The biggest difference is that activists no longer put themselves up on a pedestal as "intellectuals," nor do they pride themselves as an "enlightened vanguard" in charge of introducing the latest thinking from abroad. Today's activists are more empathetic toward the downtrodden, and more respectful of the latter's ability to speak for themselves.
其中最顯著的差異，是不再以「知識分子」自居，也不再有以引進國外思潮為傲的「啟蒙」心態，對受迫害者的處境具同理心，更相對尊重他們的主體性。