I'd say getting rid of deadlines, although idk how id get anything done if not for the absolute dread of missing one. I'd definetly make it so there was less paperwork to fill out, that kind of stuff is painful to me

  • Budwig_v_1337hoven [he/him]
    ·
    4 years ago

    I feel like xenofeminism has some answer to this, in that it tries to seize alienation as a force for liberation, or rather tries to envision a sort of positive alienation. For me, I function much better when I don't have to worry about keeping up appearances for other people constantly. I'm most productive when I go full hermit. In an ideal world, I want to control how much I'm exposed to people - while still, fundamentally, remaining part of wider society.

    I think digital tools can enable this, theoretically - and, at least for me, transitioning to remote work/studying has indeed been a godsend... I still struggle with procrastination, but it feels like I get over that initial hump of getting started much earlier.

    • Lil_Revolitionary [she/her,they/them]
      ·
      4 years ago

      Xenofeminism? sounds like I got a new book to add to my reading list. But yes, there is so much value to existing in a space without observation, it allows me to be autistic as I want which is super liberating

        • Lil_Revolitionary [she/her,they/them]
          ·
          4 years ago

          Wow, just went and read it, its great! A lot of the words were a bit too fancy for a first read, but i loved what it had to say! I had always thought that appeals to nature ("healthcare is a human right", "trans people are born this way") felt off, rejecting that idea is beautiful. I also liked the part where they talk about how "the generic" is white male, and cis, and how we should reject that too. Thanks! I've got a friend or two that I'd reccomend it to, although they may have read it already