Deleting my social medias and then on some making a new account drastically helped my mental health. I get what you're saying with the followers=popularity thing but you really just need to have an eye opening about that, it truly is not the case. I had just under 3,000 followers on my insta, a lot of people i met in my travels and old friends etc. it's all pointless tbh. After like 10 years I realized the number does not matter, most of those people don't care or even see your posts, or ignore them when they do. Everyone on there is just so focused on how THEY look and how popular THEY seem to everyone else. It's everyone having their own one man show and it's just utter bullshit honestly. A popularity contest. I deleted facebook and everything else, made a new insta and kept reddit. It's been amazing. I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense but i highly recommend. Idc to partake in the popularity contest, i DO care to live a fulfilling and happy life in real life though. It's been two years and i can already tell the difference it's made in my life vs friends who are still the same. I can't believe i used to be the way they still are. Live your life man, i honestly feel society needs to pull away from social media for the betterment of everyone's mental health. Good luck friend! with whatever you do decide is best for you