If federal law makers cared about public opinion, they'd have declassified marijuanna as a schedule 1 drug [0]. They also would not have done the recent weapons deal with Saudi Arabia [1].

0 - https://news.gallup.com/poll/356939/support-legal-marijuana-...

1 - https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/12/7/a-strong-majo...

Imagine running an organization based on public opinion, especially an opinion so wide as the whole internet.

Groupthink is so dangerous.

Considering the details of the business they're in I don't think they have much choice other than to chart the course that enrages the fewest people even if that course is non-optimal.