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Don't listen to me, I'm just a useful idiot getting influenced by propaganda.
All great advice I've heard before, mutual aid would be great but despite my efforts my safety net has shrunk to a tightrope while I overextended my own resources to be a safety net for others (haha, one hilarious story was my mom spending the emergency fund i had her holding for me, my sister had such a hilarious emergency needing a vacation 😂); farming knowledge is only useful with the resources to use them (currently possible, but won't result in a net positive of resources); community is amazing, lost the majority of my last friend group when a hinge friend's husband wanted to sleep with me; my pantry is growing, my mental health doesn't allow firearms, my local communities aren't friendly to my people and my people's communities aren't local.
I am working to improve my own material conditions as well as still trying to find a community that we lift each other up, instead of someone getting torn down.
But also no, I'm so tired of people. I'm so tired of how quick to violence so many people are, how ignorant so many choose to be. How much grace isn't returned, how much gratitude doesn't persist.
I've had really good experiences with Food Not Bombs. There are significant chapters everywhere, unless you live in the backwoods.
No firearms then, but you can learn how to operate HF radio for off-grid comms, and a million other ways to contribute. Check of Black Flag Civilian as a good entry point.
Even if not local, join support groups for causes you care about. Things I care about are vote reform and climate, so RankTheVote and Citizens' Climate Lobby. Just start getting involved ffs, stop feeling sorry for yourself. Some people need a kick to get moving.