Why I'm so excited for May Day


Photo from Arizmendi, a worker-owned co-op in my neighborhood in San Francisco. Seeing that they will be closed on May Day (tomorrow!) is one of the few things giving me hope right now. The need to build a mass movement of workers for class struggle is so vital and sorely needed right now.


Because I'm stressed about running out of money and not being able to pay rent

Because there is no fucking way I can work an office 9-5

Because even though I have access to wealth I still get super stressed about money

Because I really don't want to go back to busting my ass in a bakery on early mornings

Because I feel like shit on days that I have to wake up early. Usually I feel like shit unless I can sleep till noon.

Because when I sleep till noon I still feel like shit

Because antidepressants don't work for me, but psychedelics do, and psychedelics tell me very clearly: a better world is possible, fight for it (and also show yourself compassion and love).

Because I'm not one of these coffee and laptop and awake at 9 am ready to grind on the internet kind of people and I don't think I will ever be.


Making signs at the DSA office for tomorrow's May Day rally :)


Because I want to move to a neighborhood where I think I will be a lot happier but moving is fucking expensive

Because I worry about friends of mine who don't have access to $$ like I do

Because I worry about myself

Because even the "successful" people in our society live as slaves to their apple devices

Because workers (and nature) are the source of all the wealth

Because therapy is so vital but so fucking expensive.

Because there are not individual solutions to collective problems

Because May Day is going to be lit

Because I can invite anyone and it's not an imposition

Because the rent is too damn high

Because food costs too damn much

Because it's well past time to overthrow this stupid fucking capitalist system and replace it with a way of living that values human life, nature, health and well-being.

P.S. Some other reasons I'm excited for May Day. Because I spent my time in college fixing bikes, riding bikes, and reading books about Marxism. So when I graduated, I had absolutely no idea what I would ever do for work or what I would do afterwards. I think my closest ideas to a plan were to move to Chiapas and join the Zapatistas, or try to be a bicycle frame builder. And I'm not sure I'm really cut out for either of those things, so I decided it was time to lean on some family $$$, catch up on sleep, and do some activism. But right now I'm tired of sleeping. So what will come next? Idk. But May Day is cool. So I'm excited. :)

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