> "Healthy" doesn't seem like the word to use to describe something that requires constant and intentional intervention/manipulation by some external party mere

> "Healthy" doesn't seem like the word to use to describe something that requires constant and intentional intervention/manipulation by some external party merely to exist “Healthy” is not some absolute end state, but an ongoing process and a destination that is never reached permanently. Physical health is a useful analogy here: attaining it is the result of constant and intentional intervention. Ceasing to intervene results in an automatic trend towards unhealthy. > some relatively high degree of inherent self-sufficiency, resilience, and robustness should be present The existence of these properties in humans does not automatically lead to healthy outcomes. The entire self help industry exists on the basis of our struggles with using these properties to our advantage. When you look at social media as a manifestation of human thought and behavior, I think a similar conclusion can be drawn: healthy communities will only emerge where deliberate actions are taken on an ongoing basis to maintain health. The existence of tools and inherent properties to enable this endeavor are necessary but not sufficient in and of themselves. Humans are always the complicating factor.