Her "old stuff" was pure toothless catharsis sold to you by the perpetrators so you thought something was being done.

The media loved her as long as it didn't result in concrete action,

The moment she pointed at the real problem she was no longer welcome to speak.

...and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!

You'll notice the next year she was speaking in front of the UN building not inside it.

Her shift in tactics comes from her realization that 1) that climate change is only a subset of a bigger issue, that is capitalism and class conflict; and 2) the “peaceful” activism she used to adhere to, had she continued on that path, would've turned her into manipulatable tool by the liberal propaganda machine, where she would be used to greenwash corporate interests.

She is free now more than ever, so I disagree with your sentiment, particularly when she is opposing the mainstream media and the capitalist-fascist global order. The old tactics you espouse so much were a sign of her bourgeois, idealistic naivety, which thankfully she got rid of or is working towards that.

And weirdly you keep throwing "they" around, which is too conspiratorial in my opinion.

She sounds like a more educated lefty rather than a kid screaming "why!?"

She is no longer oblivious (as children are expected to be) and targets actual mechanisms of power. So nobody listens.

OK that makes more sense, thank you for your elaboration and for sharing a fragment of your life experience.

Though I have to say, I believe this disappointment (which is common with ageing and maturity) stems from the lack of theoretical work in our mobilization and organization. You mentioned the naivety which is preponderant in the youth who, once they grow up, they become disillusioned with their past ideals. And I agree, but I don't think this is an issue of age per se but, again, more so not having our emotions tied down to a firm theoretical framework. Basically, all praxis and no theory. Emotions are good when we're looking to mass mobilize, but their issue is that they rarely are stable and are rather in constant fluctuation, and when these emotions cease to be, we would have nothing left, which leads us to this grim reality of activism.

Swear to god, half of humanitarians are just social or cultural imperialists. They love their ideas and virtue more than seeing them successfully land. It's a real shame to see good souls lost to them. A lot of "What could've been".

Agreed.

edit: Yeah, forget about it lol