It gets me thinking about community agency in technology.

Large scale consumer technology has a lot of central planning in it, by nature of how specialised the skills required to produce many aspects of it are.

But central planning has its tail risks and other downsides as history attests.

I'm curious about how communities can be better empowered to make these choices for themselves, be it how moderation is done on social media, or what features are prioritised in consumer electronics.