Ironically if their products were not so fragmented and short lived, some of them would likely make money.

I mean do you really need to develop a new chat app every 2 years?

The benefit of Nebula is that they are first and foremost a paid service. So there is less motivation to monetize customers in unethical ways.

The biggest flaw of Lemmy/Kbin for now have been lack of instance agnostic links. I understand federation and how it technically works, but please give me something user friendly .

Contrary opinion - it’s OK to give up hobbies you don’t enjoy any more.

Gaming was an important part of your life at one point. You remember it fondly because currently you are lacking something in your life, so you’re thinking - I used to enjoy gaming so I should enjoy it again.

Doesn’t work like that - people go through phases. Find what you enjoy now. Yes, maybe it’s gaming again. Maybe its something else - hiking, fixing motorcycles, partying … who knows. Experiment with activities until you find something that will make you burn again!