The full article is behind a paywall for me. Is this better or worse than other fields?

You wouldn’t download a cat?

Wikipedia says “In humans, Pterois venom can cause systemic effects such as pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, headache, numbness, paresthesia, diarrhea, sweating, temporary paralysis of the limbs, respiratory insufficiency, heart failure, and convulsions, and can be fatal.” and “The venom is rarely fatal to healthy adults, but some species have enough venom to produce extreme discomfort for a period of several days”

Lionfish are venomous and invasive in the US. Just a suggestion.

Yeah, I feel like a lot of arguments like OP is coming from non-americans who don’t understand how to organize from scratch, with paranoid people, and neighbors you can’t really get to know because everybody’s on a yearly lease.

Like, okay, sure I’ll go punch a cop. Then I get shot, and my death is supposed to… make a magic anime shimmer and lift the evil from the land? Going on strike without a union is just called getting fired.

I don’t understand how direct action is supposed to work if we don’t build the community first?

For one, you need proof. No reputable newspaper is going to report on “I heard that…” without anything to back it up.

Any reputable media will want to know how you know about this, and they’ll want to verify its accuracy.

No excuses? I can’t get high off paying rent!