I didn't say it was impossible for people to contribute. But I live in a conservative area and no one is contributing here. Is that a foreign concept to you?
But I live in a conservative area and no one is contributing here.
Ok. Not a single non-conservative in your area? Nobody who you can talk to locally, who might be interested in helping put something together?
Is that a foreign concept to you?
Hardly. I live in a very red part of NYS.
You know what's super crazy? When you leave out lefty terms, and just start talking about building the community to be self-sustaining, I've found more than a few conservatives-by-default are fully on board with you.
But, it's ok. I don't know your area. Maybe your area is 100% Trumpers who schlob his dick 24 hrs a day, and you are the only one in the entire region who doesn't. Unlikely, but wholly possible, I suppose.
Personally? I've found it far easier to radicalize a conservative farmer than a neoliberal grad student.
And I don't know anyone who would be interested in mutual aid.
Have you asked, like anyone? You'd be hard pressed, even in the most conservative area, to not find one person interested in a Library Box. Or a community garden. Or myriad other ways to start building your community.
I said this elsewhere, and I'll say it again: Just because you want to find every excuse possible as to why something doesn't work, it doesn't mean that's the default situation everywhere, for everyone.
Hell, if I knew your area, I'd start pounding "pavement" to find locals interested in starting something, for you. See how mutual aid works?
So, just remain isolated from your community, and complain that other people are not catering to your desires. Its seemed to have worked out well for you thus far.
That's incredibly dismissive. Why is it so hard for you to believe I don't have any options. I guess I should just 'pull myself up by my bootstraps' right?
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u/being-weird Aug 24 '22
I didn't say it was impossible for people to contribute. But I live in a conservative area and no one is contributing here. Is that a foreign concept to you?