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Agreed. The problem is that the proposed changes are really big changes considering the size of the infrastructure you are trying to change. Like most things, c
by akg 15y ago
Agreed. The problem is that the proposed changes are really big changes considering the size of the infrastructure you are trying to change. Like most things, change requires time to cultivate and raising awareness is just as important as taking active action. There is after all strength in numbers. One person vehemently protesting is not better than thousands of slacktivists.
It more or less comes down to a numbers game. Not everyone will proactively go out of their way to take action (or will only do the very minimum, like changing their profile picture). To expect everyone to be proactive is unrealistic. The advantage that awareness gives is that it reaches out to the masses potentially hitting those who have the aptitude and attitude to take firm action. You reach enough of those people and over time influence starts to propagate upward throughout the entire structure -- but again, that takes time. People and the structures they live within are not changed over night.