Application of "Weak Theories"

I was intrigued by the idea of teaching & applying "weak theories" to the notion of alternative economies. I think that being critical in academia is important, because it is always empowering to challenge hegemonic ideologies in order to get a sense of the root of social issues. However, it is easy to get paranoid about a daunting task to overcome a system that has remained in place for centuries and is perpetuated in everyday life. I find it rather sensical to attack these social issues in a new fashion, in the sense that practicing the new ideals is key to creating space for change. 

That's what is meant by performative practices...creating the spaces and communities in which we wish to live by actually acting in the manner that we find peaceful and beneficial. This conclusion seems almost too simple to work, but then again it is this idea of "weak theory"...to apply an idealistic aspect in spite of the critique. Without trying to form these ideals in our reality, there becomes no chance to even study the practices in actuality, so we can't even tell how application would produce effects if there is no attempt at change. I think using alternatives rather than simply discussing them & critiquing them is empowering in that society may actually face some sort of revolution under the new attitudes & mannerisms adopted through new ideas in practice.

In addition to this, it is important to step away from the reification of capitalism in society and claiming that capitalism is the basis for which everyone operates. Dismantling capitalist notions is another ground on which to build alternative economies into the social fabric. 

"Our interest in building new worlds involves making credible those diverse practices that satisfy needs, regulate consumption, generate surplus, and maintain and expand the commons, so that community economies in which interdependence between people and environments is ethically negotiated can be recognized now and constructed in the future" (Gibson-Graham).