[PontifexMinimus]

> they essentially told people "you're a downtrodden proletariat buffeted about by forces well outside your control

That's the plain and simple truth, isn't it? I mean, I don't control facebook.

[AdmiralGinge]

Yeah it might be true, but it's extremely counterproductive to point this out when you're trying to convince someone of something. People like to feel like they have agency, even if it's mostly an illusion.

[PontifexMinimus]

People also don't like to be lied to, and most people are well aware they don't control Facebook.