MinggI'm not sure if I completely agree or disagree. But I definitely think that because I grew up on the internet a lot of the time it makes communicating in person harder in a way. I've always been really shy around people I don't know and I get really, really nervous meeting new people.
I was in like 8th grade when I got a facebook and that made talking to people so much easier and I sort of relied on it to talk to some people instead of talking to them in school. It wasn't the internet that caused me to be like that, but it definitely enabled me to hide away from people instead of getting over the social anxiety I had. So I guess you really shouldn't blame the internet, but rather yourself for how you use it. If that makes sense?
Naw, that is just what society is conditioning you to think.
Back in the day before the internet (confirmed getting old) you just passed actual paper notes in class, called people's home phones and a myriad of other communication methods. You talked shit, made gossip, whatever. If you were socially anxious (which I was in a massive way) you just stuck to your own group.
Yes, the internet has allowed you to expand the reach of your communication, but I really believe a lot of people over-dramatize how different things were. Things went viral then, it was just presented differently.
I highly recommend reading the book "The Rational Optimist" by Matt Ridley. It gives a great (and scientifically researched) view of the world where everything doesn't suck.