I completely agree with you, but I believe that social media has a positive impact on certain aspects of society and on some individuals, even more so than sex,

I completely agree with you, but I believe that social media has a positive impact on certain aspects of society and on some individuals, even more so than sex, drugs, gambling, and obscenity. For example, a user with social anxiety can find a refuge where they can discuss and socialize on social media, sometimes by talking about specific topics and joining marginalized communities. In fact, speaking of marginalized communities, social media would have greatly helped homosexuals in the 1970s to meet people their age who were also gay, something that was very difficult at the time. However, this very clearly positive aspect of social media can also backfire on people who fall into far-right conspiracy rabbit holes. This creates communities that are no longer so marginal, like incels or people who believe that the election was rigged to make Donald Trump lose. Incels are particularly young people who experience a societal problem (loneliness, emotional deprivation, social issues, leading to involuntary celibacy and what they perceive as sexual frustration) and are influenced to fight against the wrong issue (women instead of capitalism and patriarchy). For me, if these harmful communities become so popular, it's primarily the fault of capitalism: social media platforms are all managed by private companies, whose main goal is profit. Elon Musk changed Twitter's algorithm to favor confrontation, to increase user engagement. This boosts the time spent on Twitter, allowing for more ad exposure, but I believe it also harms mental health and encourages harassment (especially against the LGBT community). That's why I see no other solution than decentralized, free, and open-source alternatives, as you mentioned.