We all know how it goes: If you live in Berkeley, and you’re not politically involved, people will most likely think you’re a tool. Which is not to say that the parameters of “politically involved” are particularly stringent. All you really need is a sign and a red ribbon and hey, look at that! You’re an activist.

So naturally it would follow that the best means of demonstrating your commitment to environmental ethics is to befriend a gorilla. No, we don’t mean getting down and dirty Jane Goodall-style. These are modern times, kiddlins–all you need is the Internet.

Didn’t know Ugandan mountain gorillas are a critically endangered species? Well, consider yourself informed; and just how are you going to alleviate that cumbersome burden from your world-weary shoulders? Why, by following those gorillas on Twitter, of course! Lord knows, with only 720 left alive, they need all the social networking they can get.

Go on, then: fill up your friend cart with a silverback or two, and sleep easy knowing that, for now, you’ve made the world a better place. With any luck, there’s a “Friend a Child Soldier” project in the making. Hey, displaced people deserve Facebook friends, too.

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