Is that a descriptive or prescriptive idea about language though? Maybe in an ideal world language should be a social negotiation, but I think that control of symbology is basically like holding the "keys to the kingdom" in a way, and people are going to compete for that control when there is a disagreement, not sit down and try to compromise.
besides we do have gatekeepers of language (people who write dictionaries for example, or people in positions of power to come up with new terms and push for change in old ones) so it's definitely not as simple as everyone coming together and the consensus of everyone's thoughts becoming the "rules" like a democratic vote, you know?
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