The freedom and control I am able to have over what I see vastly outweighs the inconvenience of not having access to all the content always
In fact, I was there for the early days of reddit, I was there before that when most of the internet was a series of disconnected forums. I preferred it, just like I prefer Lemmy. it's easier to find niche communities where you may make real friends.
You don't have to agree with me, but ya, no, I hard disagree with you.