Are digital communication technologies just fooling us into clicktivism or slacktivism? Or do you think these technologies have the potential to create real social change through activism? Why or why not? What do you think? click·tiv·ism /ˈkliktəˌvizəm/ noun The practice of supporting a political or social cause via the Internet by means such as social media or online petitions, typically characterized as involving little effort or commitment. “Look at the people dismissing the petition as clicktivism” slack·tiv·ism /ˈslaktəˌviz(ə)m/ noun The self deluded idea that by liking, sharing, or retweeting something you are helping out. ~ Urban Dictionary
