@hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net is the author of that. We discussed it before on our !infrapolitics@slrpnk.net community.

Anyways, very good insights into the potential of well organized disaster response mutual aid.

I especially like this sentence:

A sufficiently advanced disaster preparedness and response program is indistinguishable from a revolutionary counter-power.

Very interesting. One other argument for Disaster Anarchism is that disaster preparedness can be done all of the time: regardless of how good or bad things are going right now*, we can keep building these disaster response systems.

• By going good, I dont mean perfect. I think that insurrection tends to only happen when things are going really bad.

Should call it neutered anarchism for liberals.

“Don’t hurt the state, be nice and fix the state’s shortcomings so that people don’t revolt”

A sufficiently advanced disaster preparedness and response program is indistinguishable from a revolutionary counter-power.

I agree.

Also, if a society has a higher degree of autonomy and freedom (ability to function without central coordination), people will have considerably less fear of anarchist movements and experiments.

Also see !disasterresponse@slrpnk.net 👍

But yeah, this article summarizes a lot of good ideas, and even in state-run disaster response organisations the devolution of power and hierachy is usually quite strong to avoid issues with communication breakdowns.

This is quite apropos of what I've been trying to tell people all along:

When it's no longer possible for the oligarchy to extract wealth from the population(because we've run out of money), they're going to shut off the water, the gas, the electricity, and the telecommunications networks. They'll start issuing leins to collect the "debt" the population "owes" and when people start to panic, they'll cry "THEY'RE GETTING VIOLENT!" and send in PMC shock troops to "secure the property".

For what it's worth, this is also a bit of a draft. I'm basically writing a book in public. Feedback, including grammar, pointing out spelling and typos, or any clarifying questions, is all very welcome. I have added a section to the intro (for right now) to include acknowledgements. If you provide feedback, please let me know if you would not like to be included or if you'd like to be included in a specific way other than just your handle.