As tempting as it may seem not to require it, action must be informed.
In and of itself, action may have affect, but not necessarily a desired one.
Action too easily can simply becoming activity, without much efficacy. It needs to be informed, so that the quality of the action can have the substance that is needed to prevail against what otherwise are simply just other ideas.
On the other hand, being informed is simply not enough for what is needed. Ideas can (technically) exist, but to no real avail without some form of implementation or action.
The battles of our time, unfortunately, seem content with simply the disputes of ideas. But, ideas themselves do not change much without an attending and corresponding action that embodies them. We can talk all day, but it doesn’t really matter that much who is right or wrong if there is no practical utilization of them.
It has been observed that ideas have power. But, their power comes in the form of agency — without agency they largely just float around in the atmosphere ...without much impact.
It is the actionability of ideas which impacts the true quality of them.
We need the quality of both, especially right now where there is so much talk and so little action...not to mention the truth that should inform them.