#Slacktivism | Nazhlah Thompson | TEDxShakerHS

Can teenagers really demolish the issues in our society through Tik Tok videos and Instagram stories? Many people devotedly agree, but dare I say that they simply cannot. The truth is that the majority of today’s teenagers’ activism is inherently performative and it accomplishes nothing of substance. It leaves a facade of progress and the ‘activists’ feeling proud and morally fulfilled. But at the end of the day, the problems still remain in our broken societies, lurking underneath the surface of dozens of meaningless change.org petitions and Twitter threads crafted by ill-educated teenagers.
Nazhlah (she/her) is a junior at Shaker High School who hopes her passion and love for writing is conveyed through her speech! She is also involved in the music department at school. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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