Something occurred to me today.
There's a lot of (valid) criticism of capitalism. But not a lot of advice on how to survive in capitalism, especially lower class survival techniques.
You have to give people the tools to deal with the oppressive systems they live in until alternatives are in place, not just yell at them to delete FB or that credit ratings are evil.
@thindol I'm pretty sure there is lots of that information, if you look in the right places. I grew up with lots of advice like that – how to survive with low income, no education, etc.
@rixx 1) that isn't actually the point, this is noting that true criticism requires also proposing solutions not just tearing shit down, otherwise you're just complaining and 2) Your Experiences Are Not Everyone Else's And No One Cares That You Were Lucky/Privileged To Learn The Right Shit.
@thindol I'm very sorry I came across this way. I just wanted to add that there is some solidarity and oral tradition. I agree that it's not enough, and that it's about luck, and that criticism should be constructive whenever possible. Sorry, I won't contact you again.
@Blackknight @thindol I didn't say anything about privilege here.
@thindol You mean like frugality?
@Blackknight Stupid questions get low effort answers. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/996510342652968961.html
@thindol I guess I'm just confused by your post.
@Blackknight For a more genuine answer, this means things like education on how to build/repair credit, explicit money donations including housing assistance, health care, and food, online privacy tools like Privacy Badger that help people protect their information from unregulated hoovering by capitalist companies, etc.
Basically, if we all have to live under a system that prioritizes profit over people, then we need to help people live in it while also building an alternative.
@thindol would some of the techniques African Americans have come up with like mutual aid societies and worker owned cooperatives help?
@thindol thanks for this. building the alternative is certainly the solution. complaining about what there is doesn't do any good without building what you do want to see.