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  • dustbunnies [she/her, comrade/them]
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    19 days ago

    yeah, it was one of my favorite jobs because of that feeling of contribution. there were a couple houses where I cleaned the gutters of people who really thought we were tree-hugger wackos but hey free gutter cleaning, except I could tell the talk about their neighbors being sick and wanting to find evidence to hold that big company accountable actually gave them some pause. 🤷 cleaning someone's gutters is a small price to pay to make them rethink their situation and reconsider their best interests, if only for a moment.

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      19 days ago

      reconsider their best interests

      The thing I do with people as often as possible is remind them to ask themselves "how will this benefit my life?"

      Most people are not acting with thought about themselves in mind, they are simply acting on the will of the information sphere surrounding them. Pushing them to do this can in fact reshape their political decisions.

      I try to remind people that they should be doing this as often as possible, about everything. It helps.