We certainly do create our own filters by what we subscribe to, how we moderate posts, or how we otherwise personalize our accounts.
There's an argument that people should self-police their own filtering to allow diversity to flourish, but these self-created filters aren't the issue, in my view.
The worry is when self-policing isn't an option, either because people aren't aware filtering is going on in the first place, or that they don't have any control over the filters.
I don't have the answer, but I'd expect that long-term success of any startup would still be tied to the merits of the business. It's only in the short term that a startup has to navigate this sort of chaos.
Collectives don't always behave meritocratically, even when composed of people who value meritocracy. I think they probably should, and it's frustrating when they don't, but it's hard to do.
There's an argument that people should self-police their own filtering to allow diversity to flourish, but these self-created filters aren't the issue, in my view.
The worry is when self-policing isn't an option, either because people aren't aware filtering is going on in the first place, or that they don't have any control over the filters.