Meanwhile, the tribes were confronting another problem: while young people had been active in the street protests, few remained in the villages. Generally speaking, people of working age have left the villages in search of jobs, leaving behind only children and the elderly. This has resulted in something of a disconnect between the movement and the villages, where employment is the most pressing concern.
另一方面，相較於轟轟烈烈的都會抗爭，回到原鄉，部落裡不見青壯輩，只有老人、小孩的空洞化，還有居民最切身在意的經濟就業問題，原運與部落間似乎有所斷落。