These people are going to think “but I’ve already been trying and nothing is working!”, …
Might just inspire some people to try something different, take on more risk. Maybe “don’t gatekeep resistance” and “this is going to take a long time and a lot of effort by a lot of people in all kinds of ways before any results are seen” are mindsets which end up being necessary to effect real, lasting change. Time will tell.
… when in reality it is not the lack of effort that is the error but the misplaced effort.
That you have only criticism and not ideas speaks volumes.
Those are all great ideas for people who have the latitude to perform them.
Are you marching on your capitol daily, refusing to perform work, and if you are, how long before you run out of money to pay your bills?
Some of the people who are moved enough from “being frustrated and not knowing what to do” into “joining a one-day purchasing freeze” are going to ask themselves, “What’s next?” And they might march next time. They might switch to a credit union. Then ask “What’s next?” Some are going to become connected into networks that provide them with new opportunities and ideas.
Everyone has to start somewhere. Everyone is not you, or me. Gatekeeping is divisive.
And likewise some are going to mistakenly thing this meaningless impact is meaningful and feel fatigued and defeated when they quickly realize it’s all just self-congratulatory.
People are going to feel more fatigued and defeated when marching on their capitol daily doesn’t produce results in days or weeks.
Of course some people are going to check out at some point. People have their own lives to attend to. That’s okay. They can check back in later when they’re able.
You think that this particular action is counterproductive. No one is forcing you to participate. I think that opposing participation in general is counterproductive.
I’m not opposing; feel free to continue these meaningless protests. I’m just refusing to participate in the performative part where we pat ourselves on the back and act like this is accomplishing anything.
Feel free to waste your effort, just don’t expect praise for it.
I flat out reject the idea that any action is good action and that actions cannot be criticized or critiqued. Bad protest is not without impact, as it can disenfranchise and fatigue those who wasting efforts on futility. These people are going to think “but I’ve already been trying and nothing is working!”, when in reality it is not the lack of effort that is the error but the misplaced effort.
You must have been talking about yourself in third person.
Might just inspire some people to try something different, take on more risk. Maybe “don’t gatekeep resistance” and “this is going to take a long time and a lot of effort by a lot of people in all kinds of ways before any results are seen” are mindsets which end up being necessary to effect real, lasting change. Time will tell.
That you have only criticism and not ideas speaks volumes.
Boycott permanently.
March on your capital, daily.
Refuse to perform work.
Close your bank accounts and open credit union accounts instead.
There are hundreds of actual actions; that I didn’t list them doesn’t automatically make your shitty option good.
Those are all great ideas for people who have the latitude to perform them.
Are you marching on your capitol daily, refusing to perform work, and if you are, how long before you run out of money to pay your bills?
Some of the people who are moved enough from “being frustrated and not knowing what to do” into “joining a one-day purchasing freeze” are going to ask themselves, “What’s next?” And they might march next time. They might switch to a credit union. Then ask “What’s next?” Some are going to become connected into networks that provide them with new opportunities and ideas.
Everyone has to start somewhere. Everyone is not you, or me. Gatekeeping is divisive.
And likewise some are going to mistakenly thing this meaningless impact is meaningful and feel fatigued and defeated when they quickly realize it’s all just self-congratulatory.
I too can present convenient hypotheticals
People are going to feel more fatigued and defeated when marching on their capitol daily doesn’t produce results in days or weeks.
Of course some people are going to check out at some point. People have their own lives to attend to. That’s okay. They can check back in later when they’re able.
You think that this particular action is counterproductive. No one is forcing you to participate. I think that opposing participation in general is counterproductive.
I’m not opposing; feel free to continue these meaningless protests. I’m just refusing to participate in the performative part where we pat ourselves on the back and act like this is accomplishing anything.
Feel free to waste your effort, just don’t expect praise for it.
I must have been confused when you said
You must have been talking about yourself in third person.
So anything less than full endorsement is opposition?
People are free to waste their time, but telling them they’re wasting their time is not prohibition from doing so.
I’ll sidestep that question like you sidestepped mine: