Made sign number 100 last night and felt weirdly proud

I've been making protest signs for local rallies here in Austin for about 3 years now. Last night I was counting up old photos of signs I'd painted and realized I hit 100 exactly. I never planned to keep track, but seeing that number made me stop and think. Every one of those signs was made with cheap foam board from Dollar Tree and paint markers I buy in bulk. Some of them got ripped up by police, some got rained on, but most of them got carried for miles by people who believed in something. 100 signs feels like a lot of wasted cardboard to some people, but to me it's 100 little moments where someone decided to speak up. Has anyone else here ever counted how many signs they have made? Does it feel meaningful or just like a weird statistic?

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sean_green441mo ago

Noticed that small repeated efforts add up to something bigger than youd think.

allen.iris1mo ago

@sean_green44 totally nailed it. I've got a drawer full of old lightbulbs from a community repair cafe I used to help run, and seeing that pile grow feels way bigger than just broken glass.

kim.nina1mo agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, I used to be the exact opposite honestly. I’d just toss a dead bulb without thinking and figured one tiny piece of glass didn’t really matter in the big picture. But seeing you mention that drawer, it kinda clicks now how all those small things add up to something real. It’s like each bulb is a little reminder of how much waste we just accept as normal. Kinda makes me want to start keeping track of my own pile just to see how fast it grows.