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March 28, 2008 Urban Word of the Day
The act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending effort to fix a problem. Signing an email petition to stop rampant crime is slacktivism. Want to really make your community safer? Get off your ass and start a neighborhood watch!
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The search for the ultimate feel-good that derives from having come to society's rescue without having had to actually gets one's hands dirty or open one's wallet. It's slacktivism that prompts us to want a join a boycott of designated gas companies or eschew buying gasoline on a particular day rather than reduce our personal consumption of fossil fuels by driving less.
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One of those feel-good internet campaigns that doesn't actually help anybody or has political impact. It's your way of pretending to care while sitting on your butt in front of a computer playing WoW. Also used for people who want to get a million people on their page by before bettering themselves or the world instead of just doing it. Girl: Let's show our support by changing our Facebook statuses to promote what color our bras are!
Boy: Why does your status say "nothing"? Girl: I'm supporting breast cancer awareness via Facebook! Boy: One of the best examples of slacktivism I've ever heard of... |
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The self-deluded idea that by liking, sharing, or retweeting something you are helping out.
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sing your little political song
buy your thought on a political bumper sticker buy your thoughts on a political tshirt state your political ideas on film write a political related term on urban dictionary rant politics in people's ears predict the future and speculate about political decisions sit on the couch and watch the news to get pissed sit on the internet ranting political statements argue safely from your computer spray paint some political propaganda on public restroom walls go to weekly events to reinforce your beliefs rant some more.... email political/religious propaganda to all your friends and tell them to forward it write a political poem don't use money for any cause hide your ideas in the metaphorical world preach to your choir curse at your enemies from your computer make judgement and negative assumption about every group that is different without having all the facts.. reinforce your thoughts in a small group of people whining about the opposition tell everyone to vote for who your voting for pass out political flyers in public ....bitch and whine, bitch and whine ....the odd shape of the land spoon feeding pigeons protest in the street with signs nag and heckle in a crowd heckle racist comments on youtube don't take any real action.... be passive aggressive slacktivism is fun, easy, and builds self esteem in a cheap way.
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