> Fundamental difference is there is click/like/upvote/view/follower count next to everything. These counts never existed on the old Internet.
Public view counts on individual pages were extremely common on the “old internet”, if by that you mean the WWW pre the rise of the terms “social media” and “social network”.
Public view counts on individual pages were extremely common on the “old internet”, if by that you mean the WWW pre the rise of the terms “social media” and “social network”.