slacktivism
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Half-hearted activism, usually in the form of posting badges, images, apps, or text on…
Half-hearted activism, usually in the form of posting badges, images, apps, or text on social media without taking further action.
- By “fight back,” he meant, basically, tweeting. Internet activism is sometimes derided as “slacktivism”—a fair characterization when an online campaign tries to, say, cure aids or end child labor.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for slacktivism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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