Prefiguration.

The idea of resisting domination by living outside it. Creating your own grassroots community structures without state or corporate control.

A focus on organizing in horizontal power structures.

A focus on direct action over electoralism?

Personally, I help run a makerspace. In fact, I had been doing that for years before calling myself an anarchist; seeing how things work in a volunteer community makerspace is what made me think that maybe, just maybe, we actually can run society in an anarchist way. Yeah, things are a little messy there sometimes, but in the end, I think we do get the stuff done that needs to get done. People are a little less dependent on a capitalist system because of it, and learn a little more to rely on their local community.

Politically, I tend to work alongside a lot of socialists. Anything that takes us towards improving unions and mutual aid is good for me. Partially, this is also because anarchist groups are notoriously inconsequential. It's a lot of "I'll get this done, right after I have this joint". Socialists are more like "lets get this done, then have an edible". One of these is more productive than the other.

I might be wrong but I feel that anarchy is on slightly different axis (like x vs y) than simple left/right divide, but definitively more to the left than right. Different means, similar goals?

I yield to more experienced anarchists here for explanation, I’m just learning to be one!

However, I remember one trip with my dad when I was a teen. We were talking, I can’t remember about what exactly, him exclaiming "You must be some kind of anarchist!" to summarize my own worldview stuck with me to this day.

When I was applying to this instance, this has somehow resonated with me

https://wiki.dbzer0.com/divisions-by-zero/the-anarchist-code-of-conduct/

Am I an anarchist or just a sane reasonable person? I have some reading to do… but I have the gut feeling.