Mike Solana

But Antonio, it exists <because> of @Facebook What you say may be technically true, but nonetheless is useless and misses the larger point. And this from a former FB insider...it explains much to me re their internal groupthink. @karaswisher https://twitter.com/antoniogm/status/1075553924180897793 …

Although, I think your position is more accurate were you to say "someone like FB with a first-party shady relationship with users."

a) I'm not panicking; are you, really? b) Millennials and GenZers are abandoning FB in record numbers c) The issue remains even if the place of engagement changes

Which reactions to the printing press? "But handwritten manuscripts circulating at court separate the nobles from the peasants!" Or: "middlemen will lose power if everyone can read!" Or "I am vexed by whether a book that appeals to all classes can rightly be said to have merit."

The collapse of a fragile, sclerotic global order enforced by informational gatekeepers into a savage realignment of power. One of Dan Carlin's hardcore history is great window into social discord that followed Martin Luther. https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-48-prophets-of-doom/ …