Not all forms of participatory politics are tiedto a deeply felt interest; signing an online petition or liking a cause of Facebook areexpressions of civic agency and potentially impactful (Earl,2013), though not necessarilytied to a personal interest, social bond, or affinity network
Something that an individual has liked or is interested in on social media dosent necessarly represents their personal interests and ideas that they have set forth, there are so many other parts about themselves that they perhaps choose not to share on social media.