Hot air might lift you up, but it’s steam that drives you forward
Don’t just be a commenter in the game of life, be an active player.
by: Aaron Pugh
We’ve all been there before, posting on Facebook and Twitter, reading the comments section of a favorite news site, or watching television, saying things like “someone should do something,” “they need to solve that,” or “I wish we could help.”
Yet how often do those sentiments prompt us to call our representatives, sign a petition, or join in a rally? How often do we spend the time to understand all the issues behind an event that upsets us, much less step forward in a real attempt at remedy?
Too often, our hot air activism cools on the wake of other news, dissipating in time to the click of the remote and the tick of the clock.
You see, speech can change the world, but it can also give a false sense of accomplishment, something Fast Company points out in an article called “Lazy Americans Think Tweeting About A Cause Counts As Advocacy.”
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