Daniel Gerdesmann
Phil BrandvoldI'm just over here trying to figure out how my particular #sysadmin, #techsupport, and #selfhosted can directly benefit my #minnesota community that is under attack by the federal government and everything I come up with seems hollow, or waaaay too involved for the current time and energy I have available. #mutualaid feels hard to get into even though in theory it should be so easy to do. Also, imposter syndrome hits super hard when you're trying to figure out how useful you can be :(
The Coding Beard@pmbrandvold don't' be so hard on yourself. Part of helping is being useful as you are. Caring enough to try and taking small steps. Curious - what is mutualaid?
@thecodingbeard Depends on who you ask, but a working definition could be something like "voluntary and collaborative exchanges of resources and services among a community" or something like that. Ultimately it's resource and skill sharing that benefits all. The idea is that the people in need of things are the best judge of what is most helpful, and the community itself is often the best help rather than some NGO that gatekeeps resources or does "means testing."