I bought some Doc Martens.
Anyone who has ever broken in Docs, knows the process is uncomfy as hell, which made me think
We talk a lot about how to walk in someone elses shoes
As a means of understanding how they're doing, and what they might be struggling with.
Rarely, though, is there such focus on our struggles.
There is a lot of focus on my struggles, and how I should solve them.
People make entire fucking careers out of telling you how to best thrive under capitalism.
Life coaches, wellness influencers, financial gurus, and a load of other shite.
There will always be
But... we don't really see this for collective action.
There are so many tired YouTube video essays that explain how if each of us all did one specific thing,
we could save the world.
We don't see so many that drive us all to collectively take one action as a group.
We don't see influencers telling us all to see that the shoes we are all walking in all have
the same tread, the same wear patterns, and all are set to be uncomfortable as fuck to walk in unless we do something about it.
Because that doesn't get clicks.
Because the shoes came broken from the factory.
Because no matter how many new soles you buy, they will wear out.
Because ensuring better fucking shoes are made for those next doesn't help me.
Because I can't wake up, go to work, change the system, and come home to sleep the same day.
But.
If we don't change this, who will?
If we don't all walk, together, in our collective shoes, and demand that things change, we just end up with the
Same. Shitty. System.
Forever.
Permission to mirror, repost, edit, review, etc is given so long as it's not for some dumb-ass, lame-ass, corporate fucking bullshit. If you need to ask if what you're doing is the former, it probably is. Go to hell.