protests are less effective in our society and imo organized labor is better, like it or not the "cards we hold" in a capitalist society consists of our labor and time and organizing to systematically boycott our own economic output unless material conditions improve is one way to work towards a better future

that being said, protests can often be the "foot in the door" in terms of getting acceptance and visibility for issues and it's silly to completely discount them just because they tend towards the median. I feel like even the people who would say KTP at a protest don't do so because they're a) afraid of blowback and b) know it would probably harm the movement more than help it atp