Hey,
Existing community rules had the following stated, leaves some room for interpretation:
“Post must have Antiwork/Work Reform explicitly involved in some capacity. This can be talking about antiwork, work reform, laws, and ext.”
In a way endless growth capitalism and just about everything that makes up a lot of US politics, the police state and the growing rise of fascism around the globe can make work seem pointless or can meaningfully contribute to a person feel trapped participating in that broken system so that they can feed their families. So in a lot of ways “talking about antiwork” can be a pretty broad topic - if that’s what the community wants it to be.
That said, there is also some literature cited in the sidebar as a basis of this specific movement. If the community wants a more narrow definition of antiwork, in alignment with one or a few of those philosophies, that can be very valuable as well.
So, what’s working in this community for you, what could be helped along with a bit more consistent attention in moderation? What do you appreciate in other “antiwork” communities around the web that you’d like to see on this instance?
Thank you. It’s not unique to Fox News and the like of course, so we need to stay on our toes. It only takes one mod with a slightly bigger ego than sense to get lured into this trap.
Perhaps it would be cool to share resources about what to do when it’s shown in the media or when talking to the media? I don’t think the latter will happen for a while, but at least it would help us build resources to combat the misconceptions and show people what antiwork actually means.
As you say, likely a long time until the next moment like that, if ever - that was an unprecedented rise in popularity during the “great resignation” news cycle. An even longer shot on attention with Lemmy, but agree generally - we are stronger together and should share. Clarity in strong messaging we believe in and consistency in the delivery, especially when facing adversity, is the equation in my experience.