This sentence only makes sense if you believe data centers are exclusively used for social media.
Social media provides me with entertainment and connection to family and friends. It's not all wasted time.
From your bio I can guarantee you that you do not represent the average social media dweller. Not even close. And you know it.
I'm not sure what my bio has to do with the value I get from social media.
How are you describing "average"? The vast majority of folks on social media are lurkers; the median hours of use is well below the mean.
> Utility? Imagine all we could achieve with the time wasted daily on social media globally.
Okay, let's do; if you hadn't posted this comment (on HN, a social media platform), what would you have done with the time?
Well, looking at pre-social media days not all that much useful.
False dichotomy. Not being on social media doesn't mean that one is spending time on personal growth. Some people just like to stare at the ceiling, for example.