Can cute cats catalyse social change?
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 by Kathryn McConnachie in Labels: armchair activism, cute cat theory of digital activism, digiactive, digital activism, ethan zukerman, lol cats, social change
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It has been said that any sufficiently advanced read/write platform will inevitably be used for two purposes: pornography and activism. While porn provides the basic mic test (‘tap tap… is this thing on?’), activism is said to provide the stronger test of the platform’s efficacy. As such, if activists are using the platform and/or tools, it can be considered a good indication of their usability and usefulness.