I can’t speak to your experience but I’ve been farting around on the Internet since the mid 90s and I promise nothing ever changes.

Smaller communities tend to be more concise, that is true.

But what you have here is the hand you’re dealt. Complaining isn’t going to change anything any more thank joking. You can be the change you seek here by suggesting a course of action that isn’t asking others to suggest a course of action to you. If you’re seeking a course of action, you can try asking here.

But commenters on tech news aren’t likely to be expert activists, especially in whatever issue is your top concern.

My best advice to you is

• practice acceptance of reality, not as defeat but as the first step to understanding and deciding an action

• determine how much capacity you, as a person, have to contribute to a cause

• determine one cause you care about and can be effective at contributing to

After doing those things, SEEK OUT like minded groups who have leadership and self discipline and are effective.