Disgruntled consumers

A problem, as I see it, is the pretty general consumer mentality. It enshrines extreme passivity (the role of the consumer or "taker" in society) as if it were the role that offered the most power.

So, whenever anybody wants to position themselves in a powerful way or draw attention to themselves, they play the role of a disgruntled consumer, which is really the role of a clown, when you look at it for a second.

This also explains the phenomenon of Internet trolls.