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