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The campaign was started by Louis Rossmann in his video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dtmpe9qaQ Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious] and further explained in his video [https://youtu.be/SkL9vzW7nY0 You Changed Your Profile to Clippy: Now What? 📎📎📎] | The campaign was started by Louis Rossmann in his video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dtmpe9qaQ Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious] and further explained in his video [https://youtu.be/SkL9vzW7nY0 You Changed Your Profile to Clippy: Now What? 📎📎📎] | ||
==How it | ==How it Works== | ||
Individuals supporting [[Right to repair|Right to Repair]] or generally supporting resistance to anti-ownership activities show their size as a group and solidarity with each other by changing their profile images to a Clippy. | Individuals supporting [[Right to repair|Right to Repair]] or generally supporting resistance to anti-ownership activities show their size as a group and solidarity with each other by changing their profile images to a Clippy. | ||
==Why== | While the individual action itself may not change much, it’s a simple task that gets users invested in the movement. The movement encourages a small amount of effort initially and progresses into more noticeable and reformative acts for the shared goal. Incorporating principles of the [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost Sunk Cost Fallacy], small amounts of energy investment can add up and create loyalty to the movement. | ||
==Why Clippy== | |||
===Clippy As a Symbol of Escalating Overreach=== | ===Clippy As a Symbol of Escalating Overreach=== | ||
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===The Impact of Clippy Avatars=== | ===The Impact of Clippy Avatars=== | ||
Rossman hopes that the group awareness created by the campaign will allow people to take action more quickly, due to already knowing that others around them are in alignment. | Rossman hopes that the group awareness created by the campaign will allow people to take action more quickly, due to already knowing that others around them are in alignment. Already it has been seen that many users on YouTube and other social media sites have taken part in the campaign. Some are even taking action to further spread word of the movement in hopes it will eventually get the attention of legislation, tech companies, etc. | ||
[https://youtu.be/SkL9vzW7nY0?t=265 You Changed Your Profile to Clippy: Now What? 📎📎📎 4:25]<blockquote>But if all of them know at the same time that we're on the same page: | [https://youtu.be/SkL9vzW7nY0?t=265 You Changed Your Profile to Clippy: Now What? 📎📎📎 4:25]<blockquote>But if all of them know at the same time that we're on the same page: | ||
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They choose a different vendor.</blockquote> | They choose a different vendor.</blockquote> | ||
== | ==Clippy Images== | ||
<gallery> | |||
| | File:PicoCADClippy.png|A CC-0 (public domain) 3D model based on Clippy | ||
File:Clippy-og.png|The OG clippy render | |||
File:Clippy-new.jpg|Someone's custom clippy render | |||
File:Clippy-blue.jpg|Clippy render against a blue background | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references />https://youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ | <references />https://youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ | ||
https://youtu.be/SkL9vzW7nY0 | https://youtu.be/SkL9vzW7nY0 | ||
https://youtu.be/hKhRUB8AwnA | https://youtu.be/hKhRUB8AwnA | ||
https://youtu.be/joIQKaErNKc | https://youtu.be/joIQKaErNKc | ||
https://youtu.be/0xAGUrkDsj4 | https://youtu.be/0xAGUrkDsj4 | ||
[[Category:Common terms]] | [[Category:Common terms]] | ||