the.com/mutual aid
neighbors doing the government's job, faster and with better snacks.
means people directly meeting each other's needs through shared resources, with no charity hierarchy or middleman deciding who deserves help.
from coined by anarchist thinker Peter Kropotkin in his 1902 book, arguing cooperation, not just competition, drives evolution and survival.
not charitysolidarity, not condescension from above
kropotkin's rebuttalanswered darwinists obsessed with cutthroat competition
pandemic boomthousands of new networks formed in 2020
no gatekeepinghelp given without proving worthiness first