very very rarely they are to show up and be counted. For example mask mandate protests. The news likes to call protesters fringe minority groups. But if thousands of people show up that becomes a difficult narrative to sell, such as trump crowds and biden crowds. Also many times they are more for the moral of the people at the ralley or protest than outside, it is massive amounts of virue signaling and validation for people involved in it. They go for the good feels. But the protest itself almost never results in change. also an example the protests in hong Kong- rallies so big they got attention from the world, but did nothing except maybe slow down the CCP in the short run. The lesson, money and guns matter- nothing else. So don't throw your job away to make a statement- your economic empowerment is your strength, not a virtue signaling death.