Are climate activists damaging to their own cause?

All throughout this week, Just Stop Oil have been protesting in London, culminating in one of the big stories of the weekend, where the protests during the Coronation led to several arrests. This video was filmed before that, and so the interviewees talk more generally about these kinds of protests, and whether they have a positive or negative impact on public perception of environmental issues. In order, the interviewees are Shelly and Robert, who I thank for taking part.
'Environmental group Just Stop Oil have been doing daily protests this week across London, walking along the road to slow traffic until directed to the pavement by police. What impact do you think groups like this taking action like this have on public perception of the environmental issues?'
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In my opinion, repairing your stuff instead of replace is one of the good ways to do your bit.
What JSO did was absolutely ridiculous imo and will only get people far away from doing their bit.