Another problem is that this tool is constantly trying to distract you. As jwz nearly said,

Every app attempts to expand until it is social media. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.

See:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/10/spotify-is-no-longer-just-...

https://www.wikihow.com/Hide-Channels-on-WhatsApp (tl;dr there is no way)

https://www.thepearlpost.com/1342/tech/pinterest-is-now-a-so...

https://gearandgrit.com/stravas-evolution-the-journey-from-a...