Great concept. I also work on some open-sourced, ad-free projects with no data tracking and have to say: Wow, it is hard as you do not have so much data to work with but you need to be creative anyway! :-D
It's reminiscent of the early days when social networks were about connections, not algorithms. The minimalist design is intuitive, offering a delightful escape from the cluttered interfaces we've grown accustomed to.