peptostate @peptostate@jorts.horse

It's *crucial* that we get it right this time. Remember back in 2020 how everyone hit the streets day after day and it was the biggest wave of protests in American history and then absolutely nothing happened except things getting worse?
~
Personally, my days of marches with permits / in places that are not a direct confrontation of power are over. But I understand that people are in different places in their particular journey & it's all valid. Having said that I'm trying to help prevent the cycle of burnout that leads to a bunch of time and money spent with no strong plan or assault on the power structures that could genuinely bring us change.
~
For real though, I'm asking you to think about it practically because unfortunately some of the large marches like the climate March & Women's March we're basically a big sales day for capitalism. People went to Staples for pen & ink & paper for signs, spending money for snacks along the way, all while leaving single-use plastic trash.
~
There is no protest or one-time action outside of things I could not possibly recommend that will keep us in this fight. Right now you might want to be a flame, but we need you to be a seed. Or water. In either case something to nourish and sustain us long term for an uncertain future.
~
Don't burn out, darlings.

type of guy who is just now hearing about covid for the first time

Amazon intentionally maintains high turnover rates so they can grind workers into a pulp before discarding them. They’ve done this so much they’re literally running out of people to continue the cycle. https://www.vox.com/recode/23170900/leaked-amazon-memo-warehouses-hiring-shortage

fucking hate how nerd journalism always plays both sides with reactionary nerd culture wars

winning first prize in the tall wife contest at the county fair

@peptostate "I am saying riddles"
-The Riddler