I literally post for years the same thing about the need for open source alternatives to social platforms where 1 person controls the algorithm to prioritize what a billion people see. And the response is “meh”. No one even bothers to read past the first paragraph:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43036350
But if you really want to see the “immune system” shine, mention web3 and smart contracts, and watch the downvotes pour in. Any time one even mentions “decentralized byzantine fault tolerant” anything, an army rises up to repeat anodyne versions of “grift… no one needs it… banks are great…” etc.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073421
But if you mention any concerns with AI, no matter who or what you cite, the same group goes the other way and always repeats “(insert problem here) has always been possible, there is nothing to see here, move on, AI is amazing, deregulate and let the industry develop faster”:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40900155
It’s groupthink at its most obvious, repeatable, always on, and I wonder how much of it is organic.
