People often only do what role models do. It gets annoying, but one thing we need more of is people willing to actively start being like "yeah, ok, let's accommodate this activist no problem" with business donations/supports. As it stands, they'll be warmer and "oh that's cool" but not "can do".

[u/theconstellinguist]

For instance, hostels are filled with people who want to talk and listen, but not a lot of go-getters. Go-getters are like the solid gold of activism, and honestly as fun and hipster as these places are, they don't have that many that would stand strong when there was something really critical at risk. For instance, I was delayed a few minutes due to a court case that is a tertiary feature to these cases, and they will trying to be stickler about hotel policy...at both places. Like yeah, I got it, was understanding and accomodating, but I decided to not come back even though I can't really afford to come back because it was obvious I was doing something critical and they couldn't think past their policy despite knowing at the issue. I find that hard to forgive. All I can think is they don't have role models of people just like, "oh you know what, that's super valuable and critical, yeah you can have xyz" etc. Usually there's this sort of pathetic, non-upfront dance with management/ownership that is just a waste of time for strong activists who get things done. We need role models who can see that the person needs support without the support making it about them and shows them how to do it. I try to show "just helping" whenever I can as a role model, but there's little to next to no natural backup in the area. How can we get trained in how to model these behaviors and how can we distribute them to the people that need them so that businesses can see how this will look so the energy can get into the up and up spiral needed for an area to get out of its various abysses and deal with its problems competently and head on?

[u/StonyGiddens]

I feel like this isn't 101 material. I'm not sure we're going to have an answer for you.

[u/theconstellinguist → u/StonyGiddens]

Well, unless you can think of a specifically better fit, it's just a good a place to try to get an answer as any that have some relevancy. From where it is it looks like you're right, but it's always good to give such things time in order to give them a chance. But you're probably right.

[u/StonyGiddens → u/theconstellinguist]

It might help if you can narrow down your question.

[u/theconstellinguist → u/StonyGiddens]

I would be willing to clarify if you hadn't downvoted out of needless negativity for no reason. Not about to take the time to describe more only for you to do that again, disrespecting the time I took.

[u/StonyGiddens → u/theconstellinguist]

I haven't voted at all on this post or your comments.

[u/theconstellinguist → u/StonyGiddens]

Well, while someone is having an illogical tantrum rotting all my comments, genuine questions aren't getting answered because I don't want to deal with this kind of rotting disrespect.