Seth Godin: The tidal wave is overrated

Seth Godin writes that The tidal wave is overrated .

We can definitely spend time worrying about/building the tsunami, but it's the drip, drip, drip that will change everything in the long run.

Emphasis Mine

We have had several potential tsunamis in recent years:

1. Anti-globalization protests from 1999-2001
2. Largest anti-war protest in history in 2003
3. The Occupy Movement from 2011-2012

But Godin is correct in saying that the steady building up of movements and training of cadre is far important than hoping for the next political and social tsunami to occur. Waiting for the general strike is the primary weakness of the Anarchist position.

As Mickey Z once said, "Building a social revolution is marathon rather than a sprint". We should pace ourselves accordingly.