both Vaush and people like the chapos are considered part of the 'dirtbag left', but I don't have nearly as many problems with CTH as I do vaush. What separates the two? my theories are that people like xanderhal and Vaush seem to take marginalized groups for granted and advocate for power structures in society, but the chapos have seen through the veil of neoliberalism.
the trivially true observation that obsession with the spectacle of party politics traps you in a fantasy world. avoiding comforting stories about the left's capacity to move the needle or even exist as a unified movement currently. not barking at the tv just because you see another dog. it's not an argument that Doing Things is a fool's game, but that we should be willing to ask why the last 5 years of Doing Things primarily online has yielded so little.