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Activism
Episodes · 12 months
11
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Mar 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 0 of 3,584, 1 of 3,862, 1 of 4,115, 0 of 4,226, 4 of 4,731, 1 of 4,438, 0 of 4,230, 1 of 4,319, 3 of 4,515, 0 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
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22
+22 via 16 narrower
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28
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
4mo ago
Jul 16, 2026
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 4Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp11 people
37%
27%
18%
18%
- Reject performative or vague activism4 people · 37%
- Engage in grassroots accountability3 people · 27%
- Prioritize direct local action2 people · 18%
- Foster connection through empathy2 people · 18%
Reject performative or vague activism
Much modern activism is critiqued as being either empty virtue signaling or grandiose posturing that lacks practical results.
4 people · 4 episodes
Jordan Peterson argues that university-taught activism is often too vague and grandiose, failing to prioritize the practical problem-solving necessary to make a real difference.
“I think that is a huge problem with the way that kids are trained morally in universities is that that grandiose vague uh activism replaces the actual practicalities of problem-solving that you're describing that actually make a difference.”
Jordan B Peterson · Dec 2022 · 3 episodes · 5.2M views on this topic
Meaningful activism involves producing tangible outcomes and shaping cultural discussions rather than performing for the sake of feeling significant.
“if I was engaged in something that was not producing any outcome and was in fact not geared to producing any outcome was simply attending protest for the sake of feeling like I am with other people who are achieving effectively nothing. I I wouldn't find that meaningful.”
Triggernometry · Jul 2026 · 3 episodes · 3.1M views on this topicAE
Amala Ekpunobi argues that activism can be a low calling because it often revolves around being against things and finding common enemies rather than genuinely trying to understand the world.
“I really kind of think that in some sense there is almost no lower calling than activist.”
Jordan B Peterson · Dec 2022 · 1 episode · 2.7M views on this topicEngage in grassroots accountability
Meaningful activism requires direct, on-the-ground action and independent oversight to hold established power structures accountable.
3 people · 2 episodes
WG
William identifies himself as an accountability activist who intentionally films police to document misconduct and challenge their perceived impunity.
“I consider myself like an accountability activist. I like going after the mayor, the city council and whoever. And quite honestly I get all these little side beefs here and there, these little projects.”
H3 Podcast · Nov 2023 · 1 episode · 1.9M views on this topic
Continuous independent media presence at protests is necessary to hold the federal government accountable.
“We're going to stay on this just like we always do. uh because not many other uh outlets are are doing it.”
MeidasTouch · Jul 2026 · 1 episode · 27K views on this topicAM
Independent media presence on the ground is essential for reporting the truth and holding government power accountable.
“So, if you guys could support statuscoo.com/join, for less than $5 a month, you can support Independent Media. Please do so. Please go to the link, check us out. Support independent media. It literally keeps us on the ground, okay?”
MeidasTouch · Jul 2026 · 1 episode · 27K views on this topicPrioritize direct local action
Citizens should bypass traditional representative channels by using direct legislation and community control to drive policy changes.
2 people · 1 episode
DH
Dan HartungUnrated
Direct democracy initiatives allow citizens to have a say on major community developments when local politicians fail to represent them.
“It's essentially giving the citizens the power to say yes or no on this without needing to elect council members that we that we could have a say in a referendum, that we could determine for ourselves whether this was good for the city and the community.”
MeidasTouch · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 29K views on this topicMF
Mark FullerUnrated
Direct legislation is a recommended strategy for any community to take when they want more control over local development issues.
“I mean, direct legislation is I would recommend that for any community.”
MeidasTouch · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 29K views on this topicFoster connection through empathy
Effective advocacy is best achieved through dialogue, listening, and maintaining empathy even with those who hold differing views.
2 people · 2 episodes
Effective advocacy relies on empathy and asking questions rather than judgment or hostility toward those with different perspectives.
“I try mostly, you know, as much as I can in the situations I'm in to try and not be that person that seems like they're taking a position that is judgmental, is looking down on someone, and is instead hopefully asking people questions in a way that encourages them to think proactively”
Jay Shetty Podcast · Jan 2022 · 1 episode · 152K views on this topicWB
Effective activism involves listening to others, including those you disagree with, rather than just debating them, to foster connection and reveal perspectives to an audience.
“It's about me drawing you out so that the audience watching can hear things they weren't going to hear. So, it is very rare that I would be in a conversation get angry with somebody.”
Team Coco · Mar 2025 · 1 episode · 15K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Episodes discussing this topicIncludes episodes tagged with a narrower subject. Each is marked with the subject it came in through.
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Mar 2019