One of the benefits of political organizing is that many people can do it in a way that mostly uses their free time, rather than their productive time. Calling a political representative, going to a protest or hosting a meeting are all activities most people can do on top of their careers and donations. The relative costs and benefits here will be different for different people—if political organizing would cut into time and energy you would otherwise spend on e.g. EA research projects, it might not be worth it for you.
One of the benefits of political organizing is that many people can do it in a way that mostly uses their free time, rather than their productive time. Calling a political representative, going to a protest or hosting a meeting are all activities most people can do on top of their careers and donations. The relative costs and benefits here will be different for different people—if political organizing would cut into time and energy you would otherwise spend on e.g. EA research projects, it might not be worth it for you.