Many systems around us have learned how to mimic genuine nurture. And this isn't always a bad thing. After all, infant formula saves many lives. And there are plenty of businesses that want to build real connections with their customers and offer services that truly improve your life, rather than suck your last dime out of the dredges of your soul. But in practice, we’re often surrounded by capitalist substitutes for meaningful nurture, instead of being plugged into the real thing.
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Humans have a deep need for belonging. When we lack the intimate, supportive community that feeds this part of us, we are easier to manipulate, and less effective in our activism. Many of us try to make up for an inner sense of rejection and loneliness by throwing ourselves into our work—and activism is a particularly attractive option when we lack meaning and belonging in our personal lives.
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Everything in the world, really, comes down to nurture. How we nurture our relationships. Our planet. Our communities. Our bodies. Our children. How we are “nurtured”—genuinely or otherwise—by governments, corporations, religions, media, and influencers.
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Many systems around us have learned how to mimic genuine nurture. And this isn't always a bad thing. After all, infant formula saves many lives. And there are plenty of businesses that want to build real connections with their customers and offer services that truly improve your life, rather than suck your last dime out of the dredges of your soul. But in practice, we’re often surrounded by capitalist substitutes for meaningful nurture, instead of being plugged into the real thing.
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My latest newsletter is live & I'm proud of this one: https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/nurture-violence-and-collective-liberation/
Nurture, violence, and collective liberation
If you've ever tried to grow an email list, you've probably heard about the “nurture sequence.” It's a tactical series of emails meant to get a new lead to buy. It's also very similar to how politicians try to win us over, and how the new person you're dating will attempt to get on your good side.
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Everything in the world, really, comes down to nurture. How we nurture our relationships. Our planet. Our communities. Our bodies. Our children. How we are “nurtured”—genuinely or otherwise—by governments, corporations, religions, media, and influencers.
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My latest newsletter is live & I'm proud of this one: https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/nurture-violence-and-collective-liberation/
Nurture, violence, and collective liberation
If you've ever tried to grow an email list, you've probably heard about the “nurture sequence.” It's a tactical series of emails meant to get a new lead to buy. It's also very similar to how politicians try to win us over, and how the new person you're dating will attempt to get on your good side.
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#MUTUALAID FOR DV SURVIVOR & TODDLER
Grateful to have the latest legal bill paid; now focusing on housing, transportation, and upcoming legal costs. We're being given a car & will need money for insurance & repairs.
0/1500 Car fund
0/4000 Legal fund
0/6000 Safe housing fund
https://chuffed.org/project/replace-our-car
https://paypal.me/natoleander
venmo/cashapp @ natsmith89
#MutualAidRequest #queermutualaid #transmutualaid #transcrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #disabledmutualaid #helpfolkslive2025 #lgbtq
Impure Leftist is now live! And the first Anarchist Book Club pick is on sale from its publisher, Haymarket, for $2 right now. Click through to read all about it & join the movement 🤝
https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/welcome-to-impure-leftist/
Surviving domestic violence means you wait long enough to gather sufficient evidence... and hope you survive the wait.
I left at EXACTLY the right time for safety, which makes my case harder to prove.
I've taken this as far as I can on my own. I MUST hire a lawyer immediately.
I need to raise $5,000 this week, and I need your help. You've already done so much; it's hard to keep asking! Safety shouldn't be so expensive.
Please donate. Please boost. Please help ♥
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https://chuffed.org/project/144304-hire-a-lawyer-for-a-domestic-violence-survivor
Mutual aid is environmental justice. Many of the wasteful, disposable items that end up in landfills could be avoided if people had more help from their community. When you drop by to cook a meal, they don't have to get takeout. When you help someone buy a more expensive item that lasts, they won't have to get a cheap version that needs to be replaced constantly. When you do the dishes for a disabled friend, they don't have to eat off paper plates that week.
#climatechange #globalwarming
There are SO MANY ways that mutual aid reduces waste and increases sustainability. We can't often engage in sustainable practices when we're broke and burned out. Your help—money, labor, emotional support—doesn't just affect your direct community; it helps every living being, and generations to come.
#environment #sustainability #mutualaid #community #support
Mutual aid is environmental justice. Many of the wasteful, disposable items that end up in landfills could be avoided if people had more help from their community. When you drop by to cook a meal, they don't have to get takeout. When you help someone buy a more expensive item that lasts, they won't have to get a cheap version that needs to be replaced constantly. When you do the dishes for a disabled friend, they don't have to eat off paper plates that week.
#climatechange #globalwarming
EXTREMELY URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST
Rent due Aug 1 + other expenses coming up quickly. We still don't have a car but I have to get the bills paid first.
Recent DV survivor + solo parent of 11-month-old, unemployed + need support while I seek work + childcare.
2340/3000
venmo/cashapp @ natsmith89
https://paypal.me/natoleander
https://chuffed.org/project/replace-our-car
#mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #queermutualaid #genderfluid #lgbtq #disabledmutualaid #transmutualaid #helpfolkslive2025
Nat