When believing an idea becomes economically inconvenient, censorship is unnecessary
PierceLilholt · x · 2026-10-14
The author poses a counterintuitive question: information control may no longer require explicit censorship. When algorithms make believing a certain idea economically inconvenient—hurting your credit, reach, or transaction opportunities—no one needs to delete anything; people abandon ideas on their own. It's decentralized, incentive-driven self-censorship of thought.
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