..because the people that are protesting are hugely mis-informed and come off like entitled kids?<p>After hearing stories about people protesting because they weren't guaranteed a job after college and are now in debt, I can't take the protesters seriously. This and the fact that they don't seem to be protesting for any solid reason.
Despite these reasons, and their likely validity, the fact that the protests are spreading, broadening and deepening across the country, leads me to believe that they may accomplish a bit more than the author expects. They're a more hopeful sign than the Tea Party, which has mostly been coopted by this point.