Do passivity and apathy amount to the same thing?

Being passive is being reserved and subtle, when one feels apathy, one doesn’t give a crap!

Way no.

I'll say "yes", whatever!

no

No. Passivity is about not doing something. Apathy is about not caring. People may conflate them when making an argument but they're not the same thing.

No...apathy=indifference...passivity=inactive

Apathy means not caring about it (whatever "it" is). Passivity indicates the person isn't doing anything about it, but implies nothing about whether they care or not.

No, two completely different things. Apathy is not giving a crap, passivity is walking away from crap.

not really, the ends may look close but the emotion or thought process isn't the same. someone who is passive can feel really strongly about something and not act on it but someone who is apathetic usually doesn't feel it or do anything

No i do not have any idea

Yep, pretty much. Apathy usually causes passivity.

No. You can take in just whatever is present and be quite into it.

I had the same thought, but the question was whether they "amount to the same thing".
In both cases, the result is likely that the person does nothing, so perhaps the answers is "yes".

they do indeed technically amount to the same thing, being "nothing" as the end result.
However, the difference is in the 'tone' of the word. "Passivity" carries w/ it a tone of indifference, but in a balanced way...it's neutral. Now, "apathy" carries w/ it a tone of bitterness/sourness, making it be negative...
so...yeah, they amount to the same thing, but sing a slightly different tune along the way

*just changed vote to "Other"*

I thought of a third case that might amount to the same thing... ambivalence.

ahhhhhhhh...indeed! and this one carries a more "positive" tone...

I think of apathy as indifference, passivity as non-confrontational. A person can care very much, no indifference at all, but not want to make waves, thus: passivity.

Amount to? I think you can make a viable argument for that. However, pacifism is not apathetic. It has been my experience that pacifists hold their beliefs viscerally.

right...i was saying how the word 'feels' to me; not speaking of exact definition

I don't think so.

According to their dictionary definitions - no.

I think that passivity is a situation in which you could but you don't/won't do something (requires self-awareness) ....whereas apathy denotes desensitization to the fact that there's anything to be done at all.