2. "A slacktivist is someone who
believes it is more important to be
seen to help than to actually help."
- Scott Gilmore, McLean's
SLACKTIVISM
(3)
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3. 1.18 BAveraging 155 networked
connections each, "social media
platforms offer unprecedented
potential for individuals and groups to
collaborate toward initiatives for a
positive social impact."
Daily Active Facebook users
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THE "RIPPLE EFFECT"
Social media allows for the quick spread of information,
initiatives, and awareness. This information spreads at an
exponential rate.
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5. THE PROBLEM
Is your contribution any deeper than a click?
Slacktivism allows Facebook users to
construct a "socially aware" image of
themselves while simultaneously chilling
their participation in real-world activism.
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6. WHY SLACTIVISM EXISTS
It's just too easy!
It takes no time at all
to publicly show your
"support" for a cause,
just one click away!
EASY
Don't worry, slacktivism
requires no real blood,
sweat, or tears.
LOW COMMITMENT
Slacktivism allows us
to easily create an
image of ourselves as
aware, intelligent, and
empathetic
PERSONAL IMAGE
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7. ME BEFORE WE
"SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TRANSFORM
SOCIAL ISSUES INTO CULTURAL CAPITAL:
ISSUES BECOME LABELS OF POLITICAL
ALIGNMENT AND LEND AN APPEARANCE OF
SOCIAL AWARENESS ATTACHED TO A
DIGITALLY CURATED SELF. THEY BECOME A
MEANS TO THE END OF SOCIAL GAIN,
RATHER THAN OF SOCIAL CHANGE."
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8. THINKING WE HAVE DONE
ENOUGH
T H E E N D O R P H I N S W E F E E L F R O M L I K I N G A P A G E O R
S H A R I N G A P O S T A L L O W U S T O F E E L L I K E W E H A V E
" H E L P E D " A N D P R E V E N T U S F R O M T A K I N G R E A L - W O R L D
A C T I O N .
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9. WHY SLACKTIVISM
DOESNT WORK
MOTIVATION HALWAY THERE WEAK TIES
Liking or sharing may
be the "right" thing to
do but are we doing it
for the right reasons?
Clicktivism spreads
the word effectively,
but create change it
does not.
Low commitment
levels needed to like
or share don't lead to
high commitment
needed to challenge
social norms.
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10. THE
PROOF
A S T U D Y P U B L I S H E D I N T H E
J O U R N A L O F S O C I O L O G I C A L
S C I E N C E E A R L I E R T H I S Y E A R ,
F O U N D T H A T T H E M A J O R I T Y O F
P E O P L E W H O ' L I K E ' A F A C E B O O K
P A G E F O R A C A U S E D O N ' T
F O L L O W U P T H A T G E S T U R E W I T H
A D O N A T I O N . T H E S T U D Y F O U N D
T H A T R E T U R N R A T E S F O R
C H A R I T I E S A N D C A M P A I G N S O N
F A C E B O O K C A N B E A T E N T H O F
T H O S E O F M O R E T R A D I T I O N A L
R O U T E S .
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11. THE
PROOF
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"...But the survey goes on to
show very few put their
money where their mouse is.
Of 70 per cent who said they
used digital media to learn
about changes they can
make in their lives to create
positive social or
environmental change, only
25 per cent actually made
changes." (6)
12. "While the digital age may enhance
the power of those that are already
active, it can't seem to drag the rest
out of their armchairs."
-
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13. "IT MAKES IT EASIER
FOR ACTIVISTS TO
EXPRESS
THEMSELVES, AND
HARDER FOR THAT
EXPRESSION TO
HAVE ANY IMPACT."
- Malcolm Gladwell on social media
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(4)
14. WEAK TIES
" ( S L A C K T I V I S M ) D O E S N ’ T I N V O L V E F I N A N C I A L O R
P E R S O N A L R I S K ; I T D O E S N ’ T M E A N S P E N D I N G A S U M M E R
B E I N G C H A S E D B Y A R M E D M E N I N P I C K U P T R U C K S . I T
D O E S N ’ T R E Q U I R E T H A T Y O U C O N F R O N T S O C I A L L Y
E N T R E N C H E D N O R M S A N D P R A C T I C E S . I N F A C T , I T ’ S T H E
K I N D O F C O M M I T M E N T T H A T W I L L B R I N G O N L Y S O C I A L
A C K N O W L E D G M E N T A N D P R A I S E ” .
- Malcolm Gladwell (Small Change)
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15. Negative Impacts of Slactivism
ALIENATION
Slacktivism is cited to alienate
individuals from family,
colleagues, customers, and
friends.
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16. Negative Impacts of Slactivism
MISINFORMATION
Slacktivism perpetuates the spread of
misinformation and half truths. What we
know as "fake news" almost entirely exists
due to social media's impact on modern
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17. Negative Impacts of Slactivism
ILLUSORY SUPERIORITY
“Searching the Internet may cause a
systematic failure to recognize the extent
to which we rely on outsourced
knowledge,” the study said. “… People
mistake access to information for their
own personal understanding of the
information.”
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(5)
18. How can we change
the Slactivism
Trend?
If we want to have an
impact, we must know that
one click is not enough!
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(6)
19. "The goal of clicktivism isn’t to
solve problems; it’s to bring
awareness to a cause that we
otherwise wouldn’t know about."
UNDERSTAND THAT...
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