In fact, staying home and sulking isn’t even an option in this analogy. You’re getting on a bus whether you like it or not. None of the buses are going where you want to go, and they’re all more or less on fire, but you can vote for one that’s less on fire or let everyone else decide without you.

Saying that, of the options available, you’d rather ride on the bus that’s less on fire and going marginally closer to your desired destination does not abrogate your right and duty to criticize the route map, the transit system as a whole, or the arsonists.