Agitating for a specific policy is like complaining about a price — and forgetting that it’s set by supply and demand.
Patri Friedman, source
It's true that both prices and policies are unlikely to be changed by individual efforts if everyone has perfect information and is perfectly rational. We don't live in that world, though. Both prices and policies are often far out of equilibrium. This quote is witty, but at the cost of being entirely wrong.
It looks like, this month, I get to be the one to start the quotes thread.