I thought it was very interesting, and quite revealing, that Tim Weldon chose to quit his job--in which, he was actually helping people, albeit if not in the sexiest way, without perhaps all of the larger-than-life drama of being in the streets--to join, full time, Occupy Wall Street. A piece that's definitely worth a look: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/11/16/nyregion/100000001175738/a-career-occupation.html