Thanks for your provocative piece. Things we have been thinking about for a while, but a very strong presentation. My responce: I feel like the “solution” is a re-emergence of the cultural elite on the web, as it was to a large degree in the late 90's early 00's. Then it was the whole web that was the elite, by definition. Now it will be self selected groups, rejecting the draw of commercialism, and mass appeal, and returning to a smaller community of people who care about discourse. The good news is that this community will no longer be elite by virtue of privilege, but by choice and self selection. Content creators who whine that only 800 people read their blog on the web, but get 40k impressions on Facebook? Ok, you are making a choice. People who chose to write to the 800 readers are joining a different community.