[guerrilla]

Improving the world is getting something out of it. That's in one's own interest by itself.

[bityard]

I would like to hear more about your thesis that arguing with people you don't know on the internet improves the world. :)

[dTal]

We already did this bit. From the top of this chain:

>I think you are 1) providing readers with a more useful angle, and 2) not giving the wrong impression to a candid reader that this take is somehow a consensus.

[LastTrain]

Do you think a tight election could be swayed by the actions of people online? Do you not think what people do online influences the decisions of politicians and policymakers? Unfortunately, engaging online is intertwined with the political process at this point.

[guerrilla]

I don't appreciate the sarcasm but I think it's obvious that you improve the world by, for example, correcting falsehoods and criticizing bad behavior, not because it effects the target (although I suppose there's a tiny chance it might), but for the rest of the audience, some of who may not know better or just may not have even considered it beforehand. Every little bit counts.