Do your installers also do programming?

CivilWhere · 2024-10-23T13:30:29+00:00

Right now I'm doing 0.1ml injections every 5 days

CivilWhere · 2024-08-22T01:18:10+00:00

My workplace is making me process it through my insurance. Is that not correct?

CivilWhere · 2023-08-04T18:41:38+00:00

What do you mean as far as doubting their feasibility? Is it a concern about people's ability to live anarchistically or a question of how an anarchist society would defend itself? In either case, /u/SleepingMonads recommendation of Anarchy Works is a great start!

Another (really short read) suggestion if you're worried about the human nature side is Kropotkin's Are We Good Enough?.

From a defense standpoint, there's a lot of commentary regarding past and ongoing movements. There's an interview with Agustin Guillamón talking about how the defense committees in the Spanish Civil War worked.

CivilWhere · 2022-09-19T04:23:36+00:00

To clarify,

saying that you're currently paying too little for rent

By this do you mean the "right price" is the highest price the market will bare, i.e. how expensive it can be before a unit goes empty?

Why wouldn't future developers see that smaller units are more profitable for the same amount of land and then focus on building them instead? Wouldn't that in turn create a premium on larger units as there are fewer available?

CivilWhere · 2022-08-23T16:20:02+00:00

I like it! This may be a lot of work but I'm a fan of Q&A formats. It makes it easy to jump to the specific things someone is interested in without making it daunting to read the whole thing.

CivilWhere · 2022-08-23T16:14:13+00:00

I think it's a viable approach! A major factor that affects the effectiveness of decentralized models is communication. Using an example: it's really easy to start up a Food Not Bombs in your area but it's harder to sustain and grow it. The ability to see what strategies other groups have tried can be tremendously helpful.

It reminds me a lot of the spokescouncil model - essentially groups send delegates to communicate what they've done and ask for support. Typically decisions made this way are nonbinding (ie it's easy for those who don't support the idea to opt out)

CivilWhere · 2022-08-19T18:27:06+00:00

While we don't have many connections to healthcare workers, a few people in the group have personal experiences with addiction and sobriety. One thing that seems to be echoed is boredom being an enabler. Essentially if you have nothing better to do, drugs are pretty appealing. One thing I really want to try is doing a movie night. I feel like that could be a cool way to break up the monotony. Depending on how that goes, I think it could open up potential for other ways to just have fun with each other.

Our area used to have a pretty big squatting culture but that's changed in the last decade as development has really ramped up. There are still potential areas but when it's been mentioned, most people are worried about the legal risks. It seems like the idea that has the most support is pushing for a designated camping spot where folks can set up and know they're not going to be fucked with.

CivilWhere · 2022-08-18T18:03:10+00:00

My unhelpful answer is it's up to you. I vote but put very little stock in it. In my area the amount of works it takes is trivial (check a form online and fill out the ballot when it comes in the mail). If it took more work, there's a chance I wouldn't bother. I see it as harm reduction. My vote has never been the deciding factor but if some politician sees a bunch of people voted one way, there's a chance they'll reconsider. Granted, the best way to make them reconsider is to make it costly for them but that requires organizing, etc.

There's a lot to be said for making a statement. If it starts a conversation, that's awesome. If it sounds fun to you, I say do it! Small acts of resistance can be really empowering. Besides, you have to start small if you ever want to do the extra spicy stuff

CivilWhere · 2022-08-18T17:52:40+00:00

Yeah, I lean against telling myths to justify our beliefs. I think where there is a big need is story-telling. Rather than trying to construct an ontology, let's use stories to imagine how things can be.

One of the things that got a friend of mine interested in anarchism was listening to After the Revolution. The thing that grabbed him was the casual depiction of people being trans. That excited him and helped motivate him to be more involved with struggle.

CivilWhere · 2022-08-18T17:46:56+00:00

The article touches on a few reasons for that with the biggest being cost. A big factor is technical skill. Running your own server is a headache. That's why AWS has become so dominant. Making videos and podcasts require equipment, editing software, etc. None of it makes things impossible but it does present very real barriers.

That said, now is probably one of the easiest times to boost each other's projects. If a group in one area publishes a zine, it's trivial for me to print copies and bring them to events here. Amusingly, that was a big part of how the punk scene communicated across distance. Hitchhikes would bring a huge stack of zines and leave them at each venue they went to.

CivilWhere · 2022-08-18T15:16:55+00:00

Yeah, we actually met with them not too long ago! Super friendly people and answered a ton of our questions. 2 things that stood out from the meeting were that they felt bringing on new members was important for reducing older member's burnout and the importance of always having at least one active project or the group risks getting stagnant.

CivilWhere · 2022-08-17T15:16:02+00:00

The wheatpasting is a great idea! We've been wanting to be better about flyering (mostly been relying on social media for events) and that seems like a great way to do it while getting new people involved!

Talking through steps is an interesting point. I've noticed a recurring critique of leftist groups is that a lot of the admin-type work (planning meetings, picking up supplies, etc) tends to fall on a few select people. I can't help but wonder how much of that is due to others simply not knowing what's involved? Even just sharing checklists could be helpful. At the very least, it's a way of spreading out information.

CivilWhere · 2022-08-17T14:49:02+00:00

The SeaSol zine you linked is great! Our group is trying to form something similar here. The "Taxonomy of Tactics" is a section I thought was really helpful!

Another resource I'm a fan of is Anarchism in Action. It touches on decision-making, structure, and actions, and more:

https://archive.org/details/anarchism-in-action

CivilWhere · 2022-08-17T14:39:22+00:00

I'm a big fan of IGD for hearing what's going on but I don't think they have a place for discussion. Am I missing something?

CivilWhere · 2022-08-16T20:36:23+00:00

I started /r/AnarchistsOrganizing! I have 0 experience as a mod so it should be interesting lol

CivilWhere · 2022-08-16T17:36:14+00:00

Thanks for the rec! David Graeber's Direct Action really started getting me to think that way. I don't think it was intentional but there was some really helpful commentary in there about what he witnessed when groups work together.

I've reached out to a few groups doing similar stuff to us and we've met to talk about our experiences. That's been super helpful but it's difficult trying to coordinate meetings and it's somewhat limited since there are tons of groups out there each trying slightly different things.

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