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You're absolutely right. I also found that, by leaving those platforms, now I know who my real friends are. Back then it was all chat, social networks and no personal interaction as such. Today, we call each other regularly, get together way more often, and when we say "later man" it can mean any time when we call or meet again, so I get to go back to my own stuff without being constantly interrupted by people constantly sending memes or saying "hi" on some shit platform just to see how long I take to respond.
When I want to get my fill of what's going on in the things that do interest me, there's Lemmy, Mastodon, Nostr and actual news (many, so that I can decide what I believe in the media without following political inclinations).
I can honestly say that my mental health, and my life as a whole, has improved exponentially since I made this move. I also get to deal with BS like people trying to justify staying in some platforms, maybe rile them up a bit, and then move on without a care.