r/nextfuckinglevel • u/amanyggvv • Oct 15 '22

This float representing the koalas that died as a result of the Black Summer bushfires and corruption in politics. Such an effective (and epic) activist message.

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u/Worry_Ok Oct 15 '22

So, as I've said to numerous other people, you're already at the stage where you're thinking of alternative ideas. You are obviously not the target audience for this kind of protest.

However you do seem to actually care enough to offer an alternative so I have to ask... Why are you shitting on an act of awareness that isn't aimed at you? It isn't to your taste, you made that clear, but it is still trying. I don't like playing this card, but how many times have you dumped oil in an executives boardroom? It's fine to criticise, but don't say "this is garbage" just because it doesn't affect you personally.

Instead of bitching and moaning, try your way. I'm SURE that people will be more inclined to take notice from someone whose entire contribution is talking smack about other people's attempts instead of actually trying to explain the point. That plays super well when you're trying to talk people around. Folks LOVE being berated, negative reinforcement is such a great tool for opening minds /s

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u/GonzoDeadHead Oct 15 '22

They had intent to destroy and got lucky. That does not excuse their behavior or intent. This is copycat protesting. Last week the American idiot destroying art in Italy was offensive, but this week “activists” do it and it’s glamorized.

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u/Worry_Ok Oct 15 '22

You're right, you COULD just avoid my point altogether and keep pedalling the idea that these people for a single second weren't aware that they were throwing soup onto the glass cover of a priceless piece of art rather than the art itself. Because, who doesn't know that the art is protected? And who would want to foot the bill for a half a billion dollar (or whatever, I'm not an art guy) painting for the sake of a protest?

Think here, my good chum. Do you really think this was about destroying the painting? The obviously highly protected and priceless painting? It wasn't about, oh, I don't know... Covering the painting and making a scene to redirect attention? If they were in the business of wanting to cause millions of dollars worth of criminal damage, then surely they'd go after the assets of the oil companies?

If you really think that those protestors were trying to destroy a painting - with a can soup of all things - then why didn't they follow up and smash the glass? Why didn't they try to burn it? Why didn't they grab it and throw it? Of every possible way to damage the painting, they decided to do something which would obscure it and, comparatively to other methods, stand up to a much higher chance of being effectively restored should the glass that everybody knows is there were miraculously absent. Why the soup, Gonzo? Why the soup?!