> Social networks and online forums, as the public square where public discourse takes place, are public goods that should be independent of the whims of politi

> Social networks and online forums, as the public square where public discourse takes place, are public goods that should be independent of the whims of politics. This is possible if everyone would agree to some reasonable ground rules… which they won’t. For one thing, the public square is about politics. No matter what your rules of discourse are, they will allow some narratives to flourish, and since the goal is to dominate, this is necessarily at the expense of other narratives. Which means your rules are inherently political (and therefore, subject to debate), whether you want them to be or not.