[rexpop]

> We live in the dystopia we deserve. We have built it with our own hands and it is here to stay.

That's a bit unfair. Not all of us who live in it had a hand in building it. In fact, very few of us had the leverage to fight against it.

[account42]

Some contributed more than others but few of us are entirely innocent since we keep using the products in question and do our part in supporting their business models. We also have failed to change the laws to prevent all of this.

Even if you don't have much power individually, as a society we could stop this any time.

[rexpop]

I think it is so funny, albeit frustrating, that prevalent attitudes--both liberal and conservative--consistently lay the blame on the consumer side, and not on the production side.

"Their hands are tied!" I have heard so many moderates assert. "The customers demanded it!"