Thank you for this answer! I was trying to jump into the mind of a new user signing up today; and that is what struck me, that people like you may feel like they've been "miss sold" on the whole social media pitch. I'm sure people will notice this, please make sure to add your voice to any posts you see like this, and in chat as well.

A lot of the time we talk of "new user experience", without ever talking to any new users!

Cg