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Performative vs substantive activism

The gap between activism that performs commitment for visibility or reputation and activism that sustains material change—the difference between a social media post and the unglamorous work of organizing, policy drafting, or showing up repeatedly. Distinguishing the two requires naming that performative acts can coexist with substantive ones, but treating them as equivalent erases the hard labor that actually shifts conditions.

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