Morning Comrades.
My head is a little cloudy today- blame it on the weather, I know, inside joke and all, and / or rather, realistically, the strains of existing under this nonsensical system. Additionally, and this happens often even when it doesn’t come across in here, there are real life events happening off this screen that pre-occupy my mind and whilst those are usually resolved off-screen they nevertheless linger - and that’s the case today. Obviously, there are extremely important real life events happening for everyone and they deserve all the attention we can muster and yet, here we are - and whilst these next topics may appear to be removed from said real life events that are currently dominating our narrative, they’re not, just maybe musing on the larger picture so to say.
I am fortunate enough to be in a position to help comrades in all walks of life here, n my real world, and most often these conversations revolve around the point of it all. Most recently a comrade achieved a significant step in their studies that has the potential to open doors, career wise that most of us will not have access to. Yet, as with so many of us, our growing understanding of the systemic violence and injustice of the Bourgeoisie Dictatorship that calls itself the free democratic west ( insert chuckle ) will naturally lead to a level of self reflection, that, in turn will lead to question of purpose. To be clear, this happens to me at least once a week.
This lead to a conversation about purpose and tactics - on both a personal and communal level. To put simply, how the hell do we survive the mental split between understanding the bullshit we have to do in order to live whilst actively trying to build a new world. This, obviously, is as much a materialist / class question as it is a practical / philosophical question. Like many, if not all, poor workers around the world, I simply don’t have the luxury of not working on principle - there is no plan b, there are no rich parents, there is no trust fund, there is only wage labour to get you through each month - something I don’t have to explain, I think. Yet, and in spite of this materialist reality, our mind has the luxury to wonder, and this and most likely Friday’s dispatch is about that. There will be Philosophy, Life Coaching - in a non hierarchical way - videos and maybe even a little pep talk from this old prick, solely so that you all can avoid the many dumb ass mistakes I have made in my 45 years.
Let’s get into it.
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