In your hypothetical, if Meta says “OK you win, you’re right, we’ll henceforth take steps to actually cure cancer”, onlookers would assume that this is a sensible response, i.e. that Meta is responding appropriately to the complaint. If the protester then gets back on the news the following week and says “no no no this is making things even worse”, I think onlookers would be very confused and say “what the heck is wrong with that protester?”
In your hypothetical, if Meta says “OK you win, you’re right, we’ll henceforth take steps to actually cure cancer”, onlookers would assume that this is a sensible response, i.e. that Meta is responding appropriately to the complaint. If the protester then gets back on the news the following week and says “no no no this is making things even worse”, I think onlookers would be very confused and say “what the heck is wrong with that protester?”
It is a confusing point, maybe too subtle for a protest. I am learning!
It was a difficult point to make and we ended up removing it where we could.
This is a good point and feels persuasive, thanks!