Comment by __MatrixMan__

Really? They're quite connected.

If the architecture of the web changes to one where people only see content that they've asked to see, and that kills advertising, it would also put a significant damper on anyone else whose business involves injecting unwanted content into a viewer's consciousness. Propagandists are the first to come to mind.

If it can become prohibitively expensive to sway an election by tampering with people's information, then the alternative (policies that actually benefit the people) will become more popular, leading to reduced unrest.

Democracy is having a bad time lately because its enemies have new weapons for use against it. If we break those weapons, it starts working again.