Exactly. The vision of "social media" should be a giant (searchable, filterable) blank wall to tag, with all of the users being the graffiti artists. No handles, no sign-ins, no guarantee of truth, but those willing to explore and verify will be provided with "the entire library of the world" at their disposal. Post whatever you want. Upload everything that you can find. It's not about clout, it's about inforomation sharing.
Sometimes I wonder if the creator looks at us like a disappointed parent, having given the child some fantastic gift, and then watching the child be fascinated with box rather than the contents. :)