To me, at least, the internet--or, rather, an internet co...

To me, at least, the internet--or, rather, an internet connection--has always meant social media. At first, it was email, and connecting to other likeminded people via the written word. I broadened my horizons on the internet. I met new and wonderful (and some not-so-wonderful) people, and some of them I still call friends. I started a blog, which I've continued, now, for thirteen years this November. I published books. I found new hobbies and learned new things. At one point in my life, I co...