@jeremiah smaller, local, open, etc is for sure what I mean by the #dialogic path, chat as interface not all-knowing servant.

While the #enshittification path depends on centralization and hoarding to create an all-knowing oracle, the #dialogic path depends on diffusion, openness, and human-centred design to create a powerful, expressive lever for human agency.

Let's call this the #dialogic path, where rigid complex GUIs give way to fluid language-based interfaces.