> To be a real alternative to Facebook at the core, the social network’s algorithm has to be public and not arbitrary, transparent and not faceless. It has to h

> To be a real alternative to Facebook at the core, the social network’s algorithm has to be public and not arbitrary, transparent and not faceless. It has to have Due Process. You know what else is public and not arbitrary, transparent and not faceless? Most of the republican institutions of the world! The solution to our problems with social media is very simple: Make it as foundational as the rest of the public infrastructure that doles out Due Process in our societies. Are our public courts enforcing private and public wrongs without fault? Of course not, but imagine what private courts would be like. Bonus in the US: If the federal or state governments build their own many-to-many digital distribution networks, well guess what? The 1st Amendment now applies. This whole blockchain governance approach is a lost cause. The problems with social media are inherently political in nature and it will take the general will of the people to support any solutions. Again, most of us already live in a democratic republic that was explicitly designed to, you know, build republican infrastructure the reflects the general will of the people. Or you know, we could just LARP around as statesman on Twitter while trading alt-coins. It is certainly much more fun to play dress up than to actually do something. I guess as long as everyone is just aware that they're engaged in some frivolous role playing then there is no harm, but don't for a second think that we're actually going to achieve anything related to politics without many years of hard work actively engaging with our existing systems of government.