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firstly, i got rid of or altered any social media that has algorithmic content suggestion and endless scrolling. overproduction (in this case, of content/information) incentivizes capitalists to get you to overconsume, regardless of whether or not that overconsumption is unhealthy/addictive.

secondly, i investigated what internal features or contradictions i had left to resolve that would explain why i defaulted to hopelessness. part of what's meaningful about revolutionary optimism to me is the fact that it not only feels much better than hopelessness, but is also the correct/optimal cognitive approach. and, it applies to society as much as it does to every individual life.

i think it's much easier to be revolutionary optimistic when you actively unlearn whatever you learned to become/feel helpless, rather than trying to simply paper over your helpless feelings with revolutionary optimism, which always felt kind of fake to me. this may or may not track with your experience, but that's the process i've gone through to actively and permanently feel more hopeful.

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I was there a couple years back on a research co-op. When I wasn't working, I visited tiananmen square and a couple of the local tourist traps. I also took the subway out to the outer rings and looked at the new development housing and generally how people lived their lives in Beijing.

They should just call it the Maosoleum in English

I have, but I was very young at the time (around 6 years old.) We went to all kinds of temples and I even saw Mao Zedong's tomb. I have seen Mao IRL.

Hopefully you've booked those ahead of time as they're usually packed lol. You can also try the Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Revolutionary Military museum (has a shot down U2 plane as an exhibit).

Mentioned famous mutinies and didn't even talk about the Potemkin smh.

But seriously, it makes sense when you consider the conditions sailors are often in: stuck on wood/steel boxes in the middle of nowhere for weeks to months to even years at a time with nothing but ocean for miles around. Humans are land creatures and it's where we belong; we'll never really get used to life at sea or in space or wherever - we just learn how to tolerate it and only up to a certain point.

It makes sense that mutinies at sea are fairly common throughout history.

I will always advise people to travel solo if that is an option. Not that traveling with people is bad (it can be horrific) but there is something special about meeting world head on with no social baggage.

I'm ready to be disappointed again

Argentina is even more of a reddit occupied government than America. Sometimes I like to browse the Anarcho-Capitalism subreddit purely because some of the most hilarious people are on there. Here's but a glimpse of some of their groundbreaking political theory:

Well that was something lmao

Also, thanks. Apparently some accounts I follow, follow and like his posts regularly. Good way to cleanse them from my feed.

That's basically the meta of success in latin american politics, tho Milei is like the most vulgar form of it. E.g. see Ricardo Salinas Pliego.

Russia needs critical support because they are simply not marxist or any other flavour of leftism and therefore every pro-russia stance will be followed with that they need to fundamentally change.

This is different from, say, vietnam or china where we would criticise their approach to communism, but more in a friendly way towards comrades so that they can do better.

I think of it that it is critical that we support Iran and Russia no matter their politics and laws as long as they stay anti-imperialist whereas our support for China is a given because they are comrades.

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My heart, solidarity and full faith are in / with cuba and the cuban people, as I have said many times. Here though is hoping that the FAR is well prepared and or they have solid alliances

Fortunately, this blackout is reported that it is being fixed -> https://www.granma.cu/cuba/2026-03-16/en-curso-el-restablecimiento-gradual-del-sistema-electrico-nacional-16-03-2026-21-03-42

As for the situation, the Cubans are rapidly increasing implementation of renewables and that is already helping with the reestablishment of energy services and the decrease of blackouts.

Even if the situation looks grim, there is hope and ways to fight it. As always, if you have the chance to help, please do!

Seems like they're running out of Ukrainians

Here have some bad advice: Quit your job, sell everything you own and live in your car.