“How Occupy Wallstreet Changes Everything”
Before reading this article, I’ll admit, I didn’t have much knowledge about the Occupy Wallstreet protests. I was of course aware that it was happening from social news sites like “Reddit.com,” but I really didn’t have any details. I’d also partially forgotten all about it when everything to do with SOPA/PIPA came about and started to overshadow it.
I noticed that this article has some tie-ins to the commencement speech by Pariser. In “How Occupy Wallstreet Changes Everything,” the author explains that, “Our leaders will not fix things for us; we’ll have to do that for ourselves.” This is much like a point that Pariser makes in her speech, that we can’t rely on leaders or so-called “experts.” We have to take on that responsibility ourselves.
This article helped me get a better idea how serious and expansive these Occupy protests have been. Living in Maine, there wasn’t too much activity, and I figured it was similar in other places. However this article showed me that a lot is happening with Occupy in more urban areas. I was most surprised by the novel idea of communicating to many people without amplification. Like the article says, repeating promotes active listening, and there’s no risk breaking any laws against amplification.