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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

In 2011, political uprisings were rampant throughout the world — from the Arab Spring that started in Tunisia and swept through more than 15 other Arab countries — to Occupy Wall Street protesters huddled in New York’s Zuccotti Park.

During that time, activists that were separated by oceans, religions and reasons for rioting stayed connected through social media networks. Oded Marom, a Ph.D. student in sociology, examines the links between social movements and digital technology.

Online activism — which can be as simple as changing one’s Facebook profile photo to a rainbow flag or signing a petition to support gun control measures — has earned a reputation for being “slacktivist,” or offering a lazy way for people to feel as if they are taking part in a greater movement while never doing more than clicking a “thumbs-up” icon.

Marom, along with other political theorists at USC Dornsife [usc.edu], believes that while the Internet does have the potential to lower the bar for what constitutes “activism,” we should not discredit its power to incite meaningful change.

[Also Covered By]: PHYS.ORG [phys.org]

Have Soylentils engaged in online activism and if yes, do they think it is lazy activism ??

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