Are people complaining more, and doing less about it?

I can see both sides of this story for sure but I think folks are standing up more now than in the past. Check out Egypt, Libia, Wall Street, etc.

Not really…

I just think more people are paying attention to what’s going on around them, and not liking what they see.

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The main complainers I see are the youth cashiers at grocery stores. Now you have to greet THEM, thank THEM, bid THEM a good day while they don’t even acknowledge your presence because they are too busy complaining to thin air or the bagger about their fatigue, their cold, their “can’t wait to get off shift” etc….. Then, when you say “thank you” at the end of the transaction, they might say no problem.

Now I know Andy Rooney would have some words of rehab advice for civil grocery shoppers like myself from bygone eras, but I do believe in doing the right thing because it is right, but but those young whipper snappers! do get to me with their blah attitudes and total devoidness of customer service.

Ooops…that was a complaint wasn’t it. Sigh.

Don’t make me post that Plato quote again…

Nope.

People have been complaining for as long as I can remember.

There does seem to be a lot of people who want to hold other people culpable for their problems, but I have been seeing that go on forever also.

Hard to tell unless we invent a gadget that ticks up a number every time someone complains compared to someone who doesn’t.

I guess it depends on what your idea of ‘doing something’ is, and what the issue is. Politically speaking, even doing tons of something is unlikely to provoke much progress unless you’re already in a position of power, or part of a large (and well-organized) group.
Speaking on a more individual level, it really depends on the person and the issue. There are always a lot of obstacles to be crossed, and things that seem easy for some to overcome may appear as impossible to overcome to others.