[ndriscoll]

Okay, but modern "social" media is designed to do nothing but funnel you into mass consumption, both on that platform and in the sense of pushing products on you to buy (their actual goal). They are not centered around enabling you to share with your friends, family, and community. They're an entirely vacuous experience, and you don't need them (indeed, you'd probably benefit from not interacting with them) to be creative or social.

[dnpp123]

Depends of your use. For example, a local fedivers instance can fit a lot of cases not targeted at mass consumption.