Aline Blankertz

@alineblankertz@indieweb.social

Tech Economist

cofounder @structural_integrity | Tech Economy Lead @rebalance_now | fan @champagneanarchism


believes in people's ability to learn and change (neoliberal in a previous life, now all about solidarity & mutual aid) | Berlin-based with a soft spot for night trains | blurry boundaries between private and professional - content from both domains here

Ongoing projects + contact info
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Replying to @alineblankertz@indieweb.social

Ideally we would always live up to our ideals and deal with the consequences in terms of individual sacrifice by building better networks of mutual aid and solidarity.

In the meantime, it is great if we dare to hold values dear, but also acknowledge that we sometimes make nasty compromises AND understand at what point we are less willing to compromise.

(And maybe I am also fed up by always being told people do not walk their talk because of certain risks - even or esp very privileged people.)

I love it when people have a sense of sufficiency - a level of what is enough money, status etc above which they focus on their ideological commitments and are perfectly fine with sacrificing money + status.

I mean sth like “I want to have a PhD/permanent contract/salary above x”, not “be a unicorn CEO/own a yacht/be a millionaire”.

For some people I know their thresholds, for others I think I can guess. And I find these people really inspiring once they are lucky enough to get above.