No Stupid Questions

There's no one answer

People work different schedules, the schedule I personally work has me working slightly more hours than average overall but I have more days off, so I'm free on a lot of weekdays, other people have more flexible schedules or work nights or weekends

Some people have PTO they can use, some have cool bosses who will just let them take time off whenever they want to, some people are those cool bosses or are self-employed and can set their own schedule

Some people are unemployed, some are retired (I've seen a lot of older folks at some protests near me)

Others are financially secure enough to be able to take the hit and think little to nothing of it

Others make sacrifices in order to make it work (if I had to take off without pay, I'd be out a few hundred bucks, it would hurt but I wouldn't be ruined for it, I might have to skip out on a few things I'd like to do, maybe cut some corners and buy cheaper groceries, cancel a subscription or two, borrow a couple bucks from friends or family, put a couple things on my credit card to pay off later that I otherwise might have paid for outright, or maybe work some overtime before or after it to make up the difference, but nothing I couldn't recover from fairly quickly.)

And with some exceptions, not everyone is going to every protest, some may only make it to a couple, some may make it to all or most of them, some may not be able to make it to any but may find other ways to help

You’ve gotta stand up for what you believe in. The medium is the message — your boss and coworkers will start to understand that you are serious once there start being consequences. That’s how it spreads. Little people, everyday people, saying “I won’t do this anymore, damn the consequences.”

Sacrifice.

If you can't see past your nose, protesting seems crazy. But to do so means sacrifice. Risking your job, your home, your well-being, whatever, because you know that the risk of losing these things could yield something better if the collective actions of you and your comrades create change.

Lose now to gain later.

Sometimes standing up for what you believe in is worth the consequences of refusing to sit down.

Choices are hard when life's hard

In my life, I’ve held an array of jobs. Sometimes I’d just be off randomly on a Friday (because I’d have to work all weekend).

Some people in this economy are struggling to find full time/permanent jobs, so they can spare time to protest.

Speaking from my current situation, I have a bank of time I could pull from if I wanted to take time off. Many people can easily fake saying they are sick to get time off on short notice. Some people probably have cool bosses who will let them request vacation at the last minute. There’s a million possible scenarios.

1. Fucking make time.

2. I don't really afford shit while working becsuse shit is so fucked up, so IDFC. I'll walk out and slap my manager in the face as I do so because I am fed up.

Besides going out and holding a sign, there are many ways to help and display solidarity. Boycott, spread the words, volunteer online, do what you feel you can do. And the next time, see if you can do more.

I've been burning sick days

In the end we all have a point