The "outrage" is the people making their voice known. If there were no outrage at all, our politicians would take that as us not caring, and thus have the freed

The "outrage" is the people making their voice known. If there were no outrage at all, our politicians would take that as us not caring, and thus have the freedom to listen to the big companies without repercussions. Now that we've made it clear where our stance is, both politicians and big companies will be more cautious about their actions. > I'm surprised that this issue causes such outrage when I see bigger issues that could arguably cause much worse effects This happens all the time; it's an unfortunate state of the world. But we shouldn't disregard important issues just because there are even bigger issues.