refactor!: Fix all formatting in activism section

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Moreover, fighting to protect privacy rights while reading about attacks on those rights every day in the news can be draining.
Most advocates have experienced moments of great discouragement, and feelings of helplessness while facing the magnitude of the task at hand. ==Social support is a matter of survival== to recharge and continue this long battle for human rights.
Most advocates have experienced moments of great discouragement, and feelings of helplessness while facing the magnitude of the task at hand. <mark>Social support is a matter of survival</mark> to recharge and continue this long battle for human rights.
This is why we must work to rebuild communities of our own. Supportive privacy communities that are [kind](../tip-be-kind-to-people-but-be-relentless-with-institutions/), [inclusive](../tip-keep-your-posts-and-community-inclusive/), and [accessible](../tip-be-mindful-of-accessibility/).
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Here are a few things you can do to support your privacy comrades in times of need:
- [x] Work on strengthening your empathy skills, and demonstrate more compassion. This is a superpower to take care of your community.
- Work on strengthening your empathy skills, and demonstrate more compassion. This is a superpower to take care of your community.
- [x] Tell them you understand this is difficult, and that you are here to help if they need support.
- Tell them you understand this is difficult, and that you are here to help if they need support.
- [x] Ask if they would like to talk more about their difficulties in private.
- Ask if they would like to talk more about their difficulties in private.
- [x] Offer your time to talk with them on a privacy-respectful chat, audio, or video call, if this is something you are comfortable doing.
- Offer your time to talk with them on a privacy-respectful chat, audio, or video call, if this is something you are comfortable doing.
- [x] Invite them to join your community or group of like-minded people, if you think they might be a good fit.
- Invite them to join your community or group of like-minded people, if you think they might be a good fit.
- [x] Organize a group or event to socialize with your privacy comrades regularly, offline or online, in a privacy-respectful way.
- Organize a group or event to socialize with your privacy comrades regularly, offline or online, in a privacy-respectful way.
- [x] Depending on circumstances (and only if they might be open to it), refer them to a helpful resource in private. However, be careful not to fall into [the advice trap](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-questionologist/202103/how-guide-people-without-giving-advice), unless they specifically asked for advice.
- Depending on circumstances (and only if they might be open to it), refer them to a helpful resource in private. However, be careful not to fall into [the advice trap](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-questionologist/202103/how-guide-people-without-giving-advice), unless they specifically asked for advice.
- [x] Stay kind and do not take it personally if they refuse your help or disagree with your [*solicited* advice](https://www.verywellmind.com/whats-behind-different-types-of-unsolicited-advice-3144961). Let them know the door is always open to reach out to you whenever they might need help later.
- Stay kind and do not take it personally if they refuse your help or disagree with your [*solicited* advice](https://www.verywellmind.com/whats-behind-different-types-of-unsolicited-advice-3144961). Let them know the door is always open to reach out to you whenever they might need help later.
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