Ways to Live in Direct Opposition to Capitalism
I am by no means an expert in any of these things I’m gonna talk about, so keep that in mind! I am just making a compilation of things I know of that we can do to lessen the stranglehold the capitalist lifestyle has on us while enriching our lives, our surroundings, and the lives of others. Please add anything I miss or correct anything I may be getting wrong! Anyway here goes!
Use what you have, fix what’s you can, make what you can, accept from others, thrift what you can, and finally purchase as a last resort.
This is advice I have seen float around here a couple of times that can apply to a lot of things including clothing, furniture, food, and more besides. It’s meant to be done roughly in that order as it applies to what you’re wanting/needing/doing. It’s about preventing waste, promoting self-capability, having a heightened reliance on your community, and consciously rejecting the ingrained habit many of us have to just purchase things or services.
Here’s where you can read about growing an indoor garden!
Here’s where you can read about sewing things yourself!
Here’s an online site for giving and receiving items for free!
Here is where you can find a local Mutual Aid to get things from, learn skills from, give do, volunteer for, etc. (in the U.S.)
Be politically active! (from a U.S. perspective)
Vote for every election. Know your representatives and those who will be competing in the next election. Vote without ignorance and without falling for unfounded claims. While operating within the system that actively oppresses us will not bring about the future we want, it can serve as damage control (preventing worse candidates from taking office) and it can potentially create a national atmosphere more open to change.
Here’s a good article about getting more involved in the U.S. political process.
Here’s a site that will show you how to register to vote, when and where elections are held, and more!
Here’s good advice on finding protests in your city!
Here’s some readings on unionizing! It’s your legal right to unionize!
Here’s a more user friendly site for learning about unions!
Be active within your community!
Developing strong, motivated, capable, knowledgeable, and inclusive communities is the ultimate way to combat the relentless and bleak present and future. When you’ve worked on the things above and have gotten good at it (or even if you haven’t gotten good at it yet), start spreading what you know and what you can do with others!
Give your neighbors, coworkers, and friends some of the vegetables you’ve grown.
Invite your community members to volunteer events.
Talk to folks about how to vote, when you’re doing it, etc.
Take part in Mutual Aids to teach what you’ve learned or whatever you may be an expert in! Invite neighbors, friends, and coworkers when you take part in the Mutual Aid!
Accept your community. Take them for who and what they are. Discrimination is the enemy of cooperation. You have much more in common with everyone in your community than a single billionaire or corporation. We’re all passengers on this spaceship earth.
Do it one step at a time!
Obviously we can’t do all of these things at once. Do what you can when you can, and you’ll start to notice real change in your life!
Our online communities where we talk about our visions and hopes are fantastic, but they have little impact if we don’t actually get up and do the real work that change requires.
Want to be better, and keep hope for the future!
Harbor and nourish that desire to be a better person and to be the change you want to see in the world. You need to be hungry for a better future if you plan to make it through the rough times when everything feels pointless and without hope. Reach out to others when you’re down, and be someone others can lean on when their lives get hard.
That’s it! Please interact with this, spread it to others, and add your own thoughts and ideas! It’s important that we do the real work to get the change we crave!
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Cari affezionati tumblerini siamo ormai oltre la metà di settembre e visto che non c'è due senza tre ho deciso di creare anche per quest'anno il mio PHOTOBER, modificandolo un po' per renderlo più semplice e meno stressante.
Il tema scelto sono le vibrazioni positive (good vibes) quindi per il mese di ottobre ogni settimana invito chi vorrà partecipare a scattare da un minimo di 3 ad un massimo di 5 foto che vi trasmettono vibrazioni positive, così da riportare un po' di pensieri positivi in una società che vive nel grigio della monotonia e della depressione.
Se vorrete (è facoltativo) potete aggiungere una didascalia alle foto per condividere con il popolo di Tumblr cosa vi trasmette quella foto o per quale motivo l'avete scattata.
Le settimane da considerare sono :
2-8
9-15
16-22
23-29
Negli ultimi due giorni (30-31) sceglierò il miglior scatto inviato/pubblicato da ogni partecipante raggruppandolo in un unico collage per celebrare la fine del mese tutti insieme!
Per iscriversi basta lasciare un commento sotto a questo post con il nickname che si vuole utilizzare per partecipare (può essere il proprio nickname di Tumblr o un altro a propria scelta)
Le modalità di pubblicazione restano le stesse delle scorse edizioni. Pertanto a vostra discrezionalità potete scegliere una delle seguenti modalità:
Inviare in chat privata a @persa-tra-i-miei-pensieri le foto e provvederò io a pubblicarle sul mio blog taggando chi l'ha scattate
Pubblicare sul proprio blog le foto taggando @persa-tra-i-miei-pensieri con #photober
Unica regola da rispettare che sembra banale ma non lo è: NON si accettano foto prese dal web, le foto devono essere state scattate dal partecipante, non importa se realmente nel mese di ottobre ed è indifferente la qualità dello scatto che può essere realizzato con macchina fotografica, cellulare o qualsiasi altro dispositivo.
Come al solito ci si può iscrivere in qualsiasi momento purché entro il 23 ottobre.
Se non si riescono a realizzare tutti gli scatti non è un problema perché l'unico obiettivo dei miei Photober è quello di divertirsi e mettersi alla prova senza alcuna pressione.
Vi aspetto numerosi nei commenti e buon PhoTober a tutti! 🍁☺️🍂📸
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