We’re in a dawning new age of communication: Communication has never been easier, and yet we have never been further apart. 

It can be kind of hard for us, who the upcoming generations would call “chopped” and “unc,” to imagine that there is an entire generation of teenagers—heck, even adults—who don’t know what life was like without the internet. Beyond that: those who can’t even remember a world without smartphones or social media.

Facebook launched in 2004. At 22 years old, it’s the same age as the fresh college graduates from the class of 2026, who are now entering the workforce for the first time. Not only were they infants when these major social media platforms first entered the public consciousness, but they weren’t even born yet.