> That's going a little far, filter bubbles and propaganda have existed since forever. The public sphere was never a panacea for these problems. I'm not sure t

> That's going a little far, filter bubbles and propaganda have existed since forever. The public sphere was never a panacea for these problems. I'm not sure the kinds of bubbles we have aren't brand new. The bubbles used to map pretty closely to geography and political structures. The bubbles now are oriented around where our information lives, not where we physically are. Also, I think you're overstepping with 'panacea'. I don't think anyone who believes in decentralized life thinks universal panaceas even necessarily exist. But it can still be true that central planning has displaced local living without fulfilling all the same purposes. And if so, the result could be a net negative.