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>Glad to see that you notice this and I hope more people detect it. I will be interested in how this results and where this experiment goes

It will be. It will take awhile to see where we might end up, or what the repercusions of the more recent happenings. I suppose one could say that consolidation of the media is actually quite natural when you look at the historical norms, but such media while powerful, has always been distant. The relationship today is far too Intimate and personal. Though I'm not saying will have a cyberpunk dystopia overnight, power is slowly being acured by these companies. Power could easily be abused by them (if not the governments where they reside) and has been already. They are only kept on a leash by outside pressure, which in itself has often been more detrimental then helpful, especially with the calls for them to serve as arbitrators rather then platforms.

>Not taking part on it should make us more critical about the direction they are leading us into.

Exactly. They maybe the norm, but they're not our norm. We can have a more critical eye.

I'm having to help some family with medical stuff this week so I maybe not posting as frequently. If I vanish for a few days, I hope you can keep this place warm while (if) I'm gone and keep those bridges and bat pones acoming!