Adam Jackson

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via Gizmodo but their blog title was pretty bad so I adopted my won:

Now SOPA is not segregation, no matter how much we hate it. But with a lesser cause, we’ve shown an exponentially lesser willingness to do anything more than click buttons and change pictures. Do you want to stop internet censorship? Why don’t you try calling a legislator, or organizing a boycott of the bill’s supporter? Even a simple Facebook status or tweet link explaining why SOPA is bad works. Do you want to help Iranian dissidents? Open a web proxy so they can talk safely with the rest of the world.

Or, christ, don’t do anything at all. But turning your profile picture green, adding a black banner over your face, or tacking your surname onto another online petition is the adult equivalent of slapping a peace sign onto your teenage backpack. Fauxtivism is worse than nothing—it trivializes the issue, mistakes gesture for action—and makes you feel good when you haven’t accomplished a thing.

I don’t partake in ANY online activism beyond what is written on this blog. Changing my avatar does so little because you get what you put in. If your only contribution is changing your avatar green, don’t expect it to have any impact on the results of what you’re rallying for or against. I have taking action on things myself by donating time, money or a phone call to things I believe in. I don’t take my blog offline to prove a point like Wikipedia is doing.

So you’re raising awareness? Great! Now, the entire world is VERY aware of the problem but no one has actually done anything about it. While you’re busy spreading awareness, I’ll be busy finding a solution. We should find more solutions instead of just passing this note on to 20 friends with one click of the Forward button in our Inbox.