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 *** Going back to centralization
 
+After reading all this, one might be tempted to feel like the
+situation is hopeless.
+Perhaps we ought to just put power back in the hand of central
+authorities and hope for the best.
+We will read it to our readers to look back at the problematic
+power structures that probably lead them to examine distributed
+social networks in the first place to see why this won't work.
+But at the very least, companies don't have a good history of
+standing up for human rights; if the choice is between doing
+business in a country or not violating its citizens' rights,
+most companies will seek to maximize value for their shareholders.
+
+But don't give up hope!
+There is a way out of this mess, after all.
+
 ** A way forward: networks of consent
 
 ** Must we boil the ocean?