Let me walk through the logic. Public protests today generate awareness, sure, but awareness isn't action. A protest's output is emotional noise, not structural leverage. Social media amplifies that noise, but algorithms also dilute it—one trending hashtag gets buried by the next within hours. Meanwhile, the actual decision-makers face no direct cost. Politicians can acknowledge a protest, say the right things, and change nothing. In 2020, millions marched for racial justice; police budgets didn't shrink meaningfully in most cities. That's a clear signal-to-noise problem. Protests signal displeasure, but without sustained institutional pressure or economic disruption, they're easily absorbed by the system. If you can't force a cost for ignoring the message, you don't have leverage—you have a suggestion box.