Please don’t tell me you’re unironically arguing “learned helplessness” doesn’t exist because you “learned” you’re born “helpless” and the only path to actualizing change as an individual is through the official government sanctioned mechanisms… because if that is your honest argument… wow.
For reference, in my experience, the public works projects that get front page news coverage with tons of anecdotes from locals about how incredibly helpful and long-needed the installation was, are those that were completely unsanctioned.
And the only path to substantial policy change in all of history has always been violent revolution.
I am not sure what your argument is. I explicitly list activism as one of the options, so I don't claim you have to always go through official channels.
But especially in democracy, you have a lot of opportunities to use official ways to institute change, like being elected or vote.
I also think there is plenty of positive social change that happens non-violently.
For reference, in my experience, the public works projects that get front page news coverage with tons of anecdotes from locals about how incredibly helpful and long-needed the installation was, are those that were completely unsanctioned.
And the only path to substantial policy change in all of history has always been violent revolution.