> in real democracies the populists (facebook, tiktok, chrome) always win. because that's what the masses want

Is Friedrich Merz a populist? Was Angela Merkel a populist? This theory seems to have considerable limits.

All I can say is if OP's name were "xhtmlenjoyye" they'd respond like so:

The context is real democracies, not messy extant nation-state governments. Please delete your comment so no one can read it.