People Are Sharing The Things That Are Totally Performative Despite Everyone Pretending They’re Not

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“Instagrammable protest. I get the desire to be around like-minded folk when you feel powerless — and I’ve attended my share of marches and actions over the years — but the whole let’s-make-a-clever-sign-and-hope-it-goes-viral thing is more about self-promotion than being down with the cause. The most vital work is being done far away from social media.”

—Positivland

“In addition, attacking people who don’t post anything about certain social or political issues. There are so many different ways of protesting and being an activist, and nobody owes you an explanation on what they’re doing to help a cause. Some people are also going through tough times in their own lives, and they have to take time for themselves and can’t do as much as they’d maybe like about the world’s problems. That’s totally understandable as well.”

—OldVariation8163