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The problem is chronic. Activists of all kinds have to eat, see the doctor, pay rent, and so forth. Those things are currently damn tough for most people, and
by ddingus 4y ago
The problem is chronic. Activists of all kinds have to eat, see the doctor, pay rent, and so forth.
Those things are currently damn tough for most people, and that's where
FIGHT DAMMIT!!
...breaks down.
You aren't wrong. Having been in those scenarios, when it was my turn to make the calls, the stuff got done safely, work / life balance is appropriate, and so forth.
It's expensive too! Tons of economic pressure on not doing the right things for and with people.
The farther away from the edge people are, the more they are able to do those things you say. The more robust their support network is, the more able they are.