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单词 slacktivist
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slacktivistn.

Brit. /ˈslaktᵻvɪst/, U.S. /ˈslæktᵻvəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: slack v., activist n.
Etymology: Blend of slack v. and activist n. Compare slightly earlier slacktivism n.
depreciative.
A person who supports a political or social cause via the internet (e.g. by signing an online petition), and whose actions are characterized as requiring little time, effort, or commitment, or as providing more personal satisfaction than public impact. Frequently attributive.
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1998 <Nettime> Intro Readme! (Fwd) in fa.fiction-of-philosophy (Usenet Newsgroup) 24 Nov. Slacktivists and wackademics.
2001 Jane Fonda in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet Newsgroup) 20 Nov. The best response to slacktivist email like this..is to reply to the sender telling them you want to do something more substantial to help out.
2004 Business Rev. Weekly 16 Dec. 90/1 Confessions by slacktivists have flooded in from a wide variety of organisations.
2008 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 22 June 3 You could go the slacktivist route and add your name to an e-petition.
2016 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Feb. Roth is no slacktivist. He is more a man of action.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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