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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? by TameAntelope on Thursday January 14, 2021 @06:59PM (#25784915)
Oh geez, this metaphor between representative democracies and social media sites clicked for me really well, and I very much don't like that because I'm interpreting this as a strong argument in favor of user-sourced moderators (who I think cause more problems than they solve).

You've made me uncomfortable, so... thanks, I guess?

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? by ndiscussion on Thursday January 14, 2021 @07:07PM (#25784999)
Wait until you read about Monarchy... I suggest Plato's Republic: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497