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No you have to see through the mask. Yes promise people to destroy the computer if that's what you need to win the support, yes temporarily disable broken features, but like see how easy it is to emotionally manipulate someone and I don't need to hold true to my word. The problem is Capitalism, profit-seeking incentives over life-supporting incentives.
It's the conservatives want to return to a world where big man rule with wooden club guarding a crate of rocks they have fetishized. Which is probably the most primitive form of Statecraft, in terms of Humanity.
Technological advancement not only enabled me to survive, but greatly has contributed to me being able to learn all this. The problem is people are suppressed, algorithmically, they lack the funds to seek a certificate, nobody takes people seriously unless they have big numba on post or if they have a piece of paper that says "Certified Smart Person" from institutions that have been cannibalized and made more and more difficult to access.
I'm just a "ignorant" leftist. I don't even believe I have any value because of the things I outlined. I mean how can I view myself as anything capable because I'm an adult stuck living with my family. Can't even get my own house. Struggle to find maintain employment.
Despite learning and trying to adapt constantly I have accomplished nothing. I'm nothing but a burden to my family, dishonorable, has building experience in the farmlands, by paving roads, studying languages (I only know 3 well), studying psychology, art, technology.
What is my future? Prostitution or Military combined with mind-numbing drug abuse, or death. No future. Millions like me out there. And there is nothing anyone will do about it. We're being driven off a cliff and people are too busy watching it on Netflix. It's not their fault, they're not holding the remote.
Like look at what a modern: "Intellectual" is:
Goo Goo Gaa Gaa toy rattles Neutrality Studies? Mein Gott. Source
I know you're probably not asking for some self-validation or anything, but I just feel compelled when I hear someone say these things, you are infinitely valuable! Capitalism tells us our value comes from our ability to 'provide' or generate wealth, but just being a living human gives you as much value as any other being alive. You didn't choose this life or to be the proletarian you are, but you have the ability to act and manipulate the world like we all do. All of us are essential to the socialist project. Just being here and recognizing these issues and those of the class system makes you an immensely valuable voice in our struggle.
You are correct that we are being driven to the cliff edge, but the future isn't made yet, we still can act and change things. If it was all failed and hopeless the capitalists would have given up their game but they still fight, so we must fight still. Don't give up
idk how to feel about this, like I really appreciate the thought, but isn't telling me not to give up implying that if I was left to my own thought I'd choose to give up?
Like it's not your fault you can't do anything about it and I don't blame you. I blame the system, but the most difficult part about believing in socialism is that they couldn't even save me from being forced to sell my own body to survive. And I'm still being asked to believe in Socialism. I really hope people understand the toll this has on my mental health.
I almost deleted that part because I didn't mean to imply you were going to give up, I sort of meant that phrase to people feeling down in general and didn't mean to say you were going to or that you can't give up if that's what you want to do.
I'm not trying to ask you to believe in socialism, I don't think anyone has to believe in anything if they don't feel it's what they truly believe.
I was just trying to say, you don't have to do anything or be any certain way, you are good as you are and deserve happiness as much as anyone.