Facebook & co are not garbage because of the protocol they use.<p>They are garbage because of a key ingredient: humans, who generate the content.<p>Coincidentally, these humans are the same in all platforms, it doesn't matter if the platform is owned by the ugly and stinky Mark, or good smelling and handsome Jack.<p>And I have yet to meet a single person, who uses a service because of the protocol behind, and not because of the content or tangible features of the service.