The Democratic People's Republic of Tankiejerk

Very well said. It feels like every discussion turns into this dichotomy: suffer in the current system or opt out for change. There are times when those truly are the only two options, but that's absolutely not the rule.

In plenty of cases, exercising the agency you have doesn't preclude disruption. It's possible to vote and organize a wildcat strike. It's possible to attend a peaceful protest and sabotage the tools of a police state.

Unfortunately the polarization of politics has also fractured the entire spectrum. Any action that doesn't fit the confines of your political identity is automatically useless or counterproductive. This is what gives attitudes that the meme lampoons: blatant accelerationism dressed in mental gymnastics or an emotional appeal.