What if the status quo keeps moving in a direction that slowly makes things worse for a certain group of people? You basically cannot get out of it unless you

What if the status quo keeps moving in a direction that slowly makes things worse for a certain group of people? You basically cannot get out of it unless you can convince most people that it's a good idea. With a 2-party system you can get someone who represents those people to rule for a while and maybe correct the course. Also, with optional voting, we basically delegate decisions to those who really care about something. Having lived in a country with mandatory voting, I saw a few elections where people's views and the results of some elections were easily manipulated by false news close to the election day. People who are ambivalent I think are more likely to change their decision over such things.