AI Slop Drives Private Communities

As AI‑generated spam and bots dominate public feeds, user engagement and trust fall, and platforms pivot toward DMs, subscriber circles, and small groups. Creators likewise move to Patreon/Substack‑style micro‑communities that prioritize depth over virality. The social web splinters into 'a billion little gardens' instead of one big feed. — This shift changes where politics, news, and culture are mediated—weakening mass‑broadcast influence while strengthening gated creator and community ecosystems that are harder to regulate and measure.