It's easy to blame those at the forefront for the damage they do, and rightly so.<p>Our system (free market, capitalism) runs on this sort of headlong-rush mentality. Some of the blame belongs with the no-rules deregulation of our society. It seemed like a good idea at the time (to some) but it means, some things are lost.<p>Like any sense of responsibility to the public. I.e. if everybody is doing it (unfettered access to social media for everybody) you just lose in the market if you don't play ball. You can be as socially-conscious as you like, but the market will crush you and leave you in the dustbin if you don't take every available customer opportunity. Leaving just the ruthless at the top.<p>It's inevitable, and so I believe 'blood on their hands' is probably true, but who's hands? Those who participate in the system as it is, or those who created the system?