slacktivism
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The act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending effort to fix a problem.
Signing an email petition to stop rampant crime is slacktivism. Want to
really make your community safer? Get off your ass and start a neighborhood
watch!
2
The search for the ultimate feel-good that derives from having come to society's rescue without having had to actually gets one's hands dirty or open one's wallet.
It's slacktivism that prompts us to want a join a boycott of designated gas
companies or eschew buying gasoline on a particular day rather than reduce our
personal consumption of fossil fuels by driving less.
