As I say in the essay, I stayed many years on those platforms precisely for the reasons you mention at the end of your comment.

But then I figured that people who truly want to interact constructively with me can do also do it here, on on my website (https://massimopigliucci.org).

As for my family and friends, we have been calling, email, and texting more since I quit social media. And our relationships don't seem to be suffering.