If I’m coming out of high school and thrust into a horrible position like that without ever being able to google ‘surplus labor value’ and only knowing politics because of a textbook maybe I can divine theory out of thin air. Because obviously this sucks and maybe I’m confused about why someone would even bother. I would have certainly depended on the guidance of someone more knowledgeable than me to ever find it in myself to do anything besides what I’m told or folding under pressure. I propose there’s not much use in pontificating how I could point a finger at an 18 year old and say they fucked up in their decision making because they didn’t get much agency or expression in the chaos, the force of empire, their hormones, and their soup for brains. I think the more interesting thing is to contemplate how important it is that a charismatic leftist is there when push comes to shove to show that there is an option besides barbarism.