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Or maybe he was right and most activism is emotionally driven rather than rational or data driven, and is ultimately ineffective.
by santoshalper 5y ago
Or maybe he was right and most activism is emotionally driven rather than rational or data driven, and is ultimately ineffective.
- stathibus 5y agoSwartz was a rare breed of what I think of as real activism. Self-proclaimed activists these days have no skin in the game and don't go further than signal boosting. To really make a difference you have to get burned; most people don't have the guts.
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- SavantIdiot 5y agoWhat has been your experience working with activists in NGOs/nonprofits? I've worked with several over the past few decades and emotions certainly are part of it, but trying to change a government doesn't happen overnight. For example, when Working with HIFIVE (Haiti Integrated Financing for Value Chains and Enterprises) I found that having government support was much more effective: things happened on a schedule, same when I worked with Habitat for Humanity. However, when I worked with a local homeless shelter in my city, they were struggling due both outreach and a logistics system that was sadly inefficient b/c none of them had experience with this: the heart was there but not the experience. I'd be eager to hear what you ran into while working in a nonprofit that turned you off due to being "too emotionally driven." Please share!