Fair points, but pass the torch to whom? I think Tim is so vocal now because of the mistakes he made in the past letting the web become more closed. He is, fairly or not, paid more attention to than many other equal minds. If we have a clearer voice, will they speak up? Will we raise them up, if we even can notice and solidify as a community?

We need cohesive and reasoned guidance more than ever. A technology once hailed for enabling free and open discourse has become the key tool for suppressing that same speech. Meanwhile, totally unmoderated forums have become a liability, and practically unhostable, mostly thanks to bad-faith actors. Does anyone posess a torch, unfiltered by money or idology, no matter how dim, to lead us out of this without leaving our humanity at the step?

I don't know the answers, but I feel like asking passionate people not to speak up, is not one of them.