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How is saying that at all in any way useful. Why the absolute fk do people keep saying "do something". Do what? What are people supposed to do. What are you specifically thinking about when you say do something, that these other people are supposed to do? Wouldn't suggestions be more helpful than trying to post tense shame people for not...what. what is it you're even suggesting. People are individual and the oppressive / ruling class moves as a swarm against them. People are trying to survive as best they can. They're individuals with their survival threatened, capitalism is a form of oppression, rising prices is the oppression. They know it's oppression. How do people organise when their entire day is consumed by surviving. You think people should do something, outsourcing the action to others. People, not you. You didn't even say why aren't we doing something. What can we do. Like for fkn real. What would be more helpful is suggestions. Asking for recommendations for yourself. What are you doing?
The most effective is if say "essential" workers got "sick" and didn't come into work. Imagine if the railway workers all got "sick"again. And truck drivers got "sick" from eating jalapenos, which is pretty pretty possible. And an entire school of teachers got "sick" so parents had to skip out on work. All these people would skip a day of having to buy petrol. It's risky but the chaos.
I think not buy stuff as much as possible would add to it. So with people staying home even for a day would have a ripple effect.
I mean I'm not OP but I have cut down on spending. Started more car pooling. Quit my high skill job, sorry local businesses one less person that repairs pretty much everything when there's a massive tech shortage here. Started going to college just to find something else to do. Once my health gets a bit better, thank you Taylor Farms, I'll get a job within walking distance while I keep going to college. I've cut down to almost never going out to eat, only when a friend from overseas visits since it's easier. Restaurants and fast food place are closing left and right here, in very populated area.