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We can emancipate ourselves only if we start building the new society within the shell of the old one.
For me, this is it.
In a way, I believe that capitalist system has power on us also because we use it. To use it less and less, we need to create other networks to just start using at first, and then be able to rely upon them. The more we use these alternatives the less we use or depend on the existing system, and consequently, the less power they have on us.
Just to be clear, I’m not saying this is the only thing to do, just that imo this is something that needs to be done, among other things.
It’s also a great way to stress-test social/political/economic theories. If you only wait until after the revolution to start putting a theory into practice, reality can ensue and have terrible consequences. But if your system already helps >5,000 people despite active sabotage and commodification efforts by capitalism, chances are it’ll work for millions. Meanwhile systems that don’t work don’t work, so they can’t amass enough power to take over.
