I appreciate the time spent on RG and I believe it enriches my knowledge and research insights and skills. We learn from each other, and we exchange useful
RG offers opportunities to gather information and resources, come in touch with people, disseminate and more. If used carefully it is investment and not waste, in the long run.
I would agree with previous answers. RG is a tool and we are free to use it, if we want to, in the way we want to (just like Facebook, Instragram, etc, or internet in general!)