What’s stopping you from organizing and/or developing a community in your local area? (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by WithoutFurtherBelay@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I do not mean this as a rhetorical question: I mean it literally. Tell us what’s stopping you! I don’t want to invalidate you, but the opposite. I’m sure people here would love to help if it’s possible. Post away!

Personally, I think Covid and the general amount of work everyone does are the two biggest obstacles to community building. Not just for me, but everybody I know. It’s nearly impossible to build a community when nobody has the energy to even play a video game together, and actually meeting up in person can literally kill you. There are definitely solutions, but we need to realize them as problems first to find them. If you have suggestions, please share them! Same goes for the issues everyone else shares (if they’re ok with help, of course).

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[-] JuryNullification@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Right now it’s just time available and lack of knowledge. I’m putting together an extremely basic program while everyone is distracted by the holidays and I’m going to present it to some interested comrades in the near future to get them interested in helping lead the effort, because it ain’t communism if I’m doing it alone. I’m hoping we can get something going to educate ourselves and others, help the community, and grow the movement, but I’ll settle for organizing experience and educating each other at this point.

I’m involved in other organizing efforts, but none of them are Marxist parties.