I know its going to cause angst, but the net we knew of is dead.

The incentives to keep it the way it used to be are gone. AI is cheap, and it sounds better than what a majority of users write.

Humans adapt. Maybe we shift from communites and moderation, to predefined rules of engagement. If a commenter can follow some pre agreed upon rules of debate, then it doesn't matter if they are silicon or not.

We went from a cave of wonders to a dark forest in a single life time. It would be amazing if it wasn't so fucking frustrating.