@atomicpoet @TexasObserver On this thread:

(1) Blue checks are a small factor: the main problem is simply the built up networks of incluence

(2) If other networks of influence emerge, then journalists will engage

(3) Social power and knowledge ports, even if whole networks cannot be moved intact; this will become more obvious to people over time

(3) The Fediverse cannot resist / remove, only ameliorate factors of power, so the sacrifice is never as large as all that