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The campaign was started by Louis Rossmannย  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? ๐Ÿ“Ž๐Ÿ“Ž๐Ÿ“Ž]
The campaign was started by Louis Rossmannย  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? ๐Ÿ“Ž๐Ÿ“Ž๐Ÿ“Ž]


==How it works==
==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.


While the individual action itself may not change much, itโ€™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.
While the individual action itself may not change much, itโ€™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==
==Why Clippy==


===Clippy As a Symbol of Escalating Overreach===
===Clippy As a Symbol of Escalating Overreach===