Truly democratizing social media would mean getting rid of social media completely. The only reason we need Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc. is because they sto

Truly democratizing social media would mean getting rid of social media completely. The only reason we need Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc. is because they store our conversations for us and help us find each other. The problem is, they have to (want to) monetize their position as the middleman and end up mediating our conversations, even when we ask them not to.