"Slacktivists" eller "slaptivister" på Facebook

[Anisa]

Forleden faldt jeg over et - for mig - nyt udtryk for aktivisme - "slaptivisme" på engelsk "slacktivism".

Et dansk Wikipedia-link: http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivisme
Et svensk Wikipedia-link: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism
Ellers et engelsk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism

It's the laziest form of social or political activism: Slacktivism. And if you're not a slacktivist
yourself, you definitely know one. We're talking about that person who talks about going out
and helping people in need, but never quite gets around to doing it. As Anthony tells us, there's
a scientific reason for them being the way they are. Read More:

Flere artikler om "slacktivism" kan læses på Huffingtonpost.com

Og hvad det hele handler om? Her er håndfuld af meget "sigende" overskrifter:

• Charities losing out thanks to social media ‘slacktivism’
• Slacktivism – campaign killer or campaign thriller?
• Political activities on the internet: slacktivism or political participation by other means?
• Slacktivism: ‘Liking’ on Facebook may mean less giving
• How much good does a Facebook 'like' really do? Not much, slacktivism study shows
• Does Slacktivism Hurt Activism?: The Effects of Moral Balancing and Consistency in Online Activism (PDF)
• UNICEF Tells Slacktivists: Give Money, Not Facebook Likes

[Anisa]

UNICEF har i desperation indspillet en Youtube-video...

It's easier than ever to support a good cause -- all you have to do is hit the like button. The
organization gets one more supporter and you get positive publicity among your friends. But even
though it's important to be liked, likes can't fund medicine, water or food. In this campaign for
Unicef Sweden, we highlight the absurdness of our blind faith in likes, to raise money for vaccine.

...fulgt tæt af svenskere i tøjbutikken...

We like likes, but the vaccines that save children's lives cost money. We decided to try whether
it is possible to buy things with likes. Our friends Henrik Schyffert and Yohio went out to see if they
could pay with likes. Can they buy a sweater? Or a lunch?

... og på en restaurant og hos barberen....

Hvad var det nu de sagde? Likes don't save lives ?

Kan Likes redde os med lavt stofskifte?
Kan Likes sikre os bedre regler for diagnose?
Kan Likes hjælpe os til bedre behandling?
Kan Likes inspirere læger til at behandle os med naturlig Thyroid?

Likes har nu eksisteret i snart 4 år. Har det hjulpet os i de mellemliggende år?

Eller er vores sag gået op i "slaptivisme" også kaldt for "kliktivisme", mens folk pudser glorien på Facebook, og bilder dem ind at de er "aktive"?

Bullshit, siger jeg bare...

Skriv i stedet på Åbent Internet, hvor hvert et ord har vægt og effekt, og kan læses af alle, uden Like-knappen - så har vi alle en chance...