Suicide is on the rise for young Americans, with no clear answers - eviltoast
  • Excrubulent@slrpnk.net
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    7 months ago

    Mutual aid. It has a real shot at working because it crucially isn’t about pulling yourself up, but people getting together to lift one another up.

    And longer term, a lot of mutual aid organisations have explicitly revolutionary goals.

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      7 months ago

      Agreed. A lot of these problems are generational and stem from a twisted view of individualism. The “I got mine” mentality.

      My reply was more about the ambiguity of “take matters into your own hands.” I cannot solve this with my own hands. I need help. Mutual aid networks provide that.

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        7 months ago

        Food not bombs is a decent name, although it’s decentralised so every org will be different. If you search “food not bombs” + your city or state you’re likely to find something. All these orgs are local and decentralised because it’s a primarily anarchist method, but once you get in contact with one group they can point you towards others.