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user-inactivated  ·  3190 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Anyone here a socialist as well?

I am a socialist. I really liked Utopia by Thomas Moore in high school. I used to call myself a communist.

I was a Anarcho-primativist Luddite for a while. Anarchists will either love Detroit or be cured. I was cured.

Socialism has a pretty great track record. I am more interested in alternative currencies and economic permaculture to be honest. I really don't like the idea of the universal basic income. I think people should grow the food, fuel, fiber and "farmaceuticals" they need locally. Then develop craft and media industries to combat unemployment from automation. I think it is healthier for everyone, but would require land redistribution.

I am a reddit refuge and got in trouble on r/futurism all the time, because of their rancid group think.

Looking forward to some actual discussions.





lelibertaire  ·  3190 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Primitivism is a very small school of anarchist thought. Most anarchists embrace technology and industrialist.

Detroit doesn't really accurately describe an anarchist society either. Like Somalia, it's a bit of a straw man.

We already have Anarchist Catalonia and the Free Territory to point to.

user-inactivated  ·  3190 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I really love primativism, I've been to outdoor schools and larger gatherings. I am not idealistic enough to freeze my ass off. I would rather design structures that require little to no energy input. While I respect ecosystems, closer to settlements, I don't care if a plant is native if it is useful. I'm not big on the virgin nature nazi stuff.

I also really like technology and am developing an app with my boyfriend, to make parks more interactive. I am going to school for parks recreation and tourism administration. I am going to slowly gain the clout to design edible public spaces.

I went looking for the best permaculturists in Detroit. A huge percentage of the city is a Superfund site. Many places it is discouraged to eat things grown in the ground. The gardening renisance that the newspapers are raving about is mostly in raised beds. One of the most popular designs is a hugelkulture bed. When I asked what they did to add more nitrogen once the manure runs out and the decomposing wood steals pretty much all of it, she told me to dump human pee on it. While not the worst thing in the world, I would rather take my career in other directions.

Detroit will give you respect for police. Once you realize these people can do whatever they want to you in the hour, it takes the cops to get there, you see why they are necessary.