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Yet here you are, talking about their action 6 years later. Maybe it was more impactful than you're giving it credit for?

robertlagrant 2y ago
I assume this is parody, but just in case it's not: I am not someone who can do something about this, other than what I'm already doing. A schoolchild "going on strike" is not anything. Other than a less educated schoolchild.
- mikeyouse 2y ago
  Good thing you're not the single person who became aware of the climate strike! I suspect many of the politicians who can actually influence things also remember the massive school strikes. Many protests are designed to raise awareness in addition to the 'stretch goal' of achieving direct results - so demonstrating that hundreds of thousands of school kids are this focused on the topic is a pretty good outcome even if some of the random people who were vaguely aware of the strikes can't do anything to help their demands. Said another way, it's not about you.
  - robertlagrant 2y ago
    > so demonstrating that hundreds of thousands of school kids are this focused on the topic is a pretty good outcome I'm sure that 15 years after the "strike" when they all hit voting age this may become useful information, but the politicians today are probably not thinking that far ahead. > Said another way, it's not about you. This seems breathtakingly silly. I'm not saying it is about me.
- squigz 2y ago
  > I assume this is parody, but just in case it's not: I am not someone who can do something about this, other than what I'm already doing. Maybe other people aren't already doing those things. Maybe some people saw these kids and thought, "You know, those kids are right. I should do something about that."
  - robertlagrant 2y ago
    Maybe anything, yeah. Maybe not.
    - squigz 2y ago
      Maybe it's easier to just be cynical, eh?
      - robertlagrant 2y ago
        It's equally easy to be naive or cynical.
aranelsurion 2y ago
Are they talking about it "the right way" though? I think there's a hidden cost to associate your cause with negativity, even if it will be remembered.
- mikeyouse 2y ago
  What in the world could possibly be negative about school kids walking out of school in protest for two or three days? The 'tone policing' of other people's direct action is so tiresome.
  - robertlagrant 2y ago
    > What in the world could possibly be negative about school kids walking out of school in protest for two or three days? They a) think all protesting is the same as doing something, when actually only specific protesting does something, and b) aren't learning something real that would help them become better at really helping with this issue one day.

robertlagrant 2y ago

I assume this is parody, but just in case it's not: I am not someone who can do something about this, other than what I'm already doing. A schoolchild "going on strike" is not anything. Other than a less educated schoolchild.

mikeyouse 2y ago
Good thing you're not the single person who became aware of the climate strike! I suspect many of the politicians who can actually influence things also remember the massive school strikes. Many protests are designed to raise awareness in addition to the 'stretch goal' of achieving direct results - so demonstrating that hundreds of thousands of school kids are this focused on the topic is a pretty good outcome even if some of the random people who were vaguely aware of the strikes can't do anything to help their demands. Said another way, it's not about you.
- robertlagrant 2y ago
  > so demonstrating that hundreds of thousands of school kids are this focused on the topic is a pretty good outcome I'm sure that 15 years after the "strike" when they all hit voting age this may become useful information, but the politicians today are probably not thinking that far ahead. > Said another way, it's not about you. This seems breathtakingly silly. I'm not saying it is about me.
squigz 2y ago
> I assume this is parody, but just in case it's not: I am not someone who can do something about this, other than what I'm already doing. Maybe other people aren't already doing those things. Maybe some people saw these kids and thought, "You know, those kids are right. I should do something about that."
- robertlagrant 2y ago
  Maybe anything, yeah. Maybe not.
  - squigz 2y ago
    Maybe it's easier to just be cynical, eh?
    - robertlagrant 2y ago
      It's equally easy to be naive or cynical.

aranelsurion 2y ago

Are they talking about it "the right way" though? I think there's a hidden cost to associate your cause with negativity, even if it will be remembered.

mikeyouse 2y ago
What in the world could possibly be negative about school kids walking out of school in protest for two or three days? The 'tone policing' of other people's direct action is so tiresome.
- robertlagrant 2y ago
  > What in the world could possibly be negative about school kids walking out of school in protest for two or three days? They a) think all protesting is the same as doing something, when actually only specific protesting does something, and b) aren't learning something real that would help them become better at really helping with this issue one day.