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Hello all, I am wondering can you point me to reading material or share ideas on how manifacure of medicine(and other things currently requiring complex supply chains) can be achieved in anarchist society?

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[–] Agosagror@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

I've been waiting to reshare this link!!!

https://fourthievesvinegar.org/

Its very, very out there, but they have developed solutions for manufacturing cure for hep B, etc cheaply and effectively using stuff you can get cheaply - or steal. They also have a full suite for, exploring production pathways and refining them. They do a lot and at some point I'll put together a Lemmy post about them and what they do, if you are a scientist/developer they really need those skills!

This, unlike other examples which will be posted in this thread, is a good example of direct action. And I feel looking at examples like this is a much better way to understanding anarchist societies, since we seek to build a new world inside the old - and eventually supersede the old one.

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 hours ago

I actually use their technology to look into the complexity of certain medications, and how many steps it would take to create (drug). The thing is, a shocking amount of things are very, very simple to create, and would take hardly any effort.

I hate how cheap it is to make the ADHD medication I need, and how controlled the process is.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

The guy who heads that gave a fantastic Defcon talk showing it in action.