The Reactionary Moment

There’s so much to react to and so many ways to respond.  And a lot of us are.  We’re trying to find out when the next action is, where to donate, who to signal boost, what to share, but in general we’re feeling pressure to be of use in the moment, even if that’s just reframing whatever we normally do within a general ‘black lives matter’ or ‘defund the police’ ‘we must elect X’ or ‘fuck this candidate/celebrity’ pivot.  There’s immense pressure to be productive within this moment.

But reaction will burn us out.  Reaction precludes moving strategically.  Reaction precludes theorizing, thinking, reconfiguring, repositioning.  

It is actually okay NOT to produce. For the obvious reasons. You can supply some of them.