@JeremyCherfas The system was designed by humans, which means it was very intentionally designed. We can argue about the motivations behind the design, of course, but the barriers do have the effect of keeping people out. And yes, they are being lowered, but knowing the humans involved, there are plenty that see some value in those barriers being there. They would never admit it publicly, of course.
I hope I'm wrong about all this, but I've seen this movie before. The real test will be what happens within the movement when a large player like Facebook starts adopting IndieWeb.
// @matigo