You know what doesn't happen if Facebook exists, like, 35 years ago? THIS SONG.
Think about it. If Dan and his lady friend had Facebook, they more than likely would've "friended" each other, even though they were exes, because they were clearly both fond of each other despite breaking up. So he would've known that she was in a joyless marriage because she probably would've posted a status along the lines of "Would like to say I love the man, but I don't want to lie, lol." And she would've known the audience was heavenly, but the traveling was hell because he probably would've said something like "Great show, Cleveland. But I just miss my f***ing waterbed, man." Although I don't know if a man who wrote a song about "fishes in the ocean" would've cursed on the ol' FB, but you never know.
Still. The point is, they probably wouldn't have had as poignant or as song-writing-worthy of a reunion in the grocery store if the internet existed back then. God knows, they probably would have had an emotional affair via direct messages and emails, without even seeing each other in person and then the architect would've found out about it while checking out his wife's smartphone and instead of food shopping on Christmas Eve, he and Dan's lady friend would've spent the holidays getting to know each other again on Bora Bora or consulting a divorce lawyer or something. Nothing as nostalgia worthy as what actually went down.
Thank god for it, I guess. But I wonder how many other things get ruined because of technology. Alas.
