I finally found a job so I am going to move out of my parents’ house soon, in order to live in the large city where the job is located with my gf. I should be happy about finally becoming independent and being able to see her every day, however I only feel dread about the transition, the lack of free time for my interests (probably intensified due to my shit executive functioning) and the fact that I will miss my family. How did you handle such a transition?
This might sound a bit dumb, but I am also afraid of getting deradicalized. Any tips for preventing that as well (besides being on leftist online spaces)?
I don’t see that as very likely unless you suddenly become a multi-millionaire and your class interests change. I would say most jobs tend to radicalize you further…instead of deradicalizing you.
The higher in my career I get and the more rich people I deal with the more radicalized I become
Yup. My second job was doing IT for hedge funds. That was a formative period for me. Vile, vile people.
I will end up as a labor aristocrat (software dev at large company) so that’s the source of the concern
Don’t worry about it, as others stated jobs tend to radicalize you further especially the more disparity you deal with. Anyway you’re going to a city, there should be all sorts of orgs there you can hook up with if you’re really interested in going the other way.
leftist IRL spaces, tbh
I am both a bit afraid to organize (the social interactions and getting in trouble with the cops if the country goes full fash in the future, or more accurately someone close to me getting in trouble), and I don’t know if I will have enough energy to do that after work. I actually plan to donate to orgs if I don’t manage to do work