“Marching” for something should be like a military parade. It demonstrates strength through solidity. It makes the palace kings wonder what it is that’s uniting the barbarian tribes.
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It’s a test in a way. “Wanting stuff” is too weak of an ideal. A mob that just wants stuff *should* collapse under its own chaos.
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It’s interesting that technology doesn’t seem to improve the ability to demonstrate strength through coordination. E.g. a massive march through a city with no violence whatsoever feels impossible nowadays.
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The liquidity of words and images and video is vastly improved. They seep into every corner of our lives and minds. Yet it doesn’t connect us. It’s more like a pool of lukewarm water that seems to dissolve “us”.
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