The Five-Year Plan Has Reviewed Your Etsy Shop and Assigned You to the Beet Fields
You've been posting 'property is theft' between your sound bath sessions and honestly, same energy. Unfortunately, the Central Planning Committee has reviewed your skill set and the news is not great. Turns out 'certified crystal realignment practitioner' translates to 'available for agricultural reassignment' in every language spoken east of the Berlin Wall.
Comrade, The Revolution Has Reviewed Your Portfolio and Has Some Notes
There's a small arithmetic problem at the heart of the online socialist renaissance: the people loudest about seizing the means of production have, professionally speaking, never been within fifty feet of any means of production. History, it turns out, has a robust track record of solving this particular staffing puzzle — and the solution rarely involves your podcast.
Your Sourdough Starter Is Not a Means of Production: A Brutally Honest Skills Audit
You spent three years perfecting your tarot card aesthetic and building a trauma-informed life coaching practice. Wonderful. The Bureau of Actually Necessary Labor has reviewed your file and has some thoughts. Spoiler: they involve a hard hat.
Comrade, Your Portfolio Is Lovely — Now Get On The Truck
History's communist states had a surprisingly efficient system for dealing with humanities graduates: they sent them to do something useful. A darkly instructive tour through what the Soviet Union, Maoist China, and Castro's Cuba actually did with their surplus of creative souls — and what it means for anyone currently recording a podcast about decolonizing their moisturizer routine.
So You've Curated Your Post-Revolution Aesthetic. Here Are 10 Reminders That The Revolution Has Its Own Plans For You.
Your Pinterest board says 'cozy collective, linen trousers, herbal tea at the community table.' History says 'Comrade, the strawberry quota won't pick itself.' Earl 'Red' Hutchins presents 10 side-by-side comparisons of the communism your For You Page sold you versus the communism that will be selling your labor to the state at a price you didn't negotiate.
Comrade, Your Chakra-Aligned Candle Business Has Been Nationalized. Report to Shaft Seven.
The People's Economic Planning Bureau has completed its review of your digital storefront and your extensive collection of anti-capitalist TikToks. After careful deliberation, the Committee is pleased to inform you that your five-year plan has been approved — just not the one you had in mind.
My Vision Board Had Crystals and Dream Catchers. My New Work Uniform Has a Hard Hat and a Headlamp.
Meadow Sinclair spent three years and $67,000 earning a Master's in Expressive Arts Therapy. She voted enthusiastically for collectivization. The Central Labor Committee reviewed her file and sent her 1,400 feet underground in Nevada. She has thoughts.
From Vibrations to Ventilation Shafts: Tyler's Revolutionary Awakening Begins at 4am
Tyler spent three years building a personal brand around chakra realignment and 'abundance mindset coaching.' The revolution arrived on a Tuesday. By Thursday, the state had other plans for his hands. This is his diary.
Comrade, Your Dream Job Has Been Reviewed And Denied: A Career Counseling Session From The State
You spent three years perfecting your vision of yourself as the Revolution's lead sourdough philosopher. The State has other plans. Dmitri Volkonsky walks you through eleven magnificent delusions — and the official reassignment notices waiting on the other side.
The Revolution Didn't Care About Your Passion Projects: A Brief History of Communist Labor Allocation
You've got the tote bag, the manifesto dog-eared on your nightstand, and a deeply held belief that a post-capitalist society would finally free you to facilitate community healing circles. History, unfortunately, has some notes. Spoiler: the Soviet Union was not overwhelmed by a shortage of sound bath practitioners.
