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I would love to see some data on this. A lot of times people tell me that one way to solve social issues to get start some type of activism (march to the capital, start a rally in your town, etc). However, I haven't seen much data on the effectiveness of those things.

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I would guess actually marching or attending a rally is much more effective than online petitions, because it shows people are already across the mobilization threshold.

Implicit in a march at the capital is "This many people could be here with torches and guns". By contrast, people clicking online aren't very active.

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