NEW ESSAY: anarchism starts in the now: hope for a better future there is still time cover art: @punkitt.bsky.social editing: ryan fae - ThreadSky

crimew.gay • 101 days ago

NEW ESSAY: anarchism starts in the now: hope for a better future

there is still time

cover art: @punkitt.bsky.social
editing: ryan fae

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shimoren.bsky.social•101 days ago

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beatrixquinn.works•45 days ago

finally read this after a friend shared it with me. thank you for writing this maia. i've been struggling this week because everything feels so big and the community building i've done feels so small. it's assuring to get a perspective check on that.

here's to hope. ❤️

crimew.gay•101 days ago

if any zines (online or offline) are interested in republishing or translating this piece feel free to contact me, my signal is nyancrimew.01

hue240.art•101 days ago

could i upload a copy to the anarchist library/can you please upload a copy to the anarchist library? would be great to have it there

crimew.gay•101 days ago

i uploaded a copy just now before heading to bed! should be accepted sometime soon

hue240.art•101 days ago

yay ok!!

bluerlights.bsky.social•95 days ago

I have written up a French translation which I would like to make freely available to anyone who wants to use it. How should I proceed? I can signal you the link to the document on cryptpad if that would be your preferred method.

irselr.gay•75 days ago

cant believe i missed this. reading about anarchism is my fav pastime

keyboardwriter.bsky.social•101 days ago

Amazing article! Really pointed and good

Unfortunately I have the opposite problem, where I have those communities and hope, but feel like I'm gonna be holding the "what now?" bag until the cows come home - or more practically when the fascists come to put me in a camp

Anyone got any tips on that?

cosmikazie.bsky.social•101 days ago

this is incredibly well-worded and i think more people gotta read this. thank you maia

artficalmilkshake.bsky.social•99 days ago

If you (maia) manage to read this at all, or for anypne coming upon this

What are some autonomous DIY venues that you (all) know? Curious because I'd want to get in touch with them, or prioritise performing there.

tolaceworks.bsky.social•88 days ago

PUNKITT AND MAIA AT THE SAME TIME?? the world is so small its scary

pfkelly.bsky.social•101 days ago

I have been caught ahhhhh

skellefrog.bsky.social•89 days ago

Same 😭

kastor.sh•78 days ago

I truly hope that more people find and regain the lost sense of community that capitalist excess has drained from so much of the world.

It’s the only way we can thrive.

uluv2knoe.bsky.social•101 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/uluv2knoe.bsky.social/post/3laagwiuw4y2f

narides.is.goblin.fyi•54 days ago

Thanks for sharing it was a good read! And it did help me feel a little bit more hopeful going into 2025.

Love the cat cursor, it's adorable. I found myself mindlessly spinning my mouse around on the page while reading to keep the cat entertained. (and cause i fidget while reading.)

ana.rchy.gay•101 days ago

goddamn you put my thoughts into words perfectly

irisahivt.vtubers.social•101 days ago

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glassthicket.bsky.social•101 days ago

rural internet quote yay yay yay yay

rolodexofshame.bsky.social•101 days ago

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xenia.zone•78 days ago

Good read!
thx maia

pagongings.bsky.social•95 days ago

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clovermatcha.bsky.social•101 days ago

I want you to know that when I opened the link, I got so distracted by the cat that I didn’t even read the content and instead spent 2 hours going down a desktop customization rabbit hole. My cursor is now Banette, and a digital cat now roams my desktop on startup

hyenahobbies.com•101 days ago

good essay

wyles.bsky.social•49 days ago

Wait, hacked corporations and the US government? That's badass!

We need more direct action. It's why I love anarchists, cause they're willing to do it more than anyone.

Also bonus on the rejecting doom shit. Doomerism is reactionary at this point, the right wants us to be disheartened.

bwomph.bsky.social•101 days ago

I wanna see more leftists mention Sri Lanka, whats happening to the Tamil people is tragic and I wish more folks were talking abt it :(

vriska.bsky.social•101 days ago

i have a question why does the footnote use "it's" but also "im"

vriska.bsky.social•101 days ago

also this is a good post and i agree with all of it but it feels vaguely embarrassing that its even needed to say tbh

strugglermarisa.bsky.social•101 days ago

the actual real vriska is on our side? they're fuuuuuuuucked

scarf.fish•99 days ago

anarchy starts in the grammar /lh

queenofatopes.bsky.social•83 days ago

I really enjoyed reading this!

queenofatopes.bsky.social•98 days ago

I'll read this at work :3

vampyrechan.bsky.social•78 days ago

What a fantastic read, sharing this amongst my circles!

reddebrek.bsky.social•101 days ago

📌

giselyalves13.bsky.social•101 days ago

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foxgirleriana.bsky.social•95 days ago

I know it often comes across as tepid and insincere whenever anyone says this, but truly and sincerely thank you, this essay and your work truly do inspire me to actually have hope that things will get better, even if they're getting worse now

scarf.fish•101 days ago

thank you maia this is beautiful

jolteon.bsky.social•99 days ago

much love!!!

meamdal.bsky.social•62 days ago

🤔

b0tster.yeag.gay•101 days ago

great read. ive finally been approaching local queers who've i shared the 'queer eye contact' with multiple times and actually started getting contact info. hopeful it leads to more community

zeno-sama35.bsky.social•101 days ago

📌

damneighty.bsky.social•53 days ago

Shit have I yet haven't unlocked that in my skill tree.

How do I gain this fabled
"queer eye contact"

damneighty.bsky.social•53 days ago

📌

innerlmnt.bsky.social•101 days ago

📌 pinning this for later

magmaleader.bsky.social•95 days ago

in a sense, i was taught to live out of spite from a very young age, and i still lean towards that. i’m definitely an angry person.
but I’m starting to live, slowly. your kindness is foreign, but i welcome it.

magmaleader.bsky.social•95 days ago

I’ve always loved how your work is like a jumping off point for newcomers. it’s so fucking important to have that if we want to build a better world.

magmaleader.bsky.social•95 days ago

ohmygah.wav

jennabeet.bsky.social•101 days ago

📌

somanix.bsky.social•94 days ago

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voulezvousniko.bsky.social•101 days ago

i hate to say that i was kind of a fencesitter for a bit and just sat in the "im just a socialist" camp but recent events and the fear ive felt for the people i love just made me realize that

yeah, this is the right path.

artficalmilkshake.bsky.social•99 days ago

welcome niko!