They garnered a great deal of publicity, but no one bothered to ask how these people keep their perishable food cold and their homes warm; where they get food to eat; how they travel between home, office and playground; and how they would even get to Washington to condemn manufacturing companies. To the best of my knowledge, this hypocritical farce died aborning.
Then, as now, there are hypocrites who eagerly embrace the comfortable lifestyle that manufacturing technology makes possible, while condemning the manufacturing companies that provide them with this lifestyle.