Does online actions displace offline action? I don't see any convincing evidence. If anything, people seem more politicized & polarized.
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Replying to @natematias
@natematias Signing irrelevant online petition by lowly-paid Amazon mTurk participants don't count for much if you ask me, sorry.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep yep, that seems reasonable. I'm more likely to reach for Shih-Wen Huang's analysis of http://Change.org , even if not causal1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @natematias
@natematias Overall, online petitions seem like the weakest example to study, of all the things that impact movements these days.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@natematias I mean, sure, they are easy to study but of all the profound changes to movement dynamics, online petitions are number 809.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@natematias I don't mind their study—and sure scholars should study everything—but online petitions tells us so little about anything else.
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