How social media killed the protest — For a certain kind of activist, politics has been reduced to pure performance::For a certain kind of activist, politics has been reduced to pure performance
How social media killed the protest — For a certain kind of activist, politics has been reduced to pure performance::For a certain kind of activist, politics has been reduced to pure performance
Aren’t all protests performance? In the sense that they are made for others to see and to bring awareness? What else are they for? It’s not for debate or promoting alternatives, it’s too messy for that.
Real world protest disrupt the daily life of the city (or country) making them impossible to ignore for politics and media. The government can respond with discussion or with violence but they have to respond.
Social media protest however can be completely ignored.
It is supposed to be a disruption of society or a show of force to convince political leaders to change policy.