Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Thus, a (leader) emerges.
Just broad-scoping, most people in our society, among others (think anybody who has an e-mail address, working job, family matters) always has something to lose. Acting upon whatever radical reform they are proposing/demanding will, in most cases, be impossible to achieve single-handedly without outside help; and if they do foster contigents, then they may never see what they built upon come to fruition in their lifetime, so they rarely try if they consider this reality of starting a support from the ground up. Best 'they' can hope for is to latch onto another person, community, website's aim and express their opinions, venting frustration while seemingly "propagating the cause".
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Originally Posted by Plan9
I'd say it's the lack of ability to swallow the startup costs of whatever "revolution" would be involved.
I don't wanna give up my college degree, career, good name, freedom, etc. to do something that might get me killed.
I like my cushy little bubble of broken civilization. I'm a nobody just like everybody else.
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In my opinion, a good 'average joe' sentiment.
But even if someone exists out there with nothing to lose and a fervent message to spread to the masses, there is a good likelihood that the person in question is not very sociable in the first place, so it's more of a lone effort, perhaps supported by others afterwards if the word spreads.