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It depends on what your goal is in talking to the council. Here, the goal was media attention. If you want the council to actually engage with your comment -

by generj 23d ago

It depends on what your goal is in talking to the council. Here, the goal was media attention. If you want the council to actually engage with your comment - because it’s reasonable and not insane - then wearing an outfit probably will not help. Though I’m all for more Lord Bucketheads in politics.

metalliqaz 23d ago
but they don't, though. They don't engage with normal people only by capturing more attention (much more) can you get on their radar and even then, you'd be lucky to get anything more than lip service
- bryanlarsen 23d ago
  I hear the complaint reversed far more often. The standard complaint is that city councils weight complaints from normal people far too highly. Only a small unrepresentative subset of a city's population will show up to council meetings to lodge a complaint, so that small subset is massively over-represented in council decisions.
  - xboxnolifes 23d ago
    City council listens to old residents with too much free time when they argue against an outcome you want. City councils ignore residents when they argue for an outcome you want. Such is the internet view on city councils.
  - jjav 23d ago
    > The standard complaint is that city councils weight complaints from normal people far too highly. In most cases, what happens is they give a lot of weight to input from those who agree with the predestined outcome, and none to those who differ. In these city meetings, all the decisions have been made behind closed door already (often with substantial greasing of the wheels), the open hearing are just for show.
- ryandrake 23d ago
  My understanding is most of these local government "public comment" sessions are only done because they have to, and they'd much rather not, and stay as insulated from the commoners as they can. They certainly don't listen to or act on anything the public has to say, whether or not dressed up in costume.

by generj 23d ago

metalliqaz 23d ago

but they don't, though. They don't engage with normal people only by capturing more attention (much more) can you get on their radar and even then, you'd be lucky to get anything more than lip service

bryanlarsen 23d ago
I hear the complaint reversed far more often. The standard complaint is that city councils weight complaints from normal people far too highly. Only a small unrepresentative subset of a city's population will show up to council meetings to lodge a complaint, so that small subset is massively over-represented in council decisions.
- xboxnolifes 23d ago
  City council listens to old residents with too much free time when they argue against an outcome you want. City councils ignore residents when they argue for an outcome you want. Such is the internet view on city councils.
- jjav 23d ago
  > The standard complaint is that city councils weight complaints from normal people far too highly. In most cases, what happens is they give a lot of weight to input from those who agree with the predestined outcome, and none to those who differ. In these city meetings, all the decisions have been made behind closed door already (often with substantial greasing of the wheels), the open hearing are just for show.
ryandrake 23d ago
My understanding is most of these local government "public comment" sessions are only done because they have to, and they'd much rather not, and stay as insulated from the commoners as they can. They certainly don't listen to or act on anything the public has to say, whether or not dressed up in costume.