On "Slacktivism"

You've heard it before, those "darn slacktivists," or "those lazy armchair activists," hiding behind their computers and whining about minute things rather than actually going out and making a difference!
In my opinion, this is just ridiculous, and I believe there is no such thing as a lazy activist-- or at least being lazy and being an activist are two completely different and unrelated parts of someone's personality. While retweeting a tweet of something you feel passionate about is definitely different from going out and putting money and time into that same thing you retweeted, the long term affects of "slacktivism" can make a lasting affect on many activists and causes by spreading the word and shedding a light on it.
Let's take the ice bucket challenge as an example. Many people sat behind their computers and complained about these participants (do you see the irony?), claiming they weren't doing anything to help the cause behind ALS, and that they should just donate money if they really cared. To give proof, the ALS Association made almost 100 million dollars last July compared to the 2.6 million dollars they made the July before, mostly because of the recent newfound knowledge people gained about ALS, and the fact that pouring cold ice on your head represented the feeling people with ALS get. Many ALS patients were also incredibly grateful for this internet trend and expressed their gratitude through videos and ice bucket challenges themselves.
The idea of online activism being lazy is rooted in ableism, classism, and not to mention offline activism is fairly dangerous for many people with mental health problems.
For many physically disabled people, going out and participating in protests or events is a challenge, therefore being able to participate in causes online is something many physically disabled people appreciate and use. Being mentally ill will put restrictions on our engagement with offline activism as well. For example those of whom with social anxiety will have a hard time going out and participating in large gatherings and events.
Also, not all of us have the money to donate, to use public transportation to get to places, and many of us come from families that don't believe in the same things we do and restrict us from engaging in real life activism.
Online activism overcomes many of these barriers and lets all kinds of people of all ages participate.
Online activism isn't lazy, it's revolutionary.

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