Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal
halfhearted activism , usually in the form of posting badges, images, apps, or text onsocial media without taking further action.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word slacktivism.
Examples
-
Love it - "slacktivism" - definitely an element of truth in there ...
-
Love it - "slacktivism" - definitely an element of truth in there ...
-
Love it - "slacktivism" - definitely an element of truth in there ...
-
Love it - "slacktivism" - definitely an element of truth in there ...
-
The rise of "slacktivism" - doing good without having to do much at ...
Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now ,Stephen Shankland 2010
-
Some call it "slacktivism," but I call it "clicktivism" and if one click makes someone's life genuinely better then that's probably more than I can say for all the clicks it took to write this blog post.
Mateo Gutierrez: Good Games -- Is It possible? Mateo Gutierrez 2012
-
Some call it "slacktivism," but I call it "clicktivism" and if one click makes someone's life genuinely better then that's probably more than I can say for all the clicks it took to write this blog post.
Mateo Gutierrez: Good Games -- Is It possible? Mateo Gutierrez 2012
-
Once again, so-called slacktivism begets activism.
Ryan Scott: The Future of Giving - From Slacktivism to Activism 2009
-
Ivan Booth introduces "What Online Activism Can Learn from Community Organizing": "There's often a disconnect between what's seen as online activism--referred to as "slacktivism," sometimes accurately but oftentimes sloppily, and community-based social change"
Michael Silberman: Looking for What Works: Best Online Organizing Reads of 2010 Michael Silberman 2011
-
Ivan Booth introduces "What Online Activism Can Learn from Community Organizing":"There's often a disconnect between what's seen as online activism--referred to as "slacktivism," sometimes accurately but oftentimes sloppily, and community-based social change"
Michael Silberman: Looking for What Works: Best Online Organizing Reads of 2010 Michael Silberman 2011
mialuthien commented on the word slacktivism
slacktivism – a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism
July 14, 2008
reesetee commented on the word slacktivism
Good article on the subject here.
May 1, 2010