Posting your views on social media doesn't make you an activist, but it’s a good start 👏
Seeing and hearing people on your feed that are different from you is really important, and a good way to make sure you don’t end up in a virtual soundboard. But, there’s a line - you don’t need to see the likes of Piers Morgan cropping up every day and making you angry, and you definitely don’t need to see heavily-Photoshopped Instagram models that make you feel less than. You also don’t need to see your friend’s friend who called her boyfriend “this one” or “hubby”.
I like to think of everyone as micro-influencers, because if you can affect change in 10 people that can make a massive difference. Share charity links, push people to sign petitions, repost challenging and inspiring quotes, promote accounts that are doing important work and it could really help - if 10 people see your post and decide to donate to a charity, that could save someone’s life.
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