Just interesting that digital networks were originally heralded as inherently democratic because they offer two-way channels of communication across hierarchies.
That has ... not panned out.
That has ... not panned out.
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It is the opaque algorithmic traffic control + capitalist business model.
It is basically companies manipulating people so they can consolidate profits while socializing the costs.
No different than the railroad robber barons of yore.
But strange that dysfunctions seem to extend to less-profit-driven communities like The Well and even early Usenet and BBS groups.
Think New England town meeting governance. It works but you need rules and a moderator.
Still looking for an unambiguously good collaborative digital network governance design, though.