EPTfacebook activism is so fucking annoying and retarded
like changing a fucking profile pic is gonna make a difference, and like mocking those people is going to help either
moral of the story: all people are fkn idiots
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Subversion
South Africa3627 Posts
facebook activism is so fucking annoying and retarded like changing a fucking profile pic is gonna make a difference, and like mocking those people is going to help either moral of the story: all people are fkn idiots | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
On December 06 2010 08:57 ThatsNoMoon wrote: Quoting nedor257 from reddit.com TLDR: it's just a massive circlejerk to make people think they're doing something good when really theyre just sucking each other off. Idiocy spreads quickly on facebook and people love to take it right up the ass. By the way, if you get cancer and survive it it's because I put a ribbon sticker on my car. You're welcome first of all, your tldr was as long as the quote itself. moving on to the meat of the post: eh, this is a pretty gross exaggeration of the way most people i know feel about effortless stuff like a car ribbon or changing a facebook picture. it takes two seconds and it strikes up a conversation and that's a start. if it's just a massive circle jerk, then do you know what the pretentious backlash was? a lonely but no doubt rewarding masturbation session. when people started using their statuses to berate those who would dare change their profile picture in support of a cause, they felt great and they felt superior but failed to realize that the point was to talk and think about it. that's been done to some degree, more people are discussing it. is that a bad thing? no, it's indisputably good. no one is claiming that they're personally saving lives, only that a discussion is being provoked. how dare they! this jaded wisdom that allows you (you being you as well as whoever coined slacktivism) to know that people who did this thing will now donate less to charity and do less to prevent violence against kids escapes me. i would bet money that the opposite is true but by no large margin. in the end, it probably makes little to no difference at all in that regard. it's a small thing. what's the problem? i may have missed it, but i saw no one taken a beaten child and go 'you're now safe, YOU'RE WELCOME.' again, it's a conversation starter. are they changing the world in one fell swoop? no. they're just trying to bring up an issue that matters to them. why the backlash? the anti-slacktivism stuff is a cute little meme that people seem to take for fact or something like it. the hypothetical awful person described above (who thinks that he is accomplishing something very significant with his facebook status/ribbon) does not exist in any numbers. i dont know them at least. it's funny, i didn't even do this. i didn't change my profile picture, i don't have ribbons. i personally don't really feel moved to do those things. but i dont think less of anyone who does and if i did, i certainly wouldnt advertise what a pretentious jackass i was to everyone i knew on facebook. | ||
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ThatsNoMoon
Mexico344 Posts
It doesn't affect me, it doesn't affect the people they're trying to "save". It does nothing but give people a false sense of accomplishment. Did it raise awareness? Yeah. Is awareness gonna do anything? Nah. I'm pretty sure we can all agree that we're aware of breast cancer. Awareness raises millions which are then spent on the next awareness campaign which are sponsored by Victorias Secret and a bunch of other celebrities... see where I'm getting at? I don't have a problem with the act, I have a problem with the false sense of achievement but then again I'm not gonna go to their faces and tell them that they're assholes, after all they're doing it because in their eyes it's "good". BTW lol @ my tldr, I suppose it's more of an i.e. | ||
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Bereft
United States1007 Posts
On December 05 2010 08:13 Gummy wrote: I feel for you, man. I deleted my facebook, and now I have no friends. But it was worth it. hahaha this is so good. | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
On December 05 2010 08:08 pinenamu wrote: I find it funny how something so small makes you so bothered haha. this is what I thought lol I thought it was somewhat silly that people were doing this with the cartoons, but I wouldn't ever bother anyone about it because I'd probably do it too if one of my friends egged me on to do it | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
On December 06 2010 09:42 ThatsNoMoon wrote: Did it raise awareness? Yeah. Is awareness gonna do anything? Nah. i dont know. it would be interesting to see what happened to charities this week. also, maybe if the message was altered to include a direct link to anti-violence organizations, maybe it could have been more productive? im not sure. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66364 Posts
i didn't really care although i agree that changing pic doesn't help anything at all lol | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
 it just annoys me when people i know act like idiots. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66364 Posts
i have people added whom i don't know, and when i wanna see who they are and all i see are some sailor moon pictures i'm like -_- | ||
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
-add the people u dont have to ur email and delete facebook -delete stupid friends -work out or do something cuz if ur bothered by stupid shit like this, when something actually bad happens ur gonna kill somebody -notabigdealgetoverit | ||
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Weavel
Finland9223 Posts
On December 05 2010 09:09 writer22816 wrote: Same One of the minor perks of not using facebook :D  | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
On December 06 2010 19:44 HeavOnEarth wrote: lol so my advice is -add the people u dont have to ur email and delete facebook -delete stupid friends -work out or do something cuz if ur bothered by stupid shit like this, when something actually bad happens ur gonna kill somebody -notabigdealgetoverit -no -okay -probably not -okay thanks | ||
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
Like/Follow Day[9], CSL, Starcraft 2, TL, or even add NaDa! | ||
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Cuddle
Sweden1345 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32157 Posts
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Servius_Fulvius
United States947 Posts
On December 07 2010 00:41 Hawk wrote: facebook activists are guilt stricken retards who are too lazy to actually do any tangible activism or volunteer work So if I pay facebook to put an activism sign (like an expressway ad) in the middle of my farm will that make me legit :D | ||
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JackMcCoy
165 Posts
But you're bringing me down Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down All this shit with my page God, it's making me rage Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down Facebook, you're popular But I know I should erase Our records all show you just serve to debase And instead of truncate You went and opened the gate To the kids who were bored Once they'd logged off myspace Facebook, you're perfect Don't please don't change a thing Your mild billionaire nerd's Now convinced he's the king So the boring collect I mean all disrespect In the status bars I'd once dreamt I would sing Facebook, I Love You But you're freaking me out There's a ton of new pics But with all the same pout Like a death of the future That you hear through your computer Facebook, I Love You But you're freaking me out Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down Like a death of the clout Jesus, where do I log out? But you're still the one site Where I'd happily drown And oh.. take me off your mailing list For kids that think you still exist Yes, for those who think it still exist Maybe I'm wrong And maybe you're right Maybe I'm wrong And maybe you're right Maybe you're right Maybe I'm wrong And just maybe you're right And Oh.. Maybe Zuckerberg told you true And they're always be something there for you And you can never be alone But maybe he's wrong And maybe I'm right And just maybe he's wrong Maybe he's wrong And maybe I'm right And if so, what is there? | ||
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Servius_Fulvius
United States947 Posts
On December 07 2010 03:08 JackMcCoy wrote: + Show Spoiler + Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down All this shit with my page God, it's making me rage Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down Facebook, you're popular But I know I should erase Our records all show you just serve to debase And instead of truncate You went and opened the gate To the kids who were bored Once they'd logged off myspace Facebook, you're perfect Don't please don't change a thing Your mild billionaire nerd's Now convinced he's the king So the boring collect I mean all disrespect In the status bars I'd once dreamt I would sing Facebook, I Love You But you're freaking me out There's a ton of new pics But with all the same pout Like a death of the future That you hear through your computer Facebook, I Love You But you're freaking me out Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down Facebook, I Love You But you're bringing me down Like a death of the clout Jesus, where do I log out? But you're still the one site Where I'd happily drown And oh.. take me off your mailing list For kids that think you still exist Yes, for those who think it still exist Maybe I'm wrong And maybe you're right Maybe I'm wrong And maybe you're right Maybe you're right Maybe I'm wrong And just maybe you're right And Oh.. Maybe Zuckerberg told you true And they're always be something there for you And you can never be alone But maybe he's wrong And maybe I'm right And just maybe he's wrong Maybe he's wrong And maybe I'm right And if so, what is there? YES! The mental image is even better imagining Sam Waterston singing it too! | ||
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koreasilver
9109 Posts
Seems like they did their job to an extent to me. | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On December 07 2010 00:41 Hawk wrote: facebook activists are guilt stricken retards who are too lazy to actually do any tangible activism or volunteer work what is wrong with u people? It has good intentions and it made me read up on what it was all about. And who knows it could have actually made an impact. Who the fuck r u to make these judgments? Don't make stupid assumptions. So many bitter folks in here and acting like they're curing AIDS everyday. | ||
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