most show up on a weekend, take photos and a hashtag, then brunch.

That’s always been true.

Social media as a means of drawing big crowds and engaging idle residents has been great. But what do you do when you’ve got the crowd? What’s the next steps?

Don’t blame leadership when it is truly the people who are goddamn selfish and stupid.

Which is it?

Are people selfishly withholding their time, labor, and money from effective organizations and able leaders?

Or are they stupidly wasting time, labor, and money on con artists and turn coats?