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单词 clicktivist
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clicktivistn.adj.

Brit. /ˈklɪktᵻvɪst/, U.S. /ˈklɪktᵻvəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: click n.1, click v.1, activist n.
Etymology: < either click n.1 or click v.1 + -tivist (in activist n.), with allusion to the action of pressing a mouse button. Compare earlier hacktivist n. and slightly later clicktivism n.
Chiefly depreciative.
A person who signals support for political or social causes by means of the internet, through social media, online petitions, etc., rather than by more substantive involvement. Also attributive or as adj.
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2006 Re: Re:!!! Protest against Divisive Reservation Policy!!! in BEC MCA 2001 Batch (Usenet Newsgroup) 24 May Basically you can say I am a ‘clicktivist’ (who can click on the online petition only but not ready to go ahead to take part in any march or something else).
2011 Guardian 21 July (G2 section) 6/1 Cynics argue that signing an online petition..takes mere seconds, achieves little, and doesn't encourage clicktivists to engage properly with the issues concerned.
2012 D. Karpf MoveOn Effect vii. 167 Scholars and observers who fail..to differentiate between sustained, organized efforts and momentary tactics—are likely to arrive at mistaken ‘clicktivist’ conclusions.
2015 A. Woolf Let's think Internet & Social Media 24 Clicktivists might do no more than ‘like’ or share a Facebook page or forward a pre-written message as a way of showing their support.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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