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Indigenous trans, non-binary, women, and two-spirit friends: it& #39;s ok if you don& #39;t retweet that tweet or share that infographic that puts our trauma in helvetica. it& #39;s ok if you don& #39;t participate in social media campaigns, or post about your breakfast instead.
the chokehold that online moral performance has on our assumed politic is a symptom of capitalism. we don& #39;t always have to perform and produce, we never have to perform or produce. we know when we& #39;re living our lives in a good way. social media doesn& #39;t change this.
i know this is funny coming from someone who is working in comms, but this is exactly why i& #39;m saying this: social media is one of our many tools we have. it& #39;s important to signal boost and take up space online, but we don& #39;t have an obligation to.
to not be present online isn& #39;t synonymous with not "doing the work". we all have different ways of being and existing and doing work for our shared liberations. sharing an infographic is one small aspect of a much bigger project.
the constant onslaught of infographics and posts and awareness campaigns about the systems that oppress us are taxing and exhausting, and are often for white settler education.
