Too Long; Didn't Read
Social networks have arguably only made us more human by giving us the ability to interact with more people, more often, in more ways. The main things that have changed are how people make money off advertising, and as time has gone passed, that interaction has become more one-sided. The future of social networks may pivot to social networks, but can social networks grow to that capacity without becoming more transparent? We need to find a happy medium between transparency and decentralization to secure our data.