Social media won because it is better and more profitable for the producer/site owner. It is objectively worse for the consumer: * Algorithms that push conten

Social media won because it is better and more profitable for the producer/site owner. It is objectively worse for the consumer: * Algorithms that push content the user didn't ask for/dark patterns * Prioritizes low-attention span/doomscrolling * Magnifies the most virulent outrage-driven content, often by the very people that commit the outrage, and profits from that outrage Social media as currently implemented by everyone is a cancer.