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I guess I wonder a bit about the kinds of anarchism that are most present in internet talk. Like, in the pre-igd days when a-news was a first home for a lot more action reports, critique was frequently harsh, but there was a shared feeling that most folks talking had actual IRL projects. The anarchist online space seems much more interested in the production of opinion than it used to be. Just reacting to things that are circulating. I like raddke, but it doesn't really feel like there is a strategic or tactical conversation taking place there, with actions answering each other and engagement in critique. That happens a bit on igd, but there is a flatness there, where all different kinds of actions are presented side by side without the ideas they carry being elaborated fully or brought into contact with each other. Local sites are better for that -- there are way fewer comments on conflict mn, mtl counter info, philly anti cap, north shore etc but there is more of a sense of coherency and a shared commitment. It could be I'm spoiled by having a bunch of anarchists where I live, with a social centre, local site, various crews who publish texts, but online anarchist conversation has never felt less interesting to me than it has in the last few years and I don't think it's me who changed.