The author has some good points. Ultimately, it is a kind of slacktivism. And a mass effort of one day won't fully counter the efforts of a few who are paid ve

The author has some good points. Ultimately, it is a kind of slacktivism. And a mass effort of one day won't fully counter the efforts of a few who are paid very well to advance the contrary agenda, the other 364 days of the year. And I speak as someone who was intimately involved in the anti-SOPA efforts. But I disagree that it's completely futile. I often meet people who've never even heard of Snowden. So awareness raising can be important. Ultimately I think we're going to need new organizations and institutions, and new relationships with elected representatives. But until that day, it's worth doing what we can to delay the worst aspects of the surveillance state.