{"id":19,"date":"2016-08-27T09:47:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T09:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pro.freezine.org\/remediary0com\/?p=19"},"modified":"2017-02-02T14:22:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T14:22:29","slug":"voluntourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pro.freezine.org\/remediary0com\/2016\/08\/27\/voluntourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Voluntourism"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent podcast episode, Eliza Rubin mentioned \u201evoluntourism\u201c (see episode #28<\/a> for her explanation of the term). Here, I want to apply the concept to the web \/ internet \/ online space \u2013 so basically: virtual voluntourism.<\/h3>\n

In my opinion, this is what happens when someone asks people to visit a particular web address to perform some kind of supposedly good deed. For example: \u201eVisit itunes and rate this podcast\u201c or \u201eVisit facebook and like our page\u201c, or maybe \u201epost a comment\u201c, \u201esend us an email\u201c or \u201efollow me\u201c or whatever.<\/h3>\n

I don’t need to visit google or gmail or whatever someone wants me to visit. If you like google or some other website, then that is perfectly fine with me \u2013 but don’t ask me to care about sites you seem to be fans of. You can be a fan of whatever site all you want, but don’t ask me to share your point of view. Anyway: If I were to do so because you asked me to<\/em>, it would be meaningless.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a recent podcast episode, Eliza Rubin mentioned \u201evoluntourism\u201c (see episode #28 for her explanation of the term). Here, I want to apply the concept to the web \/ internet \/ online space \u2013 so basically: virtual voluntourism. 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