Political activism has exploded more than evolved lately. Aside from the fact the desire’s been there the logistics were always a problem. Before the speed of telephonic communication you had to travel to speak with your representative in government. You needed appointments because the (you name the office holder) always had a full schedule and was therefore always strapped for time. After the advent of telephones it was always a matter of handing off the responsibility for the contact. The reasons remained the same but the contact was always some low-level minion who lost the latest bet and was forced to man the switchboards.
