They aren't designed to connect people at depth
Yeah, funny none of the traditional social platforms or instant message apps are really designed to connect people. It's almost like they're made to keep you distracted. I've actually found myself taking more regular social media breaks lately because of it. For example for Christmas; I basically didn't check any of these apps. Today, I'm surprised at the amount of copy and pasted Merry Christmas messaged I got while I was with my friends and family 😄
"almost" - it is their entire design. Give a kick of dopamine, accomplish nothing. Funny how people seem to think that copy paste messages are "thinking of you"