Maybe the real treasure were the friends & truth we found along the way
Below are some of my favourite web comics.
The top one was made by the Reza Farazmand who has the site:
What I like about them is that they are applicable to D&D, real life and many situations.
The point of hobbies or interests is to enjoy them and the process, not to be some strange end-goal, like being the best, "winning", or making money at them. Not to compete with anyone really. "The race is long, and in the end, it is only with yourself."
The top comic is funny and sarcastic, yet doing anything with a friend, having a nice chat about it, going on a trip,.. even if the trip is a let-down, shared experiences are the thing. In D&D even more, some of the best and funniest times I ever remember is when things went completely lop-sided, when every character died, when they lost a ton of money or really angered a mob or NPC. It was memorable, almost always more memorable than the time they just succeeded and won.
In real life, of course losing a lot of money or experiencing true tragedy is awful, yet some moments when I faced hardship or saw something ludicrous happening and I shared that happenstance with a friend, or when I was super embarrassed but took it in stride, those are the things I laugh at, again, with my friends, years later. It creates a bond, shared memory, a language, a meme or joke that endures. I tend to befriend people by mutual aid as well as by sharing horrible memes or saying outrageous things, purely to make one another laugh. There is never any malice and almost never any actual negativity.
About the Facebook angry rants, indeed people generally don't like reading those and even if they do, it is not doing them or anyone any good the vast majority of the time. Long ago, I had Facebook, and sometimes I would rant, I don't know if I ever changed anyone's mind about a topic that I was vehemently arguing in favour or against. While at the same time it certainly was off-putting to some or just creating unhelpful interactions, division or distance.
Having a real-time or even spaced out conversation on a messaging app, with a person you really like, will always feel and be more real than getting likes from even people you know, nevermind upvotes from strangers on social media.
And even better if that conversation or sharing a drink or meal, can be face to face, without any screens. Instead of feeling alone together, sharing the journey with friends, that is priceless to me, a real treasure.