It sounded terrifying at first with it sounding like the infection happened without user involvement, but seeing how it still requires user participation makes it seem less alarming.

It’s how I’ve kept my sanity for years using social media. Sticking to subscribed feed which is hobby/entertainment related stuff, and using aggressive filtering options if I decided to venture into all.

Same when it comes to youtube using newpipe and freetube so I stick to my feed and hiding stuff like trending videos, recommended videos, popular videos, and comments.

Turning a platform into being as minimalistic as possible has been my favorite method of consumption.