Yeah, social media is terrible. But most seem content with it. We’re finally seeing a lot of backlash, mostly in the wake of the past election but it predates it a little.
It has its benefits. I remember a Marx Brothers Facebook group I was a part of, and it was fantastic, with some of the best, most notable Marx Bros. scholars in it. I don’t think they’d all go to a forum if they didn’t have their personal feed on the same site. But Facebook is no where near as organized and useful as your traditional forum.