Archives: millennials

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

[Millennials’ Voices] Issue 9: Activism, Slacktivism, and the Millennials

INTRODUCTION by Merlyna Lim Is social media activism merely slacktivism? Are the millennials largely slacktivist? What do millennials think about social media activism? Undoubtedly, social media has revolutionized communication between individuals, brand-consumer interactions, and the way people receive news and information. However, the impact of... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Activism and Social Media – Are We Really Making a Change?

by: Vanessa Stirling It’s a Monday afternoon, you’re scrolling through your Facebook timeline trying to find that one cooking video to send to your friend. When a photo pops up of the damage the California wildfires caused. A well-known celebrity you follow urges you to like or share the photo in order to bring... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Who Does Online Activism Actually Benefit? Hint: It’s You!

by: Riley Cooper Do you ever randomly remember an embarrassing moment from your past and feel every fibre of your being cringe at the memory? This is how I feel when I think about how my classmates and I reacted to the Kony 2012 movement. To say I knew little on the subject would... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Is slacktivism the new millennial of social movements?

by: Cassandra Bates Did we really think we could change the world with just one tweet? OF COURSE! We’re millennials. “Millennials are difficult, entitled, and spoiled” – Baby Boomers. Yes, millennials have their flaws associated with them, especially when it comes to taking action. But what generation doesn’t? Just like the millennials,... More

Thursday, February 24, 2022

[Millennials’ Voices] Issue 8: By Gen Z for Gen Z

By Ghadah Alrasheed Introduction If you ask anyone what defines Generation Z, their instant response would be probably “social media”. Words such as “digital-savvy” emerged to describe millennials’ use of new media but things with Generation Z seem to have shifted to another level of digital use and consumption. And this is not strange... More

Monday, October 1, 2018

[Millennials’ Voices] Issue 2: Desperate Dreams of Digital Democratization?

Introduction by Rory Clark The social media boom that began in 2007 is perhaps now coming to an end, with Facebook numbers now dropping for millennials and post-millennials in Canada, not to mention the many post US election social media ‘scandals’ (I’ll just let you Google that one yourself and take your pick), as... More

Monday, October 1, 2018

[Millennials’ Voices] Activism in The Digital Age

by Leiqin Shen Since their mass adoption by the public, digital media and the Web 2.0 have been essential tools for activists, protests and uprisings. More and more people every day are joining discussions facilitated by social media concerning social issues and social movements. Supporting this notion are the events surrounding rapid... More

Monday, October 1, 2018

[Millennials’ Voices] Taking the Slack out of Slacktivism

by Eldora Aoun I know what you’re thinking when you read the title of this article. You’re thinking, “online activism is slacktivism at its finest . . . People participate online just to pat themselves on the back and feel good about doing their part for humanity . . . However, at the end... More

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

[Millennials’ Voices] Issue 1: Kids these days and their Social Media

  Introduction by Rory Clark Social media, the major social networks and platforms as we know them today, were originally conceived with much more humble and basic functionality in mind. The word “social”, in social media, originally referred to socialization, not society. Originally, they were simply intended to digitize connection,... More

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

[Millennials’ Voices] Social Media, Activism, and a Generation of Narcissists

  by Freyja Wilson Advancements in technology have led to remarkable innovations in the ways we interact with information, commerce, and the people around us and around the world. However, a significant problem is that the online interactions we have concerning activism are often insincere and self-serving. Clicktivism/slacktivism and social... More

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

[Millennials’ Voices] Social Media and the Public Sphere Vs. Misinformation and the Public Smear

by Megan Harvey You’ve just made a Facebook account and are trying to add your friends. Except you can’t find one friend’s account when you search her name. The next day she tells you that she has a fake name on Facebook so that when she posts something online it isn’t connected back to... More

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

[Millennials’ Voices] Millennials Are Awful

by Anna Hum Obviously, something must have gone wrong to cause an entire generation to become as lazy and unmotivated, but oh so entitled, as we are. Perhaps it was the amount of participation trophies we received when we were growing up, or maybe the root of all our waywardness is caused by our... More

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