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Making a better wage doesn't make you a bad socialist. It just means the bourgeoisie is stealing slightly less of the value of your labor.
If you don't own a business / employee people, then you're still proletariat. It's good you're checking in with yourself about this, however, that's how you maintain class consciousness.
There is no virtue in poverty. As socialists, we work to eliminate poverty. Remember what side you are on and don't get complacent. Glad you're making a better wage, everyone deserves a good life.
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You're welcome. You could consider using the extra bandwidth you have to join a local org. Being a bit further away from the meat grinder is good, that's the space you often need to help others.
Don't let anyone shame you for making a living wage. The bourgeoisie spends a lot of effort getting the working class to act like crabs in a bucket.
It sounds like you've caught a break. You can pass that on and hold the door open for others when the time comes.
Nonprofits are fine and often do decent work. There are plenty of valid critiques and they cannot really be revolutionary, but they can still sometimes have some utility.
Being on a nonprofit board only sounds impressive until you've actually spent some time around nonprofits, so I get what you mean lol
don't become bourgeois, if you do want to do Business(tm) or whatever then at least make it a co-op or something
otherwise there's nothing inherently immoral for laboring for decent amounts of money. there are some jobs where you could get paid a lot of money to make people's lives worse (defense contractors, prisons, law enforcement, etc) and that's obviously different.
regarding "slipping" — it depends on what and how you're slipping on. part of what I love about marxism and dialectical materialism is that it's about a process for reaching the right conclusions given the information that you have. it's okay to reassess and reach new conclusions about things given new information, or realize that certain positions require nuance given our current society and the ideal one. I assume you're not slipping in the way where you're now suddenly in favor of bulldozing encampments of unhoused people, pro-cop, pro-landlord, or whatever. if you feel like considering buying some smarthome shit is "slipping" then just reflect on it a bit before you do i guess
That's a good thing to take note of and valuable to have as a trait. Flagging something as being worth review doesn't mean that thing is significant, just that it's worth evaluating.
why not try volunteering at a soup kitchen or something if you're worried about losing touch with everyday people.
I wouldn't reccomend psychelic drugs as a very good solution to a mental health crisis
I would echo the advice to find some left org to join. Think of it like a bar to hangout at after work, a place to decompress from the lib pressure
It will be easier there. Can confirm. If you have any questions about the city, DM me!
i've seen people in similar positions to you start the slide, they rarely stop sliding
Keep studying theory and pointing out the contradictions to yourself. And I don't mean to be a bummer or anything bit 60k a year isn't nearly going to put you in any sort of safe place as shit hits the fan more and more. You said it yourself, this is new to you, but it's only better relative to where you've been. You still have more in common with us than your boss and that's not gonna change.
buying trinkets doesn't make you bourgeoisie, nor does making more than poverty wages.
Just breath, and remember you live in a society. 1312
If you're making more money than you could ever need make sure to spread it around a bit to people who are in need
Not long ago I tripled my income and am now well above the poverty line. I'm still a committed communist, as much as ever. I buy more treats now. I make charitable donations. I'm saving up for a down payment on a house. I hate my bosses, I hate HOA types, and my life's aspiration is to destroy capitalism. There's really no conflict that I see here.
I'm still below the national average income per worker, and you're barely above the average household income. This is not "ruling class", and won't ever be, as long as you stick to principles of what class means in our society, and wish to abolish class.
Also, if you've got time to lend your professional services/oversight to a budding radical organization that needs a bit of run-of-the-mill accounting work done, let me know.
In my opinion investment and shares is exploitation. Also all these smart devices are just pointless trinkets and yet more consumerism for consumerism's sake.
I avoid both. If I'm ever starting a business it will be a cooperative.
