Social Media is so horrible. I'm absolutely convinced that humans haven't evolved to handle the insanity that is social media. Yet, they are the public squares.

Social Media is so horrible. I'm absolutely convinced that humans haven't evolved to handle the insanity that is social media. Yet, they are the public squares. And isolating myself from the cesspools (FB, Twitter, etc) has also isolated me from everyone. Twitter was the last one I used a very small amount (never more than 5 minutes at a time, not more than once a day). This was the final straw for me. No good options when the choice is: participate in communities I care about + my data being abused, or maintain a sliver of privacy and control over my data + social isolation.