It's a scylla and charibdis problem to be sure - though personally, I'd prefer we err on the side the Soma. But what's wrong with what we do now, private actor

It's a scylla and charibdis problem to be sure - though personally, I'd prefer we err on the side the Soma. But what's wrong with what we do now, private actors who try to build reputations as having possession of truth and we muddle along with those who sound most plausible to us? Sure, some people choose the wrong sources, but that seems a smaller risk than Everyone choosing the wrong source.