Do people really put energy into 'pontificating' to be fashionable? or do they form opinions and call for changes when they see things of actual real concern to

Do people really put energy into 'pontificating' to be fashionable? or do they form opinions and call for changes when they see things of actual real concern to them and the kind of world they hope to live in. Current calls for regulation of Google and Amazon, are not even about search domination, and monopoly of distribution. They're about using their platforms to promote their own products and services over others, and rent seeking and app stores.