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It's also supercharged personalized propaganda. Hell, I struggle to think of much good it has done.
The most obvious thing I can think of is that it allows people who are unable to connect with people in real life due to disabilities and such to connect with groups of people from all walks of life and have a meaningful social life.
Still, lots of negatives as you said.
I have felt disconnected since I jettisoned social media and that feeling really sucks but until there is a social media service that catches on and can also be trusted that whole thing can get fucked. Real friends and family can figure out how to contact me.