But isn't that the issue? The people you see as having more power than you still don't have the power to accomplish what you want done more than they already are. You being disappointed in me and other people on HN is exactly as ineffective as you see OP's rant as being. Not to be mean about it, but aren't you doing the exact same thing you're accusing the OP of doing? Yelling at other people about ideal theories that you yourself can't make progress on? Is it possible that everyone is as jaded and upset as you are?
Sure, I have time and money that I'm not spending, but it's because no one, you and I seemingly included, has any good ideas for how to solve the situation. For most people the options are "complain on a forum" or "start an entire new company in a new industry". There's not that much in the middle of that which will solve the problems you're worried about. Part of the revulsion to your statements is that the people who may be able to follow your advice and solve the issues you want solved are like... Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos, and maybe 200 other wealthy people with a vision who might align, not any of the people who might read what you write.
I'm not choosing not to help. I'm helping wherever I feel like I can make any progress at all, but that's not many places, and it seems neither you nor I can point to other things we should be doing...
Sure, I have time and money that I'm not spending, but it's because no one, you and I seemingly included, has any good ideas for how to solve the situation. For most people the options are "complain on a forum" or "start an entire new company in a new industry". There's not that much in the middle of that which will solve the problems you're worried about. Part of the revulsion to your statements is that the people who may be able to follow your advice and solve the issues you want solved are like... Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos, and maybe 200 other wealthy people with a vision who might align, not any of the people who might read what you write.
I'm not choosing not to help. I'm helping wherever I feel like I can make any progress at all, but that's not many places, and it seems neither you nor I can point to other things we should be doing...