Honestly been going back and forth on this for the past few weeks.
Safety and privacy are big concerns for me. I don't want to hand over personal info to some sketchy platform and regret it later.
The free tiers on most of what I've tried are basically useless — you get just enough to see real people are there, then hit a wall the moment you try to message anyone.
Feel free to share whatever has worked, even if it's not the obvious answer.