> What if we're building a society that is so complicated that it just isn't feasible for individuals to make informed decisions about important matters any mor

> What if we're building a society that is so complicated that it just isn't feasible for individuals to make informed decisions about important matters any more? That doesn't happen. WordPress have an open development ecosystem through themes and plugins. It runs up to 50% of all web sites on the planet right now, including many gigantic ones. (various CNN, Reuters services included). That did not lead to such an environment as you speak. Instead, there materialized many independent theme and plugin developer outfits, rising into prominence just for providing good software and having good reputation. And they have been half of the reason why WordPress now constitutes 50% of all web sites. Open Source has been similar in general too - various high-reputation outfits dominate each field without curbing choice.