The article peddles the falsehood that the crime rate in SF is exploding, while retail crime is actually at a historic low: http://www.cjcj.org/news/13165
NASA spends a lot of money trying to negate the health impacts of zero gravity, one wonders whether or not that money / science would be best spent in outfitting the next space station with a rotating section? Then we could prove that that solves the problem.
Anyone who thinks decentralized networks without moderation won't become cesspools is still living in a Silicon Valley-esque fantasy land. In fact, many of the proponents seem to be giddy about the lack of control. If they get their way, they will poison the idea of decentralized networks in the public mind.
Social media companies are trying too hard. People just want a chronological feed of things they followed. Nothing more. Stop trying to add shit people don't want.
What rights are you referring to? Are those actual rights, or make-believe rights specifically conjured up to discriminate against minorities and groups you don't agree with?