I find that when these thoughts creep in, what saves me from doomerism is focusing on the alternatives.
It can feel weird and irrational, because the alternative is organizing in my local community to help people, and connect more people with the work of doing the same. How is helping parents at my kid’s school get childcare during a teachers strike supposed to end our imperialist violence? How is cleaning up illegal dumping supposed to defeat techbro fascism?
By snowballing. By being the antitdote to the distraction and helplessness we’re programmed to feel.
We all need to go find people we like, then go out and fix things, without permission. Get caught doing good. Set an example, and link up. If we’re all building these tidepools, eventually we’ll make a flood.
I find that when these thoughts creep in, what saves me from doomerism is focusing on the alternatives.
It can feel weird and irrational, because the alternative is organizing in my local community to help people, and connect more people with the work of doing the same. How is helping parents at my kid’s school get childcare during a teachers strike supposed to end our imperialist violence? How is cleaning up illegal dumping supposed to defeat techbro fascism?
By snowballing. By being the antitdote to the distraction and helplessness we’re programmed to feel.
We all need to go find people we like, then go out and fix things, without permission. Get caught doing good. Set an example, and link up. If we’re all building these tidepools, eventually we’ll make a flood.