I want other young people to understand that if the extent of your radical action is posting “eat the rich!” on social media and waiting for somebody to tell you a revolution has started, nothing will change and you’ll get arrested in the Third Red Scare and that’ll be it
What’s the plan?
Join a local trade union and the IWW. Join or start a local tenant’s union. Volunteer with Food Not Bombs and do other mutual aid in your community. Support your local solidarity economy and maker community. Build, fix, and grow stuff. Use free, open-source software and stop letting companies sell your data. Pirate stuff. Break unjust laws. Attend local actions
And most importantly, join radical groups in your area. Strength is found in numbers and none of us can change the world alone. If you need help finding your local movement, DM me and I’ll look around for you so you can start getting stuff done
If you’re younger and can’t join unions or go to protests, you can still do some of the above.
Like as stated above for example, use open source software. Switch from chrome to firefox. Read the terms and conditions.
Shop at antique/thrift/pawn stores and stop buying everything new.
Barter. Exchange services, items, or skills with your peers. Are you 16 and able to drive your friends around? Carpool, and ask that your friends pay you back with food sometime, or teach you a skill that they have. Maybe that band kid is really good at knitting. Learn how to do that.
Never think that your contribution is useless. An ocean is just a multitude of drops.
I like most of this but I’d switch “pirate stuff” to “buy from indie creators who have direct sales available outside of major retail platforms.”
And if you can’t afford to buy it, ASK YOUR LIBRARY TO BUY IT INSTEAD.
Libraries are exactly in line with all the sentiments expressed here.
And you’ll still be supporting indie artists who are trying to disrupt the shitty power structure of modern artistic industries.
Nah. Pirate stuff.
if you pirate from indie authors then you don’t care about workers, you just care about getting free stuff. it’s not revolutionary and it’s not radical, it’s just selfish. i absolutely concur with @garettauthor.
Why did this turn into an debate between “never pirate stuff, only buy from indie artists” and “always pirate everything, including stuff from indie artists”
Where did the “pirate stuff, except for stuff made by indie artists” option go
Indie artists aren’t making blockbuster TV shows and movies or AAA video games. If you want those, pirate them. But if you’re getting stuff from individuals or very small teams, pay for it if you can
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