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posting a boomer bootstraps rant on chapo.chat is a great bit

All you seem to post lately is how X group is a worse person than you.

I don't think that's a very productive way to look at humanity honestly, and it's no wonder you're finding yourself giving into despair. Despair feeds cynicism feeds despair. Trying to paint large groups of people with the least flattering brush you can is going to have you assuming everyone you meet is terrible.

Shit's fucked at the moment but there's heaps of hope. Say that there is this huge cohort of people dabbling in leftism and lacking a drive to work hard, isn't it kind of cool that there's these people that have started paddling at the shore all on their own? Doesn't that mean leftism is becoming more mainstream and starting to reasonate with people? 20 years ago they probably wouldn't exist.

Now we need to find out how to get them to wade out a little deeper. Easier to start with someone who's not going to run screaming when you mention basic concepts.

For all you know people who seem half arsed are just scared and uncertain and trying to work themselves up for more and put feelers out for a new crowd of people.

they failed to achieve the same material comfort as their parents

Do you wanna know why almost everyone in history got radicalized

Who's going to tell them that every country with a successful revolution people still worked 40-60 hours at boring/hard fucking jobs and they likely still wouldn't be a writer, musicians, painter, etc.

Cubas lowered the work day and made major strides towards abolishing the distinction between mental and manual labour, and the USSR's emphasis on recreation, abundance of free time and vacation instead of overconsumption of treats created more space and time for people to do art and sports for fun (instead of as a job) but go off ig

You've been bringing such a cool energy to the site lately with these misanthropic posts about how shit everyone is.

I bet you're really fun at the PCUSA meeting.

Yes it is radicalizing for people who are educated as Super Awesome Excel Maintainers for Important and Very Real Job to either start their first job and see the bullshit, or fail to succeed in that path and also see the bullshit. Their worldview is stunted and backward due to decades of incorrect upbringing, and now they get to spend the rest of their life independently unpacking that without support of their communities.

Being lazy is awesome

I agree!! These BIG CITY libtards got soft hands and no damn work ethic and what little money they DO make from their job at the TRANSGENDER KIDS sports and wellness center is spent on that frappachino crap and avocado toast!!

I dunno. Some of them were given jack shit of their parents money and have been working their ass off taking on more work than their parents ever did, and still only have enough to make rent and have zero saved for retirement. Some have given up on having kids altogether because they are already burnt out from work, can't afford them, and don't want to bring a life into a dying planet. The world mocks them for it. All while the threat of AI fucks their job security.

I know a graphic designer who is currently being forced by her job into training the AI that will replace her. She can't afford to leave. She broke down in tears while telling me this.

Anyone who identifies as 'progressive' in 2026 either 20 and radicalizing, or not actually serious about politics. I really wouldn't worry about what they think or do.

you're getting cause and effect backwards. We reject working hard because either we will get exploited or be forced to exploit others. There is no revolution coming to the imperial core anytime soon. It cannot even be plausibly conceived of.

get a life !

I feel attacked

Bro just described a lot of IRL anarchists I've met.

I mean I kinda see what you're getting at, but I don't think those people are truly "progressives" and would ditch their ideologies the second things looked up for them.

I am always hesitant to interact with people who come from privileged backgrounds, I have met a few who seemed to get a thrill from cosplaying as one of the normies, but they don't have that same anxiety weighing down on them and it kinda shows.

I think it's still valuable to treat them as humans and to not alienate them, everyone starts off as a lib, it takes years of internal effort to even begin removing the brainworms.

I will say though, I feel that discontent against white chuds I'm not gonna lie. Like you're telling me you had a multi-generational head start in life and I'm beating you even though you have the better controller and aim assist? Or when veterans cry about not being able to get by, after receiving free college, cheap as fuck home loans, and free medical care. You had everything handed to you on a platter and you're still in last place?