I think an interesting case study of a pundit "doing something" is Nicholas Kristof. He quit his cushy job at the NYT to run for governor of Oregon, despite the fact that he was registered to vote and paid taxes in New York. (He did own property in OR.) Oh, and he'd never held any other political office before. He was ruled ineligible due to not fulfilling the state's residency requirements, and almost immediately went back to his job at the NYT. Real "I alone can fix it" pundit brain there, if you ask me.
Perfect case study. And taught me, a person who sometimes (often) yells at pundits, to be very specific: "Do something, yes! But by that I mean, like, actually meet your neighbors! You don't have to be Governor!"
I think an interesting case study of a pundit "doing something" is Nicholas Kristof. He quit his cushy job at the NYT to run for governor of Oregon, despite the fact that he was registered to vote and paid taxes in New York. (He did own property in OR.) Oh, and he'd never held any other political office before. He was ruled ineligible due to not fulfilling the state's residency requirements, and almost immediately went back to his job at the NYT. Real "I alone can fix it" pundit brain there, if you ask me.
Perfect case study. And taught me, a person who sometimes (often) yells at pundits, to be very specific: "Do something, yes! But by that I mean, like, actually meet your neighbors! You don't have to be Governor!"
Governor is a big first step!
Nick Kristof, you could have just gone to a planning board meeting!