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If we, the tech-savvy people, start pushing for it, it may have a chance of succeeding. On the other hand, if we take your defeatist approach, it's an absolute certainty that nothing will change.


just because i disagree with your idea does not mean i am taking a "defeatist approach".

your idea is not the One Good Idea that everyone must subscribe to or else they must shrug and give up.

but, lets hear it. what specifically is involved in "pushing for it"?


For example, me posting this comment is pushing for it a tiny bit.

Some organization like the EFF could campaign for something like this.

Making algorithmic social media unappealing could help too.




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