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I think the more people you get involved in small ways, the more of those people might get involved in bigger ways.
It gives more people a way to feel connected to the people around them and to find hope and motivation and solidarity at a time when those things are both hard and absolutely necessary if we want any chance of doing anything at all.
The larger the public displays, the harder it will be for political parties to ignore including the Democrats.
And the more people remain peaceful when the state escalates, the more public approval you can build, and the more public approval you have, the more you can escalate without polarizing people and loosing that public trust. I believe it's a needed resource.
And I'll put it here since you replied before I could edit my previous comment (which is fine, I just thought I had a moment to add an extra thought at the end that I assume you didn't see)
Please don't ascribe me motives like "you're doing this out of vanity", or tell me what I am or am not going to do. Thats like 6 steps past talking past each other. I think discouraging people is harmful to the cause but that's a discussion we can have. But not respecting me enough to actually talk to me and hear what I'm saying instead of just deciding who you think I am, and judging me based on your assumptions is wildly uncalled for. That will only ever result in crappy, unproductive interactions, and is also just a really crappy way to treat people.