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Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by smitty1e on Friday July 24, 2020 @05:53AM (#23937602)
Articles whining about ProblemX are tedious in a capitalist system.

Convert all of that whining energy into improving the situation, so as to do more than perpetuate it.

Now, if there is substantial ReasonY that ProblemX cannot be addressed, there is genuine basis for complaint.

Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by lm28469 on Friday July 24, 2020 @07:07AM (#23938041)
> you should spend time fixing the problems

also

> don't talk about the problems

How does that work ? No one is going to solve these multi faceted issues alone in their garage. Creating a discussion around them is part of the solution

Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by Nasrudith on Friday July 24, 2020 @07:10AM (#23938062)
And what to do thet do when solving it? Talk about possible solutions. Instead whining is constantly "someone else should do it"! Which is neither helpful nor wise.
Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by lm28469 on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:52AM (#23939473)
What if someone who never thought about the issue and doesn't talk about it in his circles find this article, start thinking about it and end up finding your "solutions" ?

If you don't want to read it you don't have to, I really don't see the issue here. Doing something, even as small as that, is still better than doing nothing or actively trying to shut down people talking about it...

Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by smitty1e on Sunday July 26, 2020 @06:46AM (#23956061)
My point here is that:

word != deed

If we hate Twitter, but aren't using, for example, Mastadon, then what are we doing to inject competition?

Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by mkmk2 on Friday July 24, 2020 @05:56AM (#23937613)
Sure, whining is tedious, but polling a populace to get an overview of public opinion seems to be a different thing.
Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by ClumsyPilot on Friday July 24, 2020 @06:04AM (#23937656)
Ok, so we should have no articles about Covid19, climate change, Boeing crash or 2008. May i ask how does the public even realise a problen exists?

Secondly, if you are going to make that argument, you should highlight our system is democratic. Slaves in enjoyed capitalist system too, you know.

Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by aspenmayer on Friday July 24, 2020 @06:13AM (#23937706)
Slavery still exists. Illegally, in places many don’t go, for various reasons, all of which are wrong, because slavery. And also legally, in American prisons as forced servitude, which is also wrong, because slavery.
Re:72% of Americans say social media companies have too much... by ClumsyPilot on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:50AM (#23939450)
I am not clear what point you are making