I find myself saying often 'I had this conversation online the other day' or to Jamie, who knows Hive through me: 'I had this conversation on HIve the other day' about interesting things I've talked to relative strangers about. That's the value. When I read your posts, I don't remember the photos really - I remember what you have to say (not always) and the conversation under the post. That's value. Interactions. Don't talk AT me, talk to me, and with me. I don't see that depth on any other platform, even when things are quiet and the last three posts have had hardly any comments on them at all...
It is pretty amazing, isn't it? I do the same and a lot of what I get out of the conversations is relevant to my physical world, because I tend to write about and engage with content that is relevant to me at this period of time. There is something about pure "entertainment" that doesn't tend to be relevant to the moment - it is like saying, I don' need this to be relevant to me, I am willing to waste the time doing something I can't use in any way.
Even if it is interesting.
If it is applicable though, if it adds richness to the conversations and relationships we have and the relevancy in those areas, it has high value.