Ha, I don't think I'm being edgy, curmudgeonly maybe, but not edgy.
I mean obviously there are far worse sins, but It seems like if it was any other issue, especially a conservative issue, we would see similar acts as being primarily one of self importance. We make fun of tea-partiers and their "don't tread on me" avatars all the time. It's a feel-good act for those in your in-group with no meaningful significance since the supreme court is totally out of the hands of citizens. A form of social branding which has more significance for you and your "personal brand" as a human being than outreach or raising awareness.
I'll second the peer pressure aspect, insomuch as folks who might otherwise not be as aware that there are other folks out there who agree with them (or who may have a hard time expressing what their opinion is) might find greater courage and their voice by knowing just how many other folks there really out there who share their views.
I see that all the time in some of the humanist circles; sometimes just a simple act of reposting memes/changing avatars shows someone who feels otherwise very alone (especially for, say, an atheist kid in a very religious family and community) that they aren't alone after all, and that there is support out there for them.
I don't think changing one's profile pic is a substitute for getting out there and doing OTHER things in the "real" world, but it does have significance on its own merits as well.
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I mean obviously there are far worse sins, but It seems like if it was any other issue, especially a conservative issue, we would see similar acts as being primarily one of self importance. We make fun of tea-partiers and their "don't tread on me" avatars all the time. It's a feel-good act for those in your in-group with no meaningful significance since the supreme court is totally out of the hands of citizens. A form of social branding which has more significance for you and your "personal brand" as a human being than outreach or raising awareness.
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Oh, I agree, I was being cheeky.
A form of social branding which has more significance for you and your "personal brand" as a human being than outreach or raising awareness
My own personal experiences say otherwise.
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I see that all the time in some of the humanist circles; sometimes just a simple act of reposting memes/changing avatars shows someone who feels otherwise very alone (especially for, say, an atheist kid in a very religious family and community) that they aren't alone after all, and that there is support out there for them.
I don't think changing one's profile pic is a substitute for getting out there and doing OTHER things in the "real" world, but it does have significance on its own merits as well.
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Yes. This. Well said.