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On finding a job. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 8 months ago by anaVal@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I can't find a job.
Well I could but there doesn't seem to be any jobs that fit.
Or if there are I can't find them. (But I don't think so)

The biggest problem is that I live in estonia and it seems there really isn't a well-developed anarchist/socialist/syndicalist movement here. The IWW doesn't have a branch and searching online doesn't really yield any results (aside from a couple of socdem groups),

I don't know how to search for a job that isn't just doing menial labour for some company.

I would like to work for a global fully-remote anarchically managed tech syndicate. But I don't think those exist and I imagine starting one is incredibly difficult. (Well starting it wouldn’t be difficult, but finding people capable and willing to work for something like that, while getting enough income, is.)

At the end of the day the means dictate the ends. Looking for a job in a capitalist way is going to land you with a capitalist job. I need to look for a job in a anarchist/socialist/syndicalist way, but how do you do that in an environment where those ideas aren't widespread?

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[–] masquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago

but how do you do that in an environment where those ideas aren’t widespread?

You don't.

You are trying to escape the capitalist mode of production... but, unfortunately, there is nowhere for you to escape to.

Some people do, of course, get to live an "activist lifestyle" - but those are people who have the necessary privilege to do so. Something tells me you don't have it - if you did, there'd be no need for you to ask on here, would there?