Social Media is not that great

You don't make friends, you make allies and enemies.

It's not about finding people with similar hobbies and interests and finding ways to have fun. It's about finding ways to be scared and angry while seeing who's on your side and who's not.

Unfortunately.

I like your analysis, while not 'Social Media', video games seem to be the only thing where someone can make a "friend" online.

Yeah because you're there for a single purpose with other like-minded people for the same purpose. As long as that purpose remains the main objective, it'll be alright.

Blame it on TikTok