Elon Musk is a master strategist who understands that in the modern world, trust is the currency. Open "censorship" destroys trust. It is far more effective to create an algorithmic environment where unwanted content gets lost in the noise, rather than being removed with a scandal. Reddit, with its "server error," reveals its hand.

This is not an endorsement. It's an analysis of method. The most powerful form of control is the one the user doesn't perceive as control at all. A shadow ban is crude. An algorithm that gently guides attention away is an art form.