Dr. Ryan Martin

I think that is a real problem.

Really?

Really?

Really?

I do. I think you're absolutely right that a big part of what happens is there's this social media. I don't want to minimize social media activism because there are forms of it that are really powerful and really meaningful, but there are also forms of it that don't do much, right? But I think you use the word satiate, right?

I do. I think you're absolutely right that a big part of what happens is there's this social media. I don't want to minimize social media activism because there are forms of it that are really powerful and really meaningful, but there are also forms of it that don't do much, right? But I think you use the word satiate, right?

I do. I think you're absolutely right that a big part of what happens is there's this social media. I don't want to minimize social media activism because there are forms of it that are really powerful and really meaningful, but there are also forms of it that don't do much, right? But I think you use the word satiate, right?

They give you a sense of, like, I did something, and because I did something, I can now rest, right?

They give you a sense of, like, I did something, and because I did something, I can now rest, right?

They give you a sense of, like, I did something, and because I did something, I can now rest, right?

I had my impact. Right. I had my human impact. But it's not – sometimes it's – and it changes so much. Right. It changes so much whereas like every day there's a new option almost. Yep. So the thing you impacted is just – they've almost just replaced it with something new.

I had my impact. Right. I had my human impact. But it's not – sometimes it's – and it changes so much. Right. It changes so much whereas like every day there's a new option almost. Yep. So the thing you impacted is just – they've almost just replaced it with something new.

I had my impact. Right. I had my human impact. But it's not – sometimes it's – and it changes so much. Right. It changes so much whereas like every day there's a new option almost. Yep. So the thing you impacted is just – they've almost just replaced it with something new.

Yep. And there's a new thing to be mad about too, right? You've got a new – I've got a new both outlet but also thing to focus on.

Yep. And there's a new thing to be mad about too, right? You've got a new – I've got a new both outlet but also thing to focus on.

Yep. And there's a new thing to be mad about too, right? You've got a new – I've got a new both outlet but also thing to focus on.

A new topic. Moved right along. Yep. Here's an article that was in The Atlantic. The problem with social media protests – Um, before the internet changes speed at which the world moves, movements were slower growing. A year of organizing and directly advocating for change led to a 13th month long Montgomery bus boycott that began with Rosa Parks active resistance. Um, right.

A new topic. Moved right along. Yep. Here's an article that was in The Atlantic. The problem with social media protests – Um, before the internet changes speed at which the world moves, movements were slower growing. A year of organizing and directly advocating for change led to a 13th month long Montgomery bus boycott that began with Rosa Parks active resistance. Um, right.

A new topic. Moved right along. Yep. Here's an article that was in The Atlantic. The problem with social media protests – Um, before the internet changes speed at which the world moves, movements were slower growing. A year of organizing and directly advocating for change led to a 13th month long Montgomery bus boycott that began with Rosa Parks active resistance. Um, right.

That's what it used to be like. Yeah. By contrast, mass protests such as Occupy Wall Street formed rapidly but then lacking that underlying resilience created over time, often lost focus, direction, and most important, their potential to affect change.