Notices by what the duck (chimneyswift@aleph.land)

Just found out a friend of mine passed a couple days ago. It's hard to keep it in perspective sometimes, but y'all, it's a blessing to be alive. Cherish what you have and be good to each other.

@thomasfuchs I saw it posted somewhere/somewhen else, but "Hey, can you unplug your cigarette? I need to plug my book in," really captures it for me.

@Radical_EgoCom @benda @SocialistStan @condalmo @moondog548 Counterpoint:
From an #anarchist POV, if voting doesn't matter, or even if it is a matter of evil vs lesser evil: There is still harm reduction.
The alternative, if you think it through, is a kind of leftist accelerationism. And to be clear, accelerationism is bad, full stop, because people do not move into next paradigm thinking in situations of literal, physical, existential threat - they move into zero sum thinking, which is precisely the opposite of a paradigm shift that anarchism looks to provide.
In order for people to be open to that next wave of engagement with reality, they need both the freedom to experiment and the obvious, unfixable shortcomings of the current system. Which is about the best that grinding, liberal poverty can provide.
In that way, voting actually fits within a utilitarian anarchist framework. Furthermore, it provides a sympathetic rhetorical space for engagement with liberals we seek to radicalize. "Of course! But..."