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This reminds me of the excellent point made by Andrew Mason (founder of Groupon) in his talk at Startup School: the easier it is for people to lend their "suppo
by ryanwaggoner 16y ago
This reminds me of the excellent point made by Andrew Mason (founder of Groupon) in his talk at Startup School: the easier it is for people to lend their "support" to a cause [1], the less meaningful their participation. If signing an online petition takes a single click, a million "signatures" might mean less than 10 hand-written letters to your congressperson.
1. Obviously, donating money or doing something tangible is different, but I'm speaking of things like signing petitions, swapping out your profile pic, etc.
- frou_dh 16y agoThat's why I never tap out an "RIP" comment or forum post. It's insincere to do that then flip back to whatever else you're doing on your computer.