TIL Anarcho-primitivism exists
Tbh all forms of anarchism would end up there
Nah, I wouldn’t count myself as an anarchist, but even a worst case scenario for complete lack of government isn’t the loss of all major human technology and knowledge.
Have you seen unmoderated Minecraft servers and r/place? That’s how anarchism would go
… isn’t r/place notable for being, despite all the chaos, a place where people cooperate to complete and preserve large projects for their communities? Don’t know that that’s the example you’re looking for.
They create discord servers with a hierarchy where everything is organized. There are creations without but those are fairly limited in my experience.
Yes, people try to do stuff and then get raided. And those communities usually have some kind of leader or group of leaders that organise the plot. It could be compared to the start of agricultural settlements were you had some farmers trying to resist constant raids
There is no hierarchical structure in this scenario. You only use the word “leader” because you are accustomed to using such a framework.
Anarchism does not mean there aren’t people with specific skill sets and/or passions who are more suited or dedicated to a task. In the example you mentioned, there is no hierarchy and no leader, at least not in the sense the term “leader” usually manifests in our current system.
Someone who says when and where to place stuff is a leader, like it or not
I don’t fully understand anarcho-primitivism, but I have a suspicion this is akin to those “starving communist” memes on Facebook.
I’ve spent some time on forums with an-prims, and forfeiting oral communication did not seem like a part of their worldview … to say the least lol
You’re taking it too literally. It’s a meme, not an in-depth examination. lol
“Ohno, a minor discussion is happening! Time to get on my high horse since I have nothing worth contributing!”
I… what?
Let me be blunt: I’m not even an an-prim, but this meme is clearly expressing a deliberately misrepresented caricature of what an-prims believe. Instead of opening a dialogue, it instead works to other a group of allies and dismiss their ideas outright because you lack the courage and mental fortitude to address their positions in an honest way. If we were talking about a worldview such as fascism or neoliberalism this approach would make perfect sense, since these are worldviews entirely founded on deception and dishonesty … but anarchism? Really?
Even a meme can be harmful when they are based upon harmful misconceptions, and that’s what this meme is.
Tl;dr The meme is bad
id rather be anprim than a slave to the state
