Why do users want algorithms despite their flaws, and do they fit into the Fediverse?

Politics as a method of software self-destruction and sabotage.

Who really benefits from all the infighting in free/open source software regarding any use of LLMs in development?

Implied trust and how easy it is to break it. How various safety and privacy features added to ActivityPub can be useless in the eyes of users unaware of inner workings.