The most successful strikes, boycotts, resistance, and activism has stemmed from people willing to be brave, think differently, and utilize the protection of the margins they're living in.

There are certain privileges that some of us are afforded, that can provide us with a "safety net" of protection in our acts of intentional resistance.

As more of our safety nets are removed, we are less protected when we rebel against the system. The point is to limit our power through limiting our resources and ability to act freely.

Pay attention to the margins and protections you do have access to, and see what you can exploit within them to stretch them for others to exist in the same space.

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We live in a dictatorship of capital. These "powerful" thieves have ingratiated themselves into every aspect of our existence. For us to push back, we'd need to decenter capital, but the system has set us up to be trapped in it.

The key is centering community. Not ourselves. There's a "third space" between escaping completely and participating willingly with the worst parts. Co-creating stability and safety through new ways that we've never imagined before.

The creation of a "third option" is overwhelming and seemingly hopeless work, but only when we force ourselves to do it alone.

It will always be uncomfortable, but there should be comfort in knowing your discomfort is for the betterment of the world, as opposed to the fortification of the worst parts of it.

A more just world is available, we just have to remember we have the power to foster it, together.

Start small. Think about the choices you have available, and question them. Are there secret options you've been unable to see? Are there ways to create spaciousness where there appear to be walls?

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As we become more disillusioned, pay attention to the ways you can push back or pivot or adapt.

The reality of our current situation is darker than any of us can imagine, and we need to stop pretending like things can "return to normal" because the "normal" has revealed itself to be unreasonably evil.

we must be willing to address the truth now, so we can co-create a better truth moving forward.

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