Edit: Any suggestions for how to actually solve the network effect problem (long term)?
We don’t trust capitalism with all important bits of civilization: government, water and food quality, care, education, etc. I don’t see why it has to be let loose here.
Social media has a special place in my heart. A hateful place. If it were up to me I’d ban it outright. It’s eroding the fundaments of society while contributing nothing of value. It’s like crystal meth in that regard.
Enshittification, as described by C Doctorow and others is just one potential, but likely path for a popular service to take.
I literally cannot access the “content”, usually a single sentence, without signing in.
I’m frustrated because it is being used by politics and government as well as some sort of universal comms and it’s very, very far from that.