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Related thought: I'm a person that is really drawn to humanitarian and mission driven causes, but not interested in participating in any kind of activism. When
by yosito 5y ago
Related thought: I'm a person that is really drawn to humanitarian and mission driven causes, but not interested in participating in any kind of activism. When looking for mission-driven software engineering jobs, I find it incredibly frustrating that almost all of the ones I see posted are activism related. Why is it so hard for software engineers to work for humanitarian causes without working for activists?
- nixpulvis 5y agoWhat is it that you think defines "activism"? I too don't want to just be another wannabe influencer type, but I also want the space to have critical discussions with other people and not simply do as I'm told by upper management.
- yosito 5y agoA lot of dictionary definitions mention "campaigning for change", which lines up with what I mean. I perceive activism as trying to raise awareness or get attention for an issue. I'd much rather work directly on the issues that an activist would raise awareness for. To use environmental causes as an example: doing activism to raise awareness or support for clean water doesn't interest me, but working with a team that is developing a new water filtering technology does interest me. There are also the negative connotations of extreme activism, which I find off-putting, like anger, riots, terrorism, etc. I want nothing to do with any of that kind of approach, even if it's supposedly "in support" of a cause I care about. But I don't think all activism is necessarily negative.