4D4 - Anti Feudal America
@antifeudalamerica
Is a : Data Engineer | Postmodern renaissance thinker | Civics & economics nerd, science enthusiast, history buff | Frustrated by neo-feudalism & wealth hoarding | Believer in systemic reform & humanity's potential to build something better | Human 😎
#ResistanceHomework - Calculate your real tax rate. Compare your federal taxes to billionaires. Share it with friends. The math will radicalize you. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Find out who owns your city. Look up the biggest landlords and developers in your area. Know their names. Know if they are local. Know who's pulling the strings on your community. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Read Radical History. The past is full of people who fought feudalism, and won. Know their tactics. Discuss them with friends. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Delete data harvesting apps. Your phone is filled with apps that are spying on you, collecting data about you, your connections, and your activities. Don't do their intelligence gathering for them. Purge unnecessary apps. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Audit your subscriptions. Corporations trick you into micro-payments. Find a subscription you don't need or don't use. Cut one today and take your power back. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Travel without GPS navigation. GPS can fail or can be taken away to cripple a society that fights back. A sense of direction can never be taken away, but you must first take the time to develop it. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Boycott Amazon. Every purchase redirected to a local business makes your community stronger and Bezos weaker. "Free" shipping was never free, and is not worth the cost to small businesses. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Close a big bank account. Your money funds their power. Credit unions are local, less extractive, and safer when crises hit. Invest in your community and your community will get stronger. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Visit a farmers market. Food supply chains are fragile. Shake hands with a farmer, learn where your food actually comes from. When supply chains break down, you will need to rely on your network. Make it strong. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Subscribe to indie local news. Corporate media is increasingly less reliable for actionable information. Social media is flooded with AI and misinformation. Find local groups and news sources, and verify they are comprised of real local people. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Map out Local Gather Spots - Someday soon social media will no longer be a safe form of communication, where will people meet? Know your community's physical hubs and social leaders. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Find out who owns your home. If you rent, track down the actual landlord. Know their names and how to contact them directly. Knowing if you are renting from a business or a person will inform future decisions. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Attend a local government meeting. The people deciding your future are meeting right now. Find out how they will respond when a crisis comes. Know their names. Know their plans. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Check on an elder. They have wisdom, stories, and sometimes are just lonely. Many have lived through tumultuous times before. Ask them about it. Showing you care is the first step to meaningful connections. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Talk to a stranger. One day you'll need help from a neighbor or a passerby. Start practicing now by rediscovering how to talk to people. Learn their names and be open to making a new connection. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Write a handwritten letter. Digital connections are fragile. A physical letter tells someone they matter and deepens real bonds. The power of the people is built on strong connections. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Host a small gathering. When systems fail, strong local ties keep you safe. Share a meal, swap skills, build trust before you need it. #AFA
#ResistanceHomework - Leave your house and meet with a friend or family member. Go for coffee, a walk, or a meal with someone you haven't seen in a while. No agenda, just connection. #AFA
Rent Strike - Look at every monthly or yearly subscription you have. Do you really need it? Probably not. Cancel it. #AFA
Rent Strike - Microsoft 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Google Workspace once came as a one-time purchase or freemium access but are now locked behind endless fees. Software is now a rent-seeking model where the prices are based not on costs, but on what the market tolerates. Cancel today! #AFA
Rent Strike - Cloud Storage Subscriptions Companies like Google Drive, Dropbox, and iCloud profit from making data storage a perpetual expense rather than a one-time purchase. Access to your own data is a baited trap designed to create dependence on a paid service. #AFA
Rent Strike - Platforms like Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus, and Nvidia GeForce Now lock players into perpetual fees for access to games they don’t own outside of the predefined walls of their services. #AFA
Rent Strike - Video streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max profit by keeping consumers subscribed to entertainment they will never own outright, and can be cut off of price hiked in an instant. #AFA
Rent Strike - The "Housing-As-A-Service" economy is the most obvious target for a rent strike. A subscription service in all but name. No ownership, just access, and prices and terms can be arbitrarily increased. #AFA
Why Rent Strike - Neo-Feudal lords don’t wear crowns, they hold investment portfolios. Your rent isn’t payment for a roof, it’s tribute to their wealth. A rent strike breaks that feudal order. Withhold that tribute, and you throw the castle into disarray. #AFA
Why Rent Strike - The investor class doesn't fear protest, they fear risk. A rent strike hits where it hurts: asset performance. Suddenly, the same investors who ignored our demands are forced to listen because now, their money's on the line. #AFA
Why Rent Strike - The neo-feudal system exists as schemes of wealth extraction while delivering minimal value and never releasing their hoard of assets. So long as rents and subscriptions are being paid, they will eat it up, and give nothing back. #AFA
Why Rent Strike - A large scale rent strike shakes the entire economic system underpinning the rental and subscription markets. Making rent collection unreliable and reducing investor confidence, real structural changes can be demanded. #AFA
Why Rent Strike - One tenant is easy to evict. A movement is not so easy, and drains their resources if they try. And collective resistance means there is no guarantee the next tenant will pay either. #AFA
Why Rent Strike - The appeal of rental and subscription businesses is a promise of consistent, passive income. A successful rent strike is a check against greedy feudal lords whose goal is to extract as much wealth as they believe they can get away with. #AFA