Gotta defuse people’s anger and indignation by having a zero-effort-zero-impact action that gives them that sweet, sweet “I did something” feeling of fullfilment, before they do something that can actually force a change that solves their problems, like striking or participating in a violent demonstration.
The techies gave people an avenue to vent that does absolutely fuck all. See change.org
Gotta defuse people’s anger and indignation by having a zero-effort-zero-impact action that gives them that sweet, sweet “I did something” feeling of fullfilment, before they do something that can actually force a change that solves their problems, like striking or participating in a violent demonstration.