I still do not get your point properly.

The first member, to the best of my understanding, lamented that in the "exploration vs exploitation" game the "exploitation" side fed to the algorithm returned "more of the same" which the member saw as "choking the exploration" side.

He got replied that the «patterns, desires and tastes ... of normies ... are different [hence] we see a massive deterioration of quality».

If some people want to consume trash as "more of the same" and other want to "navigate the diversity of more open seas" that makes two different sets in the Venn.