Oh I understand and can appreciate what social media was and actually enjoyed it for a brief stint. It is not what it was initially intended to be. They were created to be social platforms to share and bring people together in an ever spreading apart world. Times have changed where everyone grew up and stayed close to home. SM made connecting easier and convenient. However it diminished the ability to interact in person.93, Late Millennial. I think 96 being the cut off is too generous, 95 is the last absolute year for the Millennials and 96 is where Gen Z starts. I'd also argue that 1990-1994 millenials also exist in their own unique sub-generation but that is another arguement entirely. Gen X and millenials blend together and can find common ground, but the cut off point between late millenials and Gen Z is a giant fucking cliff. Anyone born in that 5 year spectrum are the people who literally grew up parallel with technology, we got to experience both the pre-internet boom and the post internet world, while being in tandem too young to experience the early days properly while being a tad bit too old to truly understand and enjoy social media like Gen Z. But yeah, after 1994 the generation gap is definitely the largest it has been in modern western Civilization for a good while.
Now, the social component is just a ruse to gather as much info on users to sell for money, sell products, and control information.