[jjeaff]

>I think we'll see the angry mob go end up at less discoverable, but more robust distributed platforms.

Not unless those distributed platforms are as easy to sign up for and use as twitter. I realize that not all the type of people that went to riot at the capitol or stupid, but the fact that they were there proves that most are intellectually lazy at best. Any extra effort to use a social network will completely block most from participating.

[LarryDarrell]

I thought that at first, but I realized that I was biased towards the people I personally know who have been fully consumed into the right-wing conspiracyverse (older boomers who never liked computers until the internet was easy).

Ultimately I think you underestimate many of them. They feel persecuted and righteous and have the ability to follow step-by-step directions.