Back in the day, chain mail was a real pain in the butt. There would be an actual letter in your mailbox describing some horrible thing that happened to someone who you’ve never heard of and there would be a threat that if you didn’t pass it along, the same horrible thing would happen to you.
Thankfully, because of the advancements in technology and the cost of postage stamps, these kind of letters don’t typically come in the mail anymore. However, it’s hard to go through one day of social media on Facebook, Twitter, or other sources without coming across one of these kinds of posts.