I’m fairly techy have a technical job that involves programming, data, and implementation. And I’m still on Microsoft and stock Android. It’s really not that complicated for some of us. I’m not on my phone or home computer that much, I have a mile long “to do” list. I’d love to switch over, but it’s a super low priority. Even if it would only be a few hours, that’s a few hours I could be doing anything else.

I don’t think you understood the meme. They were not implying the protesting was the direct action.

I just assisted organizing a union at my workplace, at some point we protested unfair labor practices at our workplace, that was not the direct action. Meeting twice a week, talking with co-workers face to face, building a coalition, creating Q and A’s to combat disinformation, communicating with news media, filing with the NLRB, voting, and now negotiating is all the direct action. Over the next 10 years our lowest paid employees are likely to see a 15-30% increase in total compensation beyond what they would have.

We also now have a solidified network of people ready to react instantly. If ICE shows up 100 other people may materialize in minutes. If someone in the community experiences an emergency or trauma, there is a whole built community ready to assist. Direct action always helps improve society, it doesn’t have to be a magic wand that fixes everything for it to make things a little better.

You want to lean into despair because being physically and mentally lazy is easier. Your life won’t be easier if fascism keeps getting worse and worse, always take action.

It’s worse than that, there are Republicans that know he’s morally reprehensible, might destroy the country, know he is incompetent, and still worship him.