I can relate to not being cut out for organizing, but I don't think giving up is the right answer either. It takes practice to get good at it. To quote Pearl, "Deep down, you know you weren't built for fighting, but that doesn't mean you're not prepared to try." I was awkward when I first started out, and made plenty of mistakes, but I had to keep trying to get decent at it.

As for what exactly to do, I can't give you a clear-cut answer, because it all depends on what it going on in your location. I think the first step is to figure out what issues the people are facing, and see which of them are suitable for a campaign. Maoists call this "social investigation and class analysis." Here are a couple good articles written about how to get started from scratch:

https://jiminykrix.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/some-suggestions-on-how-to-help-others-become-marxist-leninist-maoist-organizers/

https://libcom.org/article/building-solidarity-network-guide

Hi, apologies for the late response, I wanted to wait until my emotions were in check so that I could give a proper response. You're right that this post wasn't aimed at anyone in particular on jstpst, as I posted this on several different platforms. It's aimed at everyone in the US who could be doing something, but isn't. If you are doing something to fight back, that's good, and that's why I put the "this post isn't for you" bit in there. flabberghaster is right that this is sort of a vent post; I've been trying, more politely, to convince people to stand up and do something for years, and the response is usually lip service agreement, followed by no action. Which is a problem, when the situation requires mass action, hence my frustration and tone in this post. When I was a kid, if I refused to get out of bed, my mother would try politely coaxing me out first. But if that failed, she'd eventually have to resort to wringing out a wet washcloth over my head.

Regardless, I accept the warning, and won't post anything this aggressive again.

I find listening to heavy metal music helps me deal with my feelings of frustration. YMMV.

Public libraries are just about free (a library card only costs a couple dollars), but in general our museums cost money. The Smithsonian and the Crystal Bridges are the only large museums I can think of off the top of my head that have free admission. I think state and national parks would be a better example of free public spaces.

and camed my pants

We was lookin for some fellas to do a job, see. We's thought ya mighta wanted a piece of the action, see.

nyeeeh where ya been fella?

I feel proud that I actually got this niche reference

Yeah, emulators are amazing! I recently put some emulators on my phone and my 3DS, so now I can play Genesis games on the go. It's amazing how far technology has come!

And that's cool, I'll have to check out Devil's Dice sometime!

Oh nice!

lots of good suggestions in here, but I'd also recommend Sonic Spinball. it's way more fun than you'd expect from a spin-off game, and the graphics and music are great.

This is a good tip; I knew about the pasta water helping the sauce stick to the pasta, but I never thought to use it to clean out the jar. I'll definitely be trying this next time!

Honestly I can't think of any. I've improved my life over the past few years in all the ways I'm able to control, so I guess my resolution is to keep up the good work?

Aside from the typical family drama, yes I did!

Same, unfortunately

found android 16's jstpst account

but in all seriousness, yes, birds are neat

Great effortpost. This is exactly why I feel no remorse whatsoever for the United Healthcare CEO getting shot. Zero.

This comment on the nursing subreddit also made me laugh.

First time I'm learning about this food, is it like indigenous fry bread?

sorry guys, I forgot about the venting forum. this probably belongs there.

Congrats! This was pretty much how I felt leaving one particularly dysfunctional tech job. And not just because it was PHP.

I'm so sorry :S if it's feasible, I think taking a break would be a good idea. It doesn't sound like it's a healthy place for you to be.

I know! I miss being able to press a button and instantly hear jazz. Now I have to press a button while I have a Wi-Fi connection to get instant jazz, and that's just a smooth jazz internet radio station. I miss my jazz fusion.

why should I listen to you if I'm not supposed to let others tell me what to do?

This was going to be my question; I couldn't remember if the introduction of oxygen caused one of the 6 great mass extinctions. At least we have the cold comfort of knowing we aren't the only species to trigger a mass extinction event.

Man I'm envious, our local jazz station turned into a variety station a few years ago, and it's not as good. Our local classical station is almost always playing NPR when I tune in. Everything else is crappy commercial butt rock, crappy commercial pop, or christofash talk radio. I have to use internet radio if I want to hear good music, and even then, most of those stations play ads.