It does make sense, and I don't really take issue with most of what you're saying.
I do think that the are limits to how much one can work within the system (PR consultants and all that stuff) without being completely coopted, but you're right that 'dropping out' or requiring too much from people can be just as problematic.
Personally, I feel that it's necessary to accept a wide range of tactics, and to understand that different sections of the population will respond differently.
"Tearing down the system", to me, doesn't seem feasible. Creating better ways of doing things that are inclusive and beautiful, ways that show a different underlying aesthetic to the current system is workable, seems the best path to be.
But there are also numerous small pathways within that - living your life better and more cleverly, setting up community groups, changing consumer habits, all kinds of things...
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on 2006-06-03 05:05 am (UTC)I do think that the are limits to how much one can work within the system (PR consultants and all that stuff) without being completely coopted, but you're right that 'dropping out' or requiring too much from people can be just as problematic.
Personally, I feel that it's necessary to accept a wide range of tactics, and to understand that different sections of the population will respond differently.
"Tearing down the system", to me, doesn't seem feasible. Creating better ways of doing things that are inclusive and beautiful, ways that show a different underlying aesthetic to the current system is workable, seems the best path to be.
But there are also numerous small pathways within that - living your life better and more cleverly, setting up community groups, changing consumer habits, all kinds of things...