Because we had a good thing with the internet. It was a free marketplace of ideas where people could discuss things freely and honestly.
However, all the good ideas tend to be left-leaning and now that the internet has been opened up to morons we have professional trolls arguing in bad faith, convincing the morons to work against their best interest. Meanwhile, every good website eventually gets eaten up by corporations motivated solely by profit.
That’s why I think the scales have tipped towards authoritarianism. Now I’ll just sit here and wait for some troll to come call me a commie or something for this comment.
Although, some people seem to be thinking that going full Putin would be a good idea for some reason…