interpassivity

Noun

1. A state of passivity, particularly cognitive or emotional passivity, enabled or facilitated by the appearance or potential of interactivity
   • […] interpassivity, the exact obverse of "interactivity," which refers to the sense of being active through another subject who does the job for one […] - 1998, Slavoj Žižek, “Cyberspace, or, How to Traverse the Fantasy...
   • A film like Wall-E exemplifies what Robert Pfaller has called ‘interpassivity’: the film performs our anti-capitalism for us, allowing us to continue to consume with impunity. - 2009, Mark Fisher, chapter 3, in...
   • […] the true motivation for readymade laughter in TV comedies is interpassivity: I don't have to engage in recognising, sympathising with and interpreting the drama. - 2010, Juha Suoranta, Tere Vadén, Wikiworld, Pluto...