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baxtryesterday at 11:29 PM4 repliesview on HN

On a positive note: having reach on social media can solve problems nowadays.


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niccetoday at 12:56 AM

The effect is opposite - things get fixed only when you get enough social noise and that is not good.

Dilettante_today at 5:22 AM

Isn't that like saying "Yay, rich people get to bend the law", certainly useful to some, but kind of a weird thing to cheer for?

zapzupnztoday at 1:13 AM

So, if you have sufficient influence, you can get things moving.

What about those of us nobodies with no influence?

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brooksttoday at 12:57 AM

And there’s no shortage of people excited to hop on the next outrage train.

With good cause, in this case, but the crowds wielding pitchforks don’t much care either way.