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How they took over, is probably most instructive? Or why reality based people conceded it?
The simplest illustrative example is wikipedia. The founder had a vision of a "marketplace of ideas" where people would compete as individuals to produce true and informative articles. Progressives saw it as a source of power so they tacitly agreed to support each other's edits
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