Something I worry about: is how any position that is not extreme will get invariably get “primaried” by those with more extreme positions in any online debate. 

They will attract more energy , easier to get social capital and also plays well to most online algorithms. 

Having the center get and hold energy seems an unsolved problem.

I think killing the algorithm fixes this but no one likes that idea

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