Part of this comment made me think of Albert Hirschman's 'Exit, Voice, and Loyalty' [1] - at least as I have understood the argument, comparing the 'standby passive observer' to the 'loyalty' standpoint, and the commenters as having chosen the 'exit' option. Hirschman's book is still on my reading list though, together with his 'The Passions and the Interests' - my impression of his work is mostly based on the episodes of Alphachat where they discussed his life and work [2,3,4]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_Voice,_and_Loyalty

[2] https://www.ft.com/content/d1f5d43e-9cef-41d2-a651-f59a40e47...

[3] https://www.ft.com/content/798e6641-ecf9-480e-906e-8ee756296...

[4] https://www.ft.com/content/33809fbc-c999-41c5-97f6-a5d1f33d0...