"Don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness"
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After reading Swarmwise by Rick Falvinge as well as some work from famed anarchist collective CrimeThInc I am in a chaotic mood.
It feels like no matter what actions I choose to take, I'm always going to be pissing someone off. Forget about making everybody happy, you can't even make half of the people happy in your day-to-day life. People just think so differently from each other.
Ideas that seem obvious to one person will seem bizarre to the other, more often than not. We're all full of ideology and warped perceptions of the world around us.
Anarchy suggests that we do best when we follow our own compass and do what we think is right. It's about the idea of community not as a tyrannical enforcer of ideology but as a shared space of common ideals and interests. Eliminating Kratos, the violent enforcement mechanisms of law and justice, to the greatest extent possible.
Living the principles of anarchy means to do what you think is right in each moment, not allowing groupthink to cloud your judgement.
It's a fun mindset to approach life with. Doing what's right on your own terms is a powerful way to live. It has me working on my new album a lot, bringing my best energy to my jobs and my social relationships, and wanting to keep pushing myself to grow and improve with each new day.
I wasn't planning on thinking like an anarchist, it happened by accident.
You can check out Swarmwise here and CrimeThInc here.
