Is it possible some sort of B-Corp or Foundation could run an ethical social networking product that put respecting and serving its users as a first principle?
Could an offering out-compete today's products and gain significant user-ship?
Is a post-Facebook world better?
And humanity can return to normal human communication without a count influencing every behaviour and thought.
They can still use the counts behind the scenes to surface popular content and whatever else they do with it.
Only when the alternative follows some of the principles you stated.
Edit: Oh, also, if it means we see less zombie-scrolling.