Mutual Aid is Mutual! Recap + Readings
A recap of the Mutual Lemon-aid (get it) series that ismatu did in short-form video.
I Live Near My Friends
Hello, I’m Daniel. On June 1, 2022, I moved into a co-living arrangement in Brooklyn; now I share an apartment with four best friends, with tens more living within a short walk.
Headers:
- Conceptions about “roommates” are incorrectly anchored
- Live with people who take living seriously
- Peace, solitude, separation
- Order reigns in an apartment of five
- On the topic of Brooklyn
- Be brave
Quote: "If you want what I have (and many people do), you need to be brave, and you need to recognize the reward of discomfort. Obtaining a proper fit in lifestyle and social sphere is not easy, otherwise we would all have it. It’s not exactly something you “find,” although that’s the way most people erroneously pursue it. It’s something you build. That means you have to be willing to move, willing to judge, willing to be judged, willing to give different ways of living (apartment arrangement, cohabitants, neighborhoods, and more) a proper trial."
How to Live Near Your Friends
People often tell me that their friend group talks about living near each other. And yet, almost none of them have successfully clustered their friend group yet. Here's how I got 22 of my friends to live within walking distance ✨
When You Live Your Values Every Day, There's No Need for Activist Guilt.
Responding to reader questions about decision fatigue, organizing tactics, and the shame of never doing "enough."