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An_Old_Big_Tree wrote

I pretty much only feel/am functional when I'm making projects with other people to destroy authority. The world is too heavy unless I'm actively trying to throw the weight off me. So I try to make as many projects as I can, and to have as much free time to do that as I can. I'm relatively lucky that I get to do as much as I do.

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existential1 wrote

Gardening/farming and sourdough/kimchi/kombucha. Being able to make my own food gives me some solace. Not enough though.

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An_Old_Big_Tree wrote

I planted my first tomatoes recently and have really enjoyed it amidst a cloud of tough times. Some of the plants are getting kinda big and I have no idea what I'm doing but it's been fun to watch and figure it out as I go.

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Majrelende wrote (edited )

There are two things, which probably help my mental health more than any wider goal: staying away from capitalistic media and trying to rely on that system as little as possible. The latter generally involves foraging and DIY-type activities for whatever I can, such as trying to make clothing from nettle.

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An_Old_Big_Tree wrote

So how do you deal with all the media on raddle?

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Majrelende wrote

Raddle is fine— I am mostly describing the type of sites and such that blast advertisements in the users’ faces or tries to make them feel as if what they have is inadequate or... etc. I also come more for discussion and exploration of ideas than necessarily for the news.

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An_Old_Big_Tree wrote

I see! Thanks for the clarification :)

I sometimes struggle with the floods of terrible news, so I'd assumed that's what you were talking about.

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El_Sabate wrote

I can't yet. But I can have plans and goals to do so. I am saving to buy land and a homestead where I can produce most of the things I and my family need to survive, and hope to be able to mostly escape capitalism by doing so. I want as much land as I can get because then I can invite more people to escape capitalism with me, but I know that this is an extremely limited solution - so do as many projects as I can like Tequila Wolf, and I plan on using my escape from capitalism as a base of operations from which to attack capitalism in more system-wide ways once it is established. I don't just want a private escape from capitalism, but I do want to take my family off of it as much as I can.

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asg101 wrote

I try to be the sand in their gears as often as possible, acts of daily personal resistance, the slowest possible pace while working, etc, etc. . I try to be the garbage in their datastream,with faked forms and surveys, bogus "searches". Draft registration cards for Donald Duck (or Trump)

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BrowseDuringClass1917 wrote

I organize, everything feels a lot better if you’re actively working against capitalism. It’s probably useless work, but somebody’s gotta do it yknow?

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shanc wrote

Even in your haven, your social relations will be forever tainted by capitalism. The monster lives within us.

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