Looking through someone’s social media profile is NOT stalking

It’s common sense and has been repeatedly beat into our heads that whatever you post online, anyone can see. So why is it all of a sudden made out to be “stalkerish” for someone to look at information that is out in the open? We all do it, look up people we’ve just met or going to meet and look through their profiles to get a better sense of who they are based on what they post. Stalking is a whole different ball park and I’m sick of the two being made out to be the same thing.