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by wjk 4506 days ago
Thats what it seems like to me too. Can someone explain how this is not just another slacktivism thing? Hashtags and banners on a website...
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In one day, nothing.

The objective of this is to generate awareness, and it is achieving it's goal.

My mother knows what the NSA is and sees the problem.

The only thing that might get us to a better place is to slowly change awareness and with it, will start the political pressure.

Why one day? a focused campaign will generate much more visibility.

Think of how fast the zeitgeist has changed for civil right to minorities, you'd be surprised, maybe in 10, 15 years privacy might be on it's way to being respected again.

Hashtags and banners are only helpful for raising awareness. Phone calls to congresspeople actually can have an impact. Congresspeople keep track of issues that generate a lot of phone calls, and it influences how they vote and what they spend their time on.