It sounded terrifying at first with it sounding like the infection happened without user involvement, but seeing how it still requires user participation makes it seem less alarming.

Most important of all they compensate their employees like they are actual humans.

I wouldn't have started even dual booting Linux if it wasn't for Steam after being pleasantly surprised with my Steam Deck played most of my Steam library. It's the primary why I intend to get AMD gpu next time around for the better driver support, but that won't be for a few years.

It's how I've kept my sanity for years using social media. Sticking to subscribed feed which is hobby/entertainment related stuff, and using aggressive filtering options if I decided to venture into all.

Same when it comes to youtube using newpipe and freetube so I stick to my feed and hiding stuff like trending videos, recommended videos, popular videos, and comments.

Turning a platform into being as minimalistic as possible has been my favorite method of consumption.