Much of political discourse over the course of my entire life has been performative. People who would never really do much other than vote one of two ways acting like the most important thing in the world is that we vote the way they tell us to.

There are a few steps you need to take to evolve from internet propaganda bot to real human helping real humans. These steps are true regardless of what movement you plan to join, and are requirements to become a member of the reconstructivist movement.

First and foremost, you don’t need our permission or approval to help out. These resources are set up so you can learn what you need to be more useful both on your own and as part of your local community.

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And while we all have likely found solace in various online communities over the years, it’s critical to have IRL contacts. Both for your psychological stability and safety and for the stability of any broader movement to support humanity.

If your activism only exists on the internet and the internet gets shut off, what’s your plan?

It’s important to remember that the internet is supposed to be portals into different sections of the real world, and that it’s the real world that the internet represents that’s important, not “internet culture” itself.

Long story short, use the community resources to find people near you and go touch some grass.

Put The Whole Above The Self

Humanity doesn’t progress when each and every individual human is more worried about their own survival & success than the survival & success of the collective.

The infinite abundance of symbiosis is replaced with zero-sum scarcity that keeps us mindlessly competing when there is more than enough to go around.

You must recognize that there are times where the “right thing to do” is to inconvenience yourself or maybe even put yourself in harm’s way for the benefit of whole.

If you are going to get to that point and fold every time, you’re not a meaningful ally of any movement.

Before you get involved with reconstructivism or any other movement, do a deep personal inventory and think of why you’re doing it. If you’re not willing to put the whole above yourself, you’re not actually willing to help.