I don't care if i'm in your list or not. Complaining about the State is what the majority of Anarchists do. It catches a lot more attention than showing people how to build a biz, create value and build their freedom.
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I don't believe that's the case, at least based on my personal experience.
Having spent time with thousands of anarchists for the last 3 years, in a variety of settings, I've found that most of them are working on learning, bettering themselves, becoming physically sovereign (growing their own food, building their own homes, etc), and being happy.
Have you looked at the works of many of the people I listed? Lots of different kinds of activists present.
I have. I really appreciate guys like Mike, Juan, Sterlin, Berwick and so many others. Just trying to figure out why anger sells more than building. Thanks for your feedback.
Of course :-) I can understand the frustration with that trend, but it's all about where we're keeping our focus. I know a lot of content creators who are much bigger and don't do anything but empower folks (though most of them don't use the word anarchist either, or really self-identify at all).
Why anger sells more than building I would assume is just because it's emotionally triggering, so more likely to cause a reaction vs. a response.
yep, i agree with you there. I've often wondered if using the label "anarchist" is constructive any more. Seems that ppl automatically assume it means destruction and chaos. Is it worth it to try to re-capture and re-define the word now?
I'm starting to think it's not, which is why I use "entrepreneur" now instead. That word hasn't been stolen from us yet.
I don't use it except with others who I know are anarchists, or open-minded and truth-seeking enough to question into it (generally then accepting it for themselves haha).
Entrepreneur definitely is a positive trigger still in US culture at least, bringing up an image of the old American ideal of someone having an idea, putting labor into it, and finding success through it.
I generally either use a whole bunch of labels for myself (in a bio/intro post), or none at all (in conversations & such)
I'm not angry and don't attempt to sell it. I know tons of liberty lovers who are quietly preparing and furthering the cause by their day to day actions. They are walking towards the same objective. We may not be on the same path, but we have the same destination. None of them are the angry type either.