There's good reason for the angst. A cornerstone that's absolutely necessary for representative government to function is a well-informed public. Mis/disinfor

There's good reason for the angst. A cornerstone that's absolutely necessary for representative government to function is a well-informed public. Mis/disinformation becoming more prevalent and more convincing, already making it extremely difficult to debunk effectively, and the echo chambers afforded by social media algorithms and tailored-to-your-bias balkanization of traditional media makes debunking nigh impossible. "more speech" doesn't work when it can't penetrate the bubbles people live in. So, we're in a bit of a catch-22: risk destroying freedoms via censorship or leave things alone and let them disappear on their own as society self-destructs due to a populace that no longer lives within a shared reality. A viable third option would be really nice.