[djs070]

The documentarian shouldn’t be required to provide an answer or an alternative. Their job is to present material and it’s up to us to respond.

In fact what I _really_ dislike about Netflix documentaries is how heavy-handed they are with the solutions that they dictate, James Cameron’s veganism propaganda being the most obvious example - completely coincidental that he owns a plant-based protein manufacturing company

[dingaling]

I think they should at least present an outline of how they'd improve the status quo, otherwise it's just like filing a bug report and walking away.

It's very easy to say "this is broken", and to present that in a glossy and slick manner, but the real challenge is contributing to the fix.

[adamcstephens]

A documentary creator isn’t necessarily a leader. A bug filer isn’t necessarily a coder.

Why should we assume that someone with the capability to see the problems needs to also be the one to posit solutions? We have plenty of people in society whose job solving problems actually is.