I think the only realistic long term solution is for people, ordinary people, to own and control the systems and tools they use. We can create consumer cooperatives for social media and applications and offer tax credits to offset the costs. We can also require interoperability through legislation. People can fund the solutions they find most valuable, and there are always opportunities to create and get funding for new and better solutions.

Spoiler: we are all AI, all the way down or up.

Merge. Resistance is futile.

The problem is democratizing the one to many nature of broadcasts whereby competition drowns in noise. It is natural for people to want to lower expenses and maximize transaction quantity to generate revenue at everyone else's expense. The only solution for you, the person, is to not consume it yourself. Let the rest of the pigs have their slop.

The way to back off from that chaos is to ensure you are consuming content from people you trust, like neighbors and family. Another option is to self-host media.