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 Look we're not getting RW death squads anytime soon but if we can help mitigate this pervasive sense of loneliness among men and get some fresh ideas out into the public space I really don't see the issue 
 If the space is given enough mass it can’t quite be ignored by the system. These alternative ideas will slowly chip away at things, even if by a little. 
 I don't buy into the idea that "action" is necessarily just a physical force, yeah you're going to need that element but until we hold hard power we could at least build some kind of propaganda network away from Con Inc 
 We have talented media people. Heck, I’d be willing to chip in any effort I can if anybody needs anything like promos or whatever. It’s been a long time since I’ve stretched my fingertips on stuff like that besides the stuff that I make for Poa.st and what-not. 
 Obviously, quite the opposite is in the process of happening. The thing is if you're trying to use online to combat irl loneliness it'll end up back to square one. 

As for fresh ideas, those haven't been a thing in ten plus years. Just a stale rehash of subverting/working the system. Maybe I'm being harsh and am tired of seeing people bash their head upon a wall over and over expecting a different result. 
 I really don't care about doing anything for the "movement" tbh, I make content because I like making content and if it leads anywhere fine, if not, oh well. I'm basically just trying to ward off this feeling of hopelessness in the face of a state that wants people like me dead because I don't know what else to do. 
 I understand that feeling, unfortunately I don't think my solution to it would help you. Methinks you need a vacation somewhere, where I dunno considering lots of places are just shit now. 
 I have been planning to take some time off for a while now and refocus, and I think now would be a good time