I didn't go to Occupy Vancouver because, after seeing the same people shouting for the same things at a variety of different protests, I figured it would be a waste of time. I think that's probably an artifact of Vancouver's political climate, however, and not a reflection of the Occupy movement as a whole. The economy in Vancouver never realyl took a hit (except for a couple lean years in construction), property is just as expensive as ever, and most people are doing reasonably well. That just leaves the perpetual malcontents with the energy and desire to go protest.

I don't think the same is true of other cities and protests.