No, you're not reading my response properly.
It is not a deliberate decision to restrict things. It's a downside of a system that has many upsides.
There are no good and bad options, there are only "least worst" choices.
"I am utterly indifferent to centralization or decentralization. If there is a better way to find things/people I can read, I’ll do that."
If you are utterly indifferent to the causes of your problems, you will never solve your problems.