Facebook could actually be a place to stay in touch with your loved ones now. Meta is introducing a new Feeds tab "where you can see posts from your friends, groups, Pages, and more separately in chronological order." If that seems familiar, that was basically what Facebook was for before it focused on showing you curated content. This option will help you find what your friends and favourite accounts are up to.
This new Feeds tab is divided further into sections like Favourites, Friends, Groups, Pages, and more. This new tab has begun rolling out, but you might have to wait a bit if it hasn't shown up for you.