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TFW youre three years deep on someones feed piecing together clues.
Now its 9 p.m. and youre two years deep into Gomezs feed, searching for clues.
Has she always known Peltz?
Did they just meet and become besties overnight?
Does this mean shebroke up with Francia Raisa(who, BTW, once gave her a kidney)?
By midnight, youve constructed full-on flowcharts and timelines worthy of an FBI investigation.
Before social media, of course, it wasnt this easy to dive into someones personal life.
For friends, youd have to wait to hear gossip through the grapevine.
Think of all theLindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton dramathat was splashed across tabloids in 2006.
We as humans have a desire to wrap up the circle, so to speak, Lyons says.
Itbecomes a social glue, says Lyons.
Its filling some pop in of gap, and weallhave a gap.
And we passed that info toeach other through gossip.
Knowing what the cool kids were up to helped usform relationships, gain resources, and ultimately survive.
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