> There are no “quick fixes” here. But on the other hand, it seems that things are kind of in a stalemate, where everyone accepts that the status quo sucks but

> There are no “quick fixes” here. But on the other hand, it seems that things are kind of in a stalemate, where everyone accepts that the status quo sucks but no one dares to take the (drastic) action that’s needed. > And the drastic actions that do get taken are meaningless and insignificant It makes me think of the bike-shedding mental model, also called Parkinson's Law of triviality: People are reluctant to deeply discuss complicated matters. Isn't Hackernews' code of conduct a successful example of a community relying on civility? Maybe Stack Overflow could launch a civility campaign and update its reputation system to punish trolls.