I recently concluded that there may be "too much" when it comes to the democratization of communications - particularly when reaching a wide audience. It's pre

I recently concluded that there may be "too much" when it comes to the democratization of communications - particularly when reaching a wide audience. It's pretty orthogonal to my views otherwise, but its the only thing that can explain how social media distorts things. Giving every Tom, Dick and Harry a mouthpiece that can reach millions is probably a maladaptation to a healthy and productive society. A person who before might have before just been a village or local kook, can now be a guiding voice to millions, with little effort on their part, and little way for the rest of us to push back.