At least for the gas this is the start of a better way of thinking about the problem. When I still lived in the US, I heard ppl complain about the price of gas all the time. However, I never heard complaints about our dependency on gas or the economic problem that the cheapest stuff there is per volume felt expensive to buy.
There how I’ve reframed it every time I hear it. So how are you reducing your need for gas? I’m biking and taking transit so it has stopped hurting so much. Try to alter their thinking from “this is unavoidable” to “I guess we could do fewer trips”
Or shelter. Or healthcare.
Or if you live in a functional society, not under a dictator
or ram.
Or the need to pay rent.
Or IT equipment.
Or (looking at the current draught during our 6th heat wave this year) water.When do we start the revolution?
Already have. Do you think it’s a singular event to attend? No, it’s many small things that eventually grow into big things if they have to.
Look at all the flock cameras destruction. See how that’s happening cross country will minimal repercussion? People are learning they can become ungovernable.
I hate this kind of kumbaya take. It serves to lessen the need for real action.
On the other hand, there’s surveillance specifically for organized action while unorganized action is much harder to police.
How is people taking down cameras not action? It’s more action than posting here…
Is it? Neither is making a difference.
When being lazy finally becomes too difficult
While people are willing to pay for some poor bastard to bring a milkshake to their door in 115° heat without thinking about the slave doing their bidding just to survive, ‘Murica will keep doing what’ Murica does
Exploiting people. Being a collective example of every single thing that people can do to treat others badly
And they will be pissy when they are called out for it
It’s simple, just make more money. /j
eating? in this economic situation?
Remember the good times? January 18th 2025, Louisville Kentucky. So much better now.
Well at least my oldest has all of her vaccines for a while, and the youngest has been on schedule. And I recently got boosters.
