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If people do things, they're by definition not "slacktivists".
by jfb 14y ago
If people do things, they're by definition not "slacktivists".
- bostonpete 14y agoClicking a mouse button once counts as doing something?
- smackfu 14y agoThe odd thing is that the biggest link on Unicef USA's page is a "Take Action" button that has you... sign a pledge. http://www.unicefusa.org/ http://www.unicefusa.org/ (Obviously, the real intent is to get your email and then send you requests for money, but they are walking a fine line here.)
- DannyBee 14y agoLiking is not doing something, the same way people commenting on internet forums about something (patents, privacy, whatever) is not actually doing something.
- nsmartt 14y agoCommenting on internet forums and engaging in debate is at least better than clicking "like". In terms of conversation, the "like" button is DH3, where comments and debate can potentially be DH4 or higher (http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html). If I "like" a support page about marriage equality, I'm not convincing anyone who holds an opposing view. That's not necessarily true of commenting on e.g. HN. Of course, commenting does nothing for many issues, such as those requiring money, but a comment can be marginally better than a "like".
- jfb 14y agoToo late to edit; what I meant to say was not that "Liking" is doing; but rather, that if someone does something real, they're no longer a "slacktivist". Continue to "Like" away and salve those troubled consciences, Youth of Today.