[vouaobrasil]

I think diversity of thought can just as easily be created with smaller, individual websites. For example, one person can say something and then I can quote them on my website. Only the process is slower and invites less knee-jerk reacting and commenting that seems to live on our dopamine reactions. A natural speed limit created by a lack of quick-reply mechanisms would probably make everyone more thoughtful, and a friction point to responding wouldn't create crowding effects like mass upvoting/downvoting.

The internet is different I think because of it doesn't have the physical limiations of scale. In real life, a small group can get together, yes it can be a sort of "echo chamber", but they are limited by the size of their group which is usually small.