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The thing is, say you meet someone for the first time irl. Next day, you're interested maintaining some sort of connection with them but you don't have their phone number, only their name. What do you do? Search for them on Instagram. There's no way you will be finding them on say Mastodon or Pixelfed, especially in developing countries where for 99% of the people, Facebook = The whole ass internet. That's the harsh truth. I use instagram only to maintain those not so close friendships and connections, and by "maintain" I mean follwing them and liking their posts from time to time. I might open IG once or twice in a week from the browser. As for Facebook, I deleted my account a while ago.
Well I'm not an expert on any form of relationships, but why not simply ask for the number?
Yes that's the ideal goal, I should always keep that in mind. But what about the people who are looking for YOU on social media? Or what about your long lost childhood friends who you never exchanged phone numbers with? Instagram can thus be a back up; but ultimately you're right.
I'm certainly more of an exception than a rule regarding those types of relationships, but I use a personal website instead of any social media to publish my projects (I also refer to it when applying to jobs) and frankly don't give a damn about any childhood friends.
But I can see why, this approach may already be too "radical" for many people.