Some of the people in charge definitely do have "grand ideas", and once you're that large, there isn't too much negative feedback to keep you grounded. Even if

Some of the people in charge definitely do have "grand ideas", and once you're that large, there isn't too much negative feedback to keep you grounded. Even if 99.9% of the company is reasonable and well meaning, one decision maker who gets ahead of themselves is all it takes to set an unreasonable agenda. Either we can pray for them to exercise good judgement, or take away some of their power by voting with our dollars. Competitive alternatives are hard to come by, but I think the general public is becoming more amenable to the idea that they can sacrifice some convenience and savings for civil liberties and good intentions, kept in check with healthy competition.