Doubtful anyone following Q would have done much differently, had Q not shown up. What were anons doing before Q and after Trump took office? Nothing different.
Q was no larp. He was a Trump-sponsored information/PR campaign. His son Eric flat out posted a huge Q and a #WWG1WGA on twatter and Trump always spoke affectionately about "QAnon" whenever asked. Whether Trump failed, trolled us, or something else, we may never know.