It’s the idea that social media, in its current incarnation, in and of itself, conceivably CAN’T be rid of these problems. It’s an emergent property and it’s entirely possible there is NO way to deal with manipulation or misinformation. Even federation doesn’t eliminate the problem, and it’s far past time to talk about the possibility that the only way to avoid the negative impact of social media is to not have social media - at least not in ANYTHING like its current form.
I think you might be misunderstanding the point.
It’s the idea that social media, in its current incarnation, in and of itself, conceivably CAN’T be rid of these problems. It’s an emergent property and it’s entirely possible there is NO way to deal with manipulation or misinformation. Even federation doesn’t eliminate the problem, and it’s far past time to talk about the possibility that the only way to avoid the negative impact of social media is to not have social media - at least not in ANYTHING like its current form.