[Karrot_Kream]

While I'm a big supporter of alternative digital networks, I think you're being much too pessimistic. We've known that humans can produce written junk; that's what tabloids were in the past. The problem is that humans haven't developed the culture yet to safely deal with this amount of digital noise. If you tried to breathlessly talk about why the world is ending due to a tabloid article you read, you used to be laughed out of the room, but if you reblog/retweet/share a random social media post you resonated with where someone talks about how the world is ending, then your friends take it as gospel. I'm optimistic that humanity can eventually develop the cultural norms to deal with the era of everyone having a voice. Until then, it'll probably be very chaotic though, much like the Protestant Reformation was in Europe.

[ineedasername]

...tabloid article you read, you used to be laughed out of the room

Only in certain circles. Keep in mind, those tabloids sold in large numbers and not everyone was reading them ironically or as SciFi.

[Karrot_Kream]

Sure but that's better than nothing. Now a random Mastodon share by a friend is enough to convince someone of something.