Remember a time before Facebook existed?
A time when you never had to worry about seeing people from high school again? When you remembered people's birthdays because you actually cared about them, and not because you got a day-of notification?
Yeah, neither do we.
But thanks to a segment on the @midnight show with Chris Harwick on Tuesday, Facebook and Twitter users waxed nostalgia for the good ole days and shared their pre-Facebook memories using the hashtag #BeforeFacebookI.
It's hard to believe but there really was a time before Facebook so tonight we're playing #BeforeFacebookI...https://t.co/2zcEzmqHez
— @midnight (@midnight) February 3, 2016
There were, of course, some very funny ones:
#BeforeFacebookI had to drive to my crush's house to stalk them. @midnight
— @midnight (@midnight) February 3, 2016
#BeforeFacebookI had to keep a book of ACTUAL FACES. @midnight
— Chris Hardwick (@hardwick) February 3, 2016
#BeforeFacebookI never liked anything @midnight
— Andy McDonald (@iamandymcdonald) February 3, 2016
Some that were too real:
#BeforeFacebookI assumed everyone knew the difference between their, they're and there.
— musicMagpie (@musicMagpie) February 3, 2016
But we were wrong. Very wrong.
#BeforeFacebookI had one of these until like 7th grade 😂 I could only call my mom 😂 pic.twitter.com/XmBUHWBKyK
— JAY VERSACE (@tharealversace) February 3, 2016
And then there were some that were surprisingly sincere, showing just how instrumental the social media platform has been in prompting social change:
#BeforeFacebookI wasn't able to share such amazing images from our work, like this from Timor-Leste. #WaterWednesday pic.twitter.com/yWYKdvTaTq
— WaterAid UK (@WaterAidUK) February 3, 2016
Share your best #BeforeFacebookI memories below in the comments!
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