[MithrilTuxedo]

If it's all under one hierarchy controlling it, that's true. If the platform is decentralized and the development of the platform is independent from its use, that vulnerability from the top doesn't exist.

I'm thinking of public platforms like the internet or Bitcoin or Mastodon. Twitter isn't public, so there is no way to know what influence other entities have on it. The same is true of any individual using any platform, but there are too many individuals. We want control over the use of a platform to be divided across as many entities as possible.

There is no unbiased platform for all people to discuss ideas in nature. I don't know why anyone thinks they can create one. You can't increase communication by raising the noise floor.

[Bender]

There is no unbiased platform for all people to discuss ideas in nature. I don't know why anyone thinks they can create one. You can't increase communication by raising the noise floor.

Absolutely agree. I create tiny communities that are locked down. Any sign of invasion is responded to with Mjölnir. All the big platforms will ultimately become places for the masses to be manipulated and bad actors to hide behind keyboards or bots with little or no consequences.