Social Media Underwhelms: Armchair Activists Aren't Doing All That Much

Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 19:01 in Psychology & Sociology

It may seem like social media is a great way to engage people, but outside creating a flash mob of dancers or overthrowing an African dictatorship and replacing it with another one, armchair activists aren't accomplishing much. 'Talk is cheap', the saying goes, and retweets and likes are even cheaper.  read more

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