Imagine trusting individuals to make their own decisions about the information they consume. Imagine being comfortable with others coming to different conclusio

Imagine trusting individuals to make their own decisions about the information they consume. Imagine being comfortable with others coming to different conclusions, without crying foul play. When did society become so insecure that 'alternative facts' and differing perceptions justify hysteria? Was it when legacy media acknowledged that they had been disrupted by Internet publishers? What role do walled gardens play in this paradigm?