> Try to change things for the better. Change arises closest to home. Instead of setting up straw men to knock down on the internet, why not quietly work to ch

> Try to change things for the better. Change arises closest to home. Instead of setting up straw men to knock down on the internet, why not quietly work to change your own work environment? I'm working on a Node.js code base I'm not particularly enthused by, but I'm trying to make it better by pointing things out and speaking up about inefficiencies or unprofessional coding practices. > At the very least, there's a benefit to highlighting the issue and generating conversation. That is completely false. The issue she's highlighting is that she doesn't like the way reality is, and that reality should change. That's not going to happen, especially with that attitude. The only conversation this should generate is "Ok, we all have things we have to deal with. Stop complaining and make smaller, local changes rather than dumping your feelings all over the internet in elaborate prose. That is worse than useless, it actively advocates against your cause. Who would want to be on your side when all you do is complain illogically?"