What it's like being a radical anarchist from the inside. "Toxicity in radical communities is not a bug. It is a feature. The ideology and norms of radicalism have evolved to produce toxic, paranoid, depressed subjects. What follows is a picture of what happens in their communities."

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I used to be part of a 'community' like this. Direct action protest stuff.

Those people who were fighting the state 'for the love of people' are now the most toxic haters I know.

that article is deep, though. good find