,CAPITALISM ,MEANS ,NEV] HAV+ TO SAY ,Y\'RE ,SORRY ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,DOT ,MATRIX ,TEXT 3 ,POKE AN AN>*I/ :OSE PROJECT 9VOLVES AN EX*ANGE ( MONEY = GOODS1 & *ANCES >E Y\ WILL HAVE TO DUCK TO AVOID ! /REAM ( /ICKY1 APOLOGETIC DEF5SIV5ESS4 0,IF WE DON'T *>GE1 H[ DO Y\ EXPECT US TO PROVIDE Y\ ) ?IS /UFF & /ILL SU/A9 \RSELVES80 0,:AT %\LD WE DO80 0,IT'S CLASSI/ TO ?9K ?AT PEOPLE CAN DO ?IS = FREE4440 ,& SO ON4 ,:ILE ! APOLOGIES & EXCUSES DO ACKN[L$GE ?AT SOME?+ CONTRADICTORY & COMPLICAT$ IS HAPP5+1 ! RATIONALES T5D TO FALL BACK 9TO ! SAME OLD PURITY REASON+1 NOT MU* MORE 5GAG$ ?AN DIS+5U\S COMPLA9TS AB\T ,Z]ZAN'S USE ( A TYPEWRIT]4 ,!SE SIMPLI/IC RESPONSES DI/RACT US FROM ! QUE/IONS ?AT WE C\LD GET CREATIVE )4 ,ONCE WE ACKN[L$GE ?AT CAPITALISM IS 9 ! AIR WE BREA! !N WE CAN HAVE MORE 9T]E/+ CONV]SATIONS4 ,P>T ( ! PROBLEM IS PEOPLE'S DESIRE TO MAKE MONEY DO+ ?+S ?AT !Y BELIEVE 94 ,:ILE WE ALL UND]/& WANT+ A COH]5T LIFE 9 :I* :AT WE SP5D MO/ ( \R TIME DO+ LEADS TO :AT WE 5VISION = A BETT] WORLD1 !RE IS A /RONG >GUM5T ?AT ANY EX*ANGE ALL[$ BY ?IS CULTURE IS RECUP]ABLE4 7,VOLUNTE]S & SOCIAL WORK]S >E BO? EASILY 9TEGRAT$ 9TO -- EV5 MORE1 >E CRUCIAL COMPON5TS ( -- CAPITALISM47 ,SO MAYBE WE HAVE TO GIVE UP ON ! IDEA ?AT AN>*I/ PROJECTS >E COMPATIBLE ) A LIVABLE WAGE4 ,EV5 ?\< ?IS GOES DIRECTLY AGA9/ ! ,M>XI/ ?9K+ ?AT \R POLITICAL VALIDITY IS BAS$ ON ! K9D ( WORK ?AT WE DO4 ,:I* >E ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 PROJECTS1 & TIMES ?AT WE CAN BE/ DO = FREE8 ,:AT >E ! LIMITS ON :AT AN>*I/S DO = MONEY8 ,:AT IS ! APPROPRIATE RELATION%IP ( AN>*I/S TO BUS9ESSES1 ESPECIALLY BUS9ESSES ?AT WAVE ! CIRCLE-,A8 ,:AT MAKES AN AN>*I/ PROJECT DIFF]5T FROM A NONPR(IT 7NONPR(ITS BE+ NOTORI\S = DEM&+ ?AT EMPLOYES BE 0TRUE BELIEV]S0 :O MU/ D$ICATE F> MORE H\RS & 5]GY TO ! ORGANIZATION ?AN MO/ BUS9ESSES W\LD1 OR C\LD1 EV] ASK =78 ,:AT C\NTS AS SU/A9ABLE = AN AN>*I/ PROJECT8 ,ONE ( ! REASONS = *>G+ MONEY = GOODS IS TO PLAY A P>T ?AT MAKES S5SE TO NEWCOM]S4 ,COMM]CIAL EX*ANGES >E 9T]ACTIONS ?AT >E COM=TABLE = PEOPLE 9 ?IS CULTURE1 EV5 MORE COM=TABLE ?AN ! O!R PROJECTS ?AT >E ! O!R COMMON FIR/ FACES ( AN>*Y 7LIKE ,CRITICAL ,MASS & ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS74 ,& IT'S EXACTLY ! TRANSITIONAL SPACE ?AT COMM]CIAL AN>*I/ PROJECTS 9HABIT ?AT MAKES !M BO? ?ORNY = D$ICAT$ AN>*I/S1 & EASI] = NEWBIES TO DEAL )4 ,P>T ( ! ISSUE IS ! DISP>ATE & MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE DEF9ITIONS ( AN>*I/4 ,!RE >E ALL K9DS ( PROJECTS ?AT CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/ & ?AT PRACTICE IDEAS CONTR>Y TO EA* O!R4 ,H[ AB\T A =-PR(IT PUBLI%+ BUS9ESS ?AT IS WORK]-[N$ & -CONTROLL$1 BUT ?AT REQUIRES PEOPLE TO WORK OV]TIME & PRODUCES ONLY A SMALL P]C5TAGE ( AN>*I/ TITLES RELATIVE TO !IR L>GE P]C5TAGE ( NON-AN>*I/ BOOKS8 ,DOES IT MAKE S5SE TO CALL !IRS AN AN>*I/ BUS9ESS8 ,:AT AB\T A BUS9ESS ?AT COMPETES ) O!R AN>*I/ PUBLI%+ & DI/RIBUTION PROJECTS1 BECOMES F9ANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL ?R\< ?IS COMPETITION1 & IS ?US A C5TRALIZ+ =CE 9 ! AN>*I/ BOOK PUBLI%+ NI*E8 ,CAN ?IS PROJECT & ITS SUCCESS APPROPRIATELY BE CALL$ AN>*I/8 ,IS !RE ANY WAY TO AVOID ?IS SC5>IO :5 PROJECTS ATTEMPT TO COMPETE ON A L>GE SCALE 7ESPECIALLY IF !Y SUCCE$78 ,H[ AB\T BIG1 WELL-KN[N BUS9ESSES ?AT SPONSOR EV5TS ON ! SAME DAY AS O!R SMALL] AN>*I/ EV5TS1 BECAUSE 0IT'S ! ONLY WAY ?AT ! BUS9ESSES WILL SURVIVE80 ,:AT AB\T BUS9ESSES ?AT CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/ & HIRE AN>*I/S1 BUT ?AT SEEM TO D5ATURE ! PEOPLE !Y HIRE1 NONE ( :OM 5GAGE 9 AN>*I/ ACTIVITIES OR COMMUNITIES ONCE !Y'VE QUIT OR BE5 FIR$ FROM ! PROJECT8 ,SOME QUE/IONS TO CONSID] = SPECIFIC PROJECTS444 ,DOES ANYONE 5GAG$ 9 IT EXPECT TO LIVE (F ! PR(ITS8 ,DOES ! PROJECT ATTEMPT TO COMPETE ON A L>GE /AGE 7IE DOES IT USE ! /&>D CAPITALI/ BUS9ESS MODEL78 ,H[ IS ! PROJECT OP5 & TRANSP>5T8 ,H[ IS IT NOT8 ,DOES IT 5C\RAGE & SUPPORT1 OR %UT D[N & COMPETE )1 O!R AN>*I/ PROJECTS8 ,:AT ELSE >E ! PEOPLE 9 ! PROJECT 9VOLV$ 98 ,DOES ! PROJECT HAVE A C5TRALIZ+ T5D5CY1 OR IS IT P>T ( NETWORKS1 & IF SO1 :AT K9DS ( NETWORKS8 ,AN>*I/S >E 5GAG$ 9 JUGGL+ TWO 9COMPATIBLE CONCEPTS3 ONE IS A FUNDAM5TAL OPPOSITION TO ! WORLD WE LIVE 91 & ! O!R IS ! NE$ TO ACTUALLY LIVE 91 & WE HOPE HAVE AN IMPACT ON1 ?IS WORLD4 ,WE ALL HAVE TO F9D \R [N WAYS1 ) AS MU* HELP & CRITICAL FE$BACK AS WE CAN /&4 ,SOMETIMES MORE4 7,S\RCE3 ,AN>*Y3 A J\RNAL ( DESIRE >M$47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #i1 #bbb 3 ,CAPITALISM ,MEANS ,NEV] HAV+ TO SAY ,Y\'RE ,SORRY -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/