Wacktivist

Research shows that activists actually know less about the causes they champion than the average person. Instead, they’re in the cause to fill the emptiness in their lives and feel they’re doing something important. The community they form with similarly-minded zealots also addresses their loneliness. Passionate about causes they know little about, these people get in the way of advocates who employ sound strategy trying to make positive changes to the world. Wacktivists attack sane people because wacktivists fear their problems being “solved.” What would fill the emptiness then?

Don’t bother going to Creating Change. It’s just a convention of wacktivists.

by AlfredE May 19, 2022

wacktivist

noun Origin: wacky + activist = wacktivist. A crazy person intensely involved in insane protest campaigns.

Ane member of PETA or the Earth Liberation Front; most members of Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the Sierra Club and other wacktivist organizations.

by Vandana Shiva February 5, 2004

hacktivist

Hacktivist is somebody who engages in hacktivism, which is the fusion of hacking and activism; a merger in which technically proficient hackers engage in electronic direct action in order to bring pressure on institutions engaged in unethical or criminal actions, particularly in relation to the Internet and computer technology. (From www.thehacktivist.com)

A well-known hacktivist all her life, Alison is now working for the Internet Security division of Microsoft.

by Gabriel September 30, 2003

macktivist

A pseudo-activist who participates in marches and other activities so that he may have access to cute girls who believe in saving the planet. A compounding of "to mack" and "activist." For obvious reasons, this noun has no feminine iteration.

Look at those boys with the "Peace Now" sign -- they ain't nothing but macktivists.

From what I hear, the treasurer of the campus Green Party is a total macktivist.

by Brendan Baber July 17, 2004

hacktivist

A computer expert who uses his/her hacking skills in the interest of human rights.

Due to the Great Firewall of China, the Chinese dissident movement was in pretty bad shape until they got help from some benevolent hacktivists.

by apathetic September 30, 2003

Wacktivity

Activity that is Wack. Like.. "that shit is wack". Often produced by wacktivists.

Gee, there sure is a lot of Wacktivity up in hea'.

by Miker May 16, 2003

Whacktivity

Whacktivity-
Any activity which might be considered to be straight up WHACK....such as watching a dog-fight or stealing kids' Halloween candy. Also, anything involving harming children, innocent animals and innocent people in general. Pretty much anything that you KNOW better than to do, such as harmful or even "frowned upon" activity, including theft, vandalism, harassment, etc., but can, surprisingly, involve watching golf and other NON-sports such as NASCAR.

Dave-Hey Mike, let's go over to the mall and snarf hood ornaments off of old Chrysler and Dodge vehicles!
Mike-No way, man! I will NOT engage in such Whacktivity!!

by Michael Chojnacki October 30, 2007