That’s subjective as it depends on your definition of reverence and of plenty.

That said, it’s a very good point you raised initially and I wholeheartedly agree that it’s a bit weird.

I agree that the natural world is, for all intents and purposes, analogous to a god.

I also agree that everyone, particularly the most pious of us, seem determined to disregard this god.

Religion is the wrong word, but I do wish that there was more focus on building appreciation for the natural world.

I’m reminded of the “solar punk” movement. There’s an instance slrpnk.net which collates some of these ideas.

That’s a generalisation.

Plenty of people have reverence for the natural world.

I guess in this case it’s OP that labeled it as mutual aid rather than the requester.

It’s not really an “alt” account, I just don’t think of user accounts as an extension of my identity, and change very regularly.

Hah.

I’ve probably been kicking around the fediverse longer than you, it’s just this particular account that’s only a few weeks old.

Anyhow, feel free to continue giving money to people asking for it on lemmy i guess.

Plug in to my burner?

Get in to what exactly?

Is it weird that I’ve never heard this term “mutual aid” before this thread but apparently everyone here knows all about it?

Anyway. There’s just no way I’d give real money to someone asking for it like this because for every real person there must be a dozen scammers at least. It honestly seems crazy to me that this could work and people could send money.

If people are giving money away like this then they’re part of the problem IMO. You’re encouraging scammers, and perpetuating the practice, diverting money away from the people who actually need it.

This is the answer.

There’s just no fucking way you should go to a protest with your daily driver, secure or not.

I also wouldn’t go without any form of communication. You need to be able to receive information from organisers. Maybe go with a buddy who has a burner and not take anything yourself, but expect to get separated if you’re in a larger group.

I personally wouldn’t be too spooked beyond that, but of course it depends on the level of “activism” you’re going to be involved in. As in I wouldn’t dick around taking the battery out, and I’d save relevant contacts in the phone.

They’re not going to go all CSI miami on your device and your contacts. If they ask you to unlock your phone they will just be looking for selfies of you doing something incriminating.

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it’s because if that happened someone who’s nest is currently being feathered by the inequity of the present system would receive less feathers for said nest.