The people you are describing are sheep like yourself who have absolutely no idea what original thought is. Don't be offended, I don't care if ants get mad at me. It is painfully obvious I know more about this tool we are both using, you are suggesting sociological norms apply in the internet age and that is not the case. I assume you are a social media butterfly but how many of these "people" you speak to have you met in person? My guess is very few but you feel informed enough to propose the internet is a social tool as opposed to a surveillance tool and that is a foolish proposition.