Was social media a terrible mistake?

All the furor over Elon Musk and Twitter has me considering the question: would it actually be terrible if he ran Twitter into the ground? Social media has done nothing worthwhile for society, on the contrary it has brought out the worst in people. Too many people fighting over politics, religion (or lack of), or stupid shit that has no impact or bearing on life. Its largely a waste of time.

What do you all think?

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iamelijah · 26-30, M

It was fun until kids start to join in.

Everything must censored this and that.
Kids will figuring out by faking their age.
It gets annoying. I feel like a bad person for engaging conversation with a minor otherwise I will labelled as you know... Adults got so many label in many name.

Plus, people these days are just seeking attention and not much socializing anymore. They would put so many effort just to get likes and shares.

Idk. Maybe too much people in it. Otherwise friendster, myspace and yahoo messenger would be awesome if they exist again.