# The inevitable decline of fully open platforms

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Seth Godin]]
- Full Title: The inevitable decline of fully open platforms
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://seths.blog/2021/08/the-inevitable-decline-of-fully-open-platforms/

## Highlights
- A fully open platform inevitably attracts selfish jerks, who, without curation, begin to degrade the very asset that made the platform appealing in the first place.
- Too much curation stifles creativity, opposing viewpoints and useful conversation. But no curation inevitably turns a platform over to quacks, denialists, scammers and trolls.