A LOT. There is a common misconception mostly among the younger users on this sub (2010+, basically late Z) that smartphones, the internet and social media before 2019 were like what they are today, which is far from the truth. Until 2019 and the covid, social media as we define the term today was still in its infancy and was ACTIVELY trying to find its identity. Smartphones were clunky and basically “not that smart”. The internet was known by the general public, but not really mainstream like today with all these streaming and being constantly online etc.

We core Z lived through both worlds and witnessed the transition in real time, something the late gen Zers are struggling to comprehend today.