quick note because i forgot to add this to the post: this is not my art!!!!! this art is by magentasnail on tumblr go tell them they are very cool and epic pls

old thread but, huge huge fan of Andrewism's stuff on YouTube. His stuff is largely how I got into anarchism more specifically, and the beginning of my radicalization against the state, via his solarpunk stuff.

I think I've always had a kind of admiration for preppers, and have even had similar impulses myself, though I don't really have the money to actually, ya know, prep. It probably has something to do with trauma and a lifelong love of apocalypse media and just growing up in a family that never really had much faith in Canadian institutions. I think the main problems are the individualism and ableism (especially with the former feeding into the latter), but the sheer amounts of skill, knowledge, and dedication that this subculture has I think kind of dovetails nicely with solarpunk and other subcultures/movements that emphasize decentralized societal structure and independence from capitalist systems including the state. I think anarchists, communists, solarpunks and the like can benefit from what preppers have to offer, and vice versa. From preppers, as I understand it, this would be a lot of specific skills and resources--growing and preserving food, weapon knowledge/skills, other means of ensuring ones own safety/survival. From solarpunks, anarchists, communists, concepts of mutual aid, governing by consensus, community building, and in general a sense of hope for a future we grow together.

not the guy i knew several years ago who rambled to me (Latina) about his gf (Latina) and how latinas are "stubborn as mules" in the most fetishistic tone i have encountered to date 😭

i'm not sure if the fact that the image won't load is on purpose, but the effect is hilarious nonetheless

Can one of many the actually-tech-competent humans in the comments please explain why i can never download a pdf of an online recipe unless i send it to myself through a messaging app from my laptop 😭 😭 😭