the corner office

It's a free country, if the masses gathering in London for the G20 get their jollies protesting, good for them. But everyone knows it's a waste of time. And imagine what good they could do to help the poor and downtrodden if they put as much effort or money into charitable work.

And of course, the exact same can be said for the G20 summit itself.

(and this blog post about altruistic people and their biological inclination to want to punish those who aren't altruistic, as well as those who don't appear to want to punish those who aren't altruistic, makes for interesting reading).

Update: of course, the voices in my head started arguing soon after I wrote this. Do I think all protests are pointless? No. In this case however, I think the protests are misguided, directed at the wrong people even if they weren't, and an excuse for many to vent anger and posture - which, is fine, but as I said, doesn't help people actually in need.