Yeah of course I remember that dark episode, Just wanted to know if this situation could happen again. I dig the point when you say "this is better than democracy".
I dream with a future when we all can run our own "witness" don't get me wrong they are doing it awesome but everybody deserves a piece of fun 😆
Where can I find more information about how to become a witness ? You know , the protocols, the hardware and how all this really works
Maybe start with exploring the gitlab page: https://github.com/openhive-network/hive
I would talk to witnesses like gtg, someguy123, ausbitbank, etc for better information on how to get started with becoming a witness. I haven't tried myself, so don't know much.