Jesus Christ I hate this self flagellation mind set. Class consciousness does not mean you need to live like an ascetic! You’re consciousness of your privilege is the first step and what it means is that you have more power than most to help organize and co-ordinate. Find your local union organizers and lend a hand! Donate to bail funds and other left projects! All that shit is really important too and you have the stability and resources to help. You’re only a class traitor if you aren’t helping however you can! All of us would like to live how you are living but that doesn’t mean we’re jealous or you should feel bad for getting to live in a way that everyone should be able to in an equitable society.
This. „You call yourself a socialist yet you make money“ is some twitter egg bullshit, you don’t need to say it about yourself. It’s Bernie’s 3 houses all over again.
I agree that self flagellation mind set is bad, but sadly I do often fall into the trap myself.
I've thought about this, I'm on track to potentially make decent money (if I don't succumb to laziness depression that is). I think the top things one can do is promote unionizing and leftist politics at the workplace, at whatever capacity possible without losing your job. If that's not an option, I think the idea of being a socialist sugardaddy is good too, to mutual aid projects and political projects, while also staying as updated as possible in whatever socialist organization matches your tendency.
Jesus Christ I hate this self flagellation mind set. Class consciousness does not mean you need to live like an ascetic! You’re consciousness of your privilege is the first step and what it means is that you have more power than most to help organize and co-ordinate. Find your local union organizers and lend a hand! Donate to bail funds and other left projects! All that shit is really important too and you have the stability and resources to help. You’re only a class traitor if you aren’t helping however you can! All of us would like to live how you are living but that doesn’t mean we’re jealous or you should feel bad for getting to live in a way that everyone should be able to in an equitable society.
This. „You call yourself a socialist yet you make money“ is some twitter egg bullshit, you don’t need to say it about yourself. It’s Bernie’s 3 houses all over again.
I agree that self flagellation mind set is bad, but sadly I do often fall into the trap myself.
I've thought about this, I'm on track to potentially make decent money (if I don't succumb to laziness depression that is). I think the top things one can do is promote unionizing and leftist politics at the workplace, at whatever capacity possible without losing your job. If that's not an option, I think the idea of being a socialist sugardaddy is good too, to mutual aid projects and political projects, while also staying as updated as possible in whatever socialist organization matches your tendency.