to those grousing about Campaign contributions vs #MutualAid
a lot of y'all are taking the wrong lesson out of what we are witnessing with #MastodonForHarris
let's take away the obvious elections hype and enthusiasm. what are we left with?
we have one person managing the effort of fundraising for ONE issue thru a platform that provides very little friction to do so. and that person is vetted and trusted by the community. that's why it scales. that's why the pot keeps growing.
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yes, it's me, liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦
in reply to yes, it's me, liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 • • •individual, atomized, Mutual Aid doesn't scale.
there are hundreds of people asking to fill hundreds of pots, each a new story, each a new emergency, each a new urgency.
it's no secret GoFundMe was NOT created for the purposes of becoming a substitute for the welfare system; but that's exactly why it's now a multibillion dollar company. it's become a privatized welfare system built on the back of working class folks.
Mutual Aid is not a substitute for welfare. that's the issue.
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