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For me, I do not have a use for social media. I don't use Instagram, Facebook, or Snapchat. They're all owned by big corporations who are known to spy on their users (+ they are actively developing consumer spy glasses which is kind of creepy), and I don't feel a need to post my life on social media. Maybe you have a business or something and need that promotion, but most people probably don't need it. I use a mix of Matrix, which is awesome, secure, decentralised, all that, and unfortunately WeChat, since I have some friends and family who live in mainland China, where WeChat is the most convenient option.
Although there are a lot of things that are not great about WeChat (Tencent having an effective monopoly in the Chinese market, they are likely snooping on messages, etc.) I do have to say their "Moments" idea is brilliant. It lets you post up to 9 images with a caption per post, and by default it's only shown to your contacts, which is really cool! Maybe that's something to do with restrictive Chinese regulations on the Internet, I dunno, but it's kind of cool to see a curated set of images in a little feed of just people I actually know.
Right now, I have Matrix for connecting with the world, and WeChat for connecting with parts of my family as well as some of my friends that reside in mainland China. It isn't the best, but it's what works for me. Meta, Snapchat, etc. do not fit into that setup for me.