Deximal

While we were young, we grew up idolizing activists and critics as heroes. They shaped policies through activism, rather than through intellectual engagement or capability. TV stations and newspapers interviewed them on every topic, including subjects far outside their areas of expertise. This is one of the reasons that era failed. I acknowledge their contributions to social justice, but activism alone rarely develops a country. Innovators, founders, researchers, and entrepreneurs do. The new generation is toeing the same line by hero-worshipping overnight social media activists. Unlike our time, there is now a very low barrier to entry for activism, requiring only a ring light and cheap data. There is a distinct difference between protesting a broken system and building a working one. When a society elevates critics over creators, it risks getting trapped in cycles of grievance without progress.