typhotic iceberg 煙霧冰山

(the fulmination of everyday strife 日常生氣的暴言)

gong ming – to understand together; pronounced the same as the word for “resonance” in Mandarin.

共明 – 共同明白;和「共鳴」同音。

knowledgeshare – like a skillshare, but for knowledge on theory. The goal is not to educate the masses under the role of an expert, to have inflammatory discourse with your comrades to prove your superiority in knowledge, or to remain in a stagnant echo chamber without criticism, but to create a genuinely reciprocal and challenging exchange of ideas—to refine your political understanding of the world together.

心得分享 – 跟技能分享一樣,但分享的是理論心得。目的不是以專家的身分來教育大眾、不是為了證明自己的心得優越跟同志們挑撥離間、也不是留在停滯缺乏批評的回聲室,而是創造真正互惠和有挑戰性的思想交流—來互相精煉彼此在政治方面對世界的理解。

a moment of parrhesia 瞬間暴言

i am sick of seeing the same zines passed around to the same people. i am sick of “discussing” theory with people who only selectively read and speak to reinforce their own beliefs. i am sick of “comrades” who believe they have the authority to tell me how to think. i am sick of “comrades” who believe they have the right not to think.

我實在受不了再繼續看同樣的獨立刊物在同樣的人群中傳閱。我實在受不了再繼續跟閱讀或說話的時候只想增強堅信的人一起「討論」理論。我實在受不了認為有權告訴我如何思考的「同志」。我實在受不了認為有權拒絕思考的「同志」。

But I refuse to believe that I must be like them in order to find comrades. I refuse to believe that I will never find the deep affinity that I want. I refuse to let 4+ years of burnt bridges and failed projects hold me back. I am going to take a good hard look at reality and demand the impossible once again.

但我拒絕相信我必須要像他們一樣才能找得到同志。我拒絕相信我永遠找不到心中理想的深切同寅。我拒絕讓四年多的毀斷後路和失敗項目變成我的阻擋。我要好好審視現實,再次要求不可能的事。

a shout into the void 無人理的呼喊

I wish for Gong Ming Knowledgeshare to be a decentralized union of egoists. I wish to share knowledge through one-on-one discussions with everyone in the union; depending on the limits of people's interest, affinity and capacity, there may or may not be group discussions. The theory we discuss does not have to come from a book. The frequency of discussion is not important to me—what I'm after is quality. If you're in, then come find me.

我希望共明心得分享會是個去中心化的利己主義者聯盟。我希望跟聯盟中每一個人有一對一的心得分享;取決於人家的興趣、同寅和能力的限制,可能會有小組討論,也可能不會。討論的理論不需要從書本來。討論的次數對我不重要—我要的是質量。想來就來找我。