. I had to use a physical guide book and bookings online, if a thing was by email mostly by telephone. I’m glad all the social media wasn’t a thing. I even had an analogue camera and got my photos copied to a disk so I could upload them and send the physical photos home. I think there will be a big pull back of social media as the damage to kids mental health is now known & it’s also messing up the adults. Great video❤

[@whennanaspeaks]

ma'am u look absolutely beautiful, obsessed with u and the hair!!

[@LaurenKingCPA]

I really miss the old internet. The mustache trends, “keep calm and ___”, the Starbucks obsession, even the vsco era :( now it’s just brain rot and ads

[@digitaltourbus]

All of the 2000s emo bands! Now it makes sense why I like your videos so much. 😅

[@stardust5531]

This channel is so underrated😢

[@veritystothard1664]

Side note your hair looks so pretty here!

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@catcreme]

social media, fandoms, hobbies... i feel everything has gone to trash. everything was somehow ruined, and I don't really think influencers are the only reason to blame. it sucks that people saw these things as a money-making opportunity and ruined it for the rest of us, but they are just a part of the whole problem.

[@haywood1980]

7:32 I feel like MySpace was not only a place where you could show off who you were as an individual, but everyone on the platform was also so authentic. It would be super embarrassing to pretend to be someone you weren’t on MySpace. It would literally ruin your reputation and social life. People wouldn’t associate with you because it was so embarrassing to be considered a poser of any kind. I miss that so much! You knew that almost everyone you interacted with was like that in real life and could tell by how many friends they had on there. Low friend count meant you weren’t your true self. None of us would be caught dead faking our lives on there. I miss the freedom it brought to be unapologetically yourself. Man, those were good times. You actually hung out with the people on your friends list. You could always find cool new bands, local concerts and stuff. It was awesome!!!

[@Curtains10101]

23:00 I can proudly say I have still not given in to TikTok as I knew and still know what it will do to me if I ever get on it!!

[@ThreefoldDesigns]

50 year old Gen X here - while I didn't grow up with computers at all (learnt to type on an electric typewriter!!), I loooooved MySpace, LiveJournal and Blogspot- it was really important for subcultures like the Goth scene too! Aaah the joy of choosing music for your MySpace profile 😂

[@JUnit41484]

Fellow emo kid here! I never really dove too far into the look, but I was all about most of the bands you mentioned, also Fall Out Boy, Panic!, We the Kings, and Hit The Lights

[@victoriamaxfield5851]

This was really interesting to me. I was really late to social media, presumably because I was already in my 20 by the time it kind of got big. So I didn’t really Kano a lot about the lead up to where we are now.

[@zoelatham5507]

I loved bebo! I had the best pink sparkly page 😂 me and our friend group also used msn loads too. Things just seemed simpler then really

[@leastidyworld4365]

31:53 That is true, growing up I had creative hobbies and now I spend a lot of time on socials (YT). But that was probably before I developed depression. Also, I do go to choir and drama so I do do stuff, but yeah… not really in our flat, more like in groups that I actually have to travel to to engage (which helps with motivation).

[@TheBlackDorothyZbornak]

The restaurant reviews is what got me. Its so annoying. I call them "advertisers"

[@WitchettySophie]

OMG MCFLY! I used to write McFly FanFic. The Sydney gig is still the best day ever 😂

[@CrystalMeachem-yl9xk]

Having to send my photos from my flip phone..to my email & then waiting for the dial up computer for 10 minutes to add 2 photos to my MySpace. Also I knew only one person with a computer in the 2000’s so I’d go weeks without checking my profile lol

[@envision_embody_become]

I totally had a MySpace pic EXACTLY like that! Same face, same hair, same age!!!! Wow! ❤ I didn’t quite have the money to deck out my closet like the emo girls but I tried my best lol

[@fortheloveofhorses5956]

I still love and use tumblr. It's the only one where my posts don't get lost in an algorithm.

[@lakentullis2590]

I’m from the us and I LOVED Bebo!! MySpace was always my fave but bebo was so fun and no one ever talks about it ! Also love all the flashback songs ❤

[@Victoriacariad]

'Cute is What We Aim For' - blast from the past 😂 I still have their album on my 17 year old iPod.

[@mrsjaynesarah1923]

Classic "my space face". Why did no one look at the camera? 😂

[@ricardogarcia3357]

Emo scene and Taking Back Sunday?! TAKE ME BACK! The severity of having your top friends, oh god 😂

[@alexdamonwrites]

For me, the thing that started the downfall of social media was when it turned from a curated special area, your own private sanctuary, into one global phenomenon. Nowadays, most of the popular trends are cash grabs or ploys to make people famous.

[@ericabrewer4210]

Ugghhh Cute without the E was my favorite song. Still rock out to it today!

[@mskaruhluheevon]

The MySpace: “Thanx for the add” gifs. 😆

[@EllleKay]

Bebo was a big thing in the UK too! This is a niche reference but I was really into building websites on matmice and piczo - I still have a lot of HTML in the depths of my memory from those days 😂

[@CassieFink]

This made me dig through the trenches of MySpace and I found my page but was so sad to see that I couldn’t see any pictures! I’m now 32 and definitely relate to all the emo music!

[@HannahLambert-o1t]

I miss MSN Messenger and the Emo Days! Thanks for the Memories as Fall Out Boy would say 😅

[@Oceangirl1234]

Thanks for more good content. I think I subscribed to you many moons ago. Was it what's in my bag? I forget but probably as I was very into that during Covid.

[@TheQuietBetween]

All time low! The Used, just so much nostalgia! ❤️❤️

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

🖤🖤

[@fitt_inglysammie1654]

If I could share my MySpace photo with you I would . Lol all time low was my favorite band ever 😂😂😂

[@Tamitami-f6y]

People need to stop following brainless influencers that only care about getting sponsors, free stuff, showing off a false reality just for views

[@TheYoungCatholics]

You namedropped Angels and Airwaves! That was crazy 😂

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

🖤

[@Unqualified-advice]

23:07 I also loved that there were no ads, or a lot fewer

[@pimpgrizzle]

Caitlin YOU are SO beautiful! 😍 ✨️🎀 Your hair is to die for!! 🤍

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Aw Thankyou! 🥰 finally learnt how to air wrap properly lol

[@hannahgraceoutdoors]

The shift was from being inundated with ads after ads after ads.

[@TheAmelia1986]

I definitely am sceptical on influencers now since there are more and more stories about influencers being broke or were using government funds and loans to fund their lifestyle (some are even in court as we speak huhu).

[@yvesgysel9834]

Yes social media is the cause of a lot of problems. I dumped my personal accounts on FB, Instagram, WhatsApp... Only google is left. I even don't take my smartphone with me all the time and sometimes I don't pick it up. There is too much noise going on and our brain gets cooked. I go for walks and love interacting with people in the real world.

[@FIVESTRZ]

MySpace…… the top 8 fights!!

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Omg yes!! Geez that was drama

[@studiofiftyflora]

Even within the top 8 when ppl got shuffled around hahaha

[@jimin8006]

I remember when I learnt how to code html and css to make my study tumblr homepage look aesthetic lmaoo

[@90mama141]

Your little baby emo picture was meeee! The acceptable hair color was my own, and I was allowed very subtle highlights to make it “less mousy” but I wanted to be edgy so bad

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Hehe same I was never edgy but tried so damn hard with the little changes my mum let me make 😂

[@hazey8652]

The first thing I thought of when I saw this video was “share the luv bebo”, it was so good. How was it not popular in the USA 😮

[@Amanda-qw8fk]

All Time Low are still my top artist in my Spotify unwrapped every year 🤣

[@icequeenelle]

My mom wouldn't let me cut or dye my hair, so our hairstyles were very similar and I rocked tiny bows every single day from grade 8/age 14 til I graduated at age 18 😂 P.s. I still listen to all those bands. It was never a phase, mom. xD

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Hehe 😝 it was never a phase Looking back I’m kind of glad my mum didn’t let me fry mg hair with hair dye and excessive straightening

[@KamalBerman]

Nostalgia is a huge market that never ends!

[@mariayo4284]

I remeber working at the student union and it was fun organizing events because you would post them and your friends would automatically come to join. Then in 2016 it changed and we found out about the algorithm. It became much harder to engage people into events.

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

Unfortunate isn’t it 😔

[@iamcatdean]

I was born in 1990. I remember as a kid playing outside until the lights turned on. LOL Of course Internet and being online was a thing, but it was less relevant than it is now. I was never a fashionista or interested in fashion blogs, but I do remember being obsessed with Xanga, Gaiaonline, Neopets, Tumblr and Myspace. :P Back then people were just sharing and connecting. Of course then Facebook and Instagram followed, but I feel like the good 'ole days are really just that...the good 'ole days. Everything now is trying to sell you something, become a brand, or what I've noticed is a rise in people that just want attention or validation on the internet. Social media is a tool and has many great benefits... but I feel like it's just gone downhill rapidly in the past decade. At this point I'm just along for the ride. LOL

[@therelatablemillenial]

Hearing Caitlin say KiKi Kanibal is insane and I love it. XD

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

😝🖤

[@emmacraythorne9010]

I feel like the app "like to know" is the fashion social media space. No voting on outfits but I believe you can post your outfit reels on there and then they link to where they got the outfits from. Seems to work alongside Instagram well more so than as a stand alone platform.

[@Curtains10101]

5:52 OMG BEBO!!!! It was huge here in Ireland too! Absolute nostalgia 😍

[@Gunnersaureswannabe]

All Irish people I know were mad for BEBO

[@CaitlinPawlowski]

😝

[@JEnosGore]

It’s the brand sponsorships. They are always promoting something I have no interest in.

[@dreamergirl1140]

Recently got back on Pinterest after about 10 or so years. CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT HOW MANY "SPONSORED" PINS THERE ARE NOW?!?!

[@BexREB]

Bebo was pretty popular in the UK for a short while from what i remember

[@paularunslondon]

It was! I loved it. I remember using it when I was at my first full time job, so maybe 2006ish?

[@BexREB]

@paularunslondon yeah that sounds about right! I was at secondary school around 13 years old at the time I think and remember how many of the popular kids had some black and white posed photo as their profile picture especially ha. It didn't fully take over from MySpace in my school though but then Facebook got popular quickly and bebo kind of died out if I remember rightly.

[@TooMuchADHDMillennial]

4:09 yeah, def OG Emo club references. Nostalgia!

[@onpagewithlinds]

Did I just hear a Daisy Jones and the Six lyric?!? 🤩

[@harmonymerideth1455]

I miss the late 90’s very early 2000’s when the only thing you took forever to curate for online……..was the BEST and most epic/hilarious/cryptic/etc AWAY MESSAGE for AOL messenger and MySpace. 🤣😝 we used to sit there, reading away msgs down our list of AOL besties

[@ItsMaha]

I think people putting their social life started when MySpace came about, but it got real serious when KZbin happen