> if we revamped the whole thing even to massive public benefit

But this doesn't answer the question: what is the revamping that would be done to solve the problem? I get that "We believe in the dysfunction of the public sphere as an article of faith" is true and the answer to my next question "okay cool, so why haven't we implemented that", but I'd first like to know what "that" is.

(not that you're on the hook for the time to educate me on a complex public policy issue)