I was (probably overly) optimistic there for a few years thinking some new internet type project would come along that would restore some of the balance in the

I was (probably overly) optimistic there for a few years thinking some new internet type project would come along that would restore some of the balance in the direction of the average person, but it doesn't seem to be happening. I mean, fingers crossed and all that, but it doesn't seem to be here. The other thing that could feasibly happen would be a bit of a mass exodus away from these things. There seems to be glimmers of that, but again, it is still a niche thing. There doesn't seem to be a straw that breaks the camel's back, with this whole social media / internet freedom thing. Monopolies concentrate, rights dwindle, stability flounders, war flares up, climate crisis accelerates worsens, and just glimmers of resistance.