Well, yeah, it will always be an arms race. That's why brainstorming is critical.
The safety pin thing shows how important it is for a protest element to show dedication in a minimally-fakable way. Like an antelope pronking when it sees a lion, it *can't* be something cheap and easy. Those "I will fuck up any bigot that tries to fuck with you" pins are far more powerful, exactly because wearing one exacts a real social price.
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The safety pin thing shows how important it is for a protest element to show dedication in a minimally-fakable way. Like an antelope pronking when it sees a lion, it *can't* be something cheap and easy. Those "I will fuck up any bigot that tries to fuck with you" pins are far more powerful, exactly because wearing one exacts a real social price.