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,COMMODITY EXPANSION HAS ALWAYS HELD HUMAN HOPES AT >MS' L5G? ONLY TO ?R[ !M D[N AT PRECISELY ! PLACE :]E !IR 9T]E/ WAN$4 ,AL?\< IT OP5S1 9 !OCRATIC1 FEUDAL1 OR BUREAUCRATIC REAL E/ATE SPECULAT+1 A BREA* ( FRE$OM1 IT MU/ KN[ ?AT IT HAS ALREADY CLOS$ UP ON ! USE ?AT ! P>5!SES ( M>KETABILITY C\LD HAVE MADE ( IT4 

,:AT DO !SE PASSIONS DISCOV]1 BY LEAP+ OV] ! WALL1 !SE PASSIONS ?AT RAG$ AGA9/ ! OPPRESSION ( RIGID LAWS1 M9D-SUFFOCAT+ TRADITIONS1 MORAL RIGOR1 NEUROTIC 9HIBITION8 ,!Y DISCOV] ! NE$ TO PAY = !SE NEW RI<TS ( TRANSGRESSION4 ,& SO LIB]T9AGE GIV+ GOOD REASON TO ,PURITANISM1 AS LIB]ALISM GIVES JU/IFICATION TO TYRANNY1 AS ! LEFT GIVES TO ! RI<T1 AS ! REVOLUTION GIVES TO DESPOTISM1 PEACE TO W>1 HEAL? TO SICKNESS4 

,& LET NO ONE 9VOKE H]E ! EFFECT ( A SO-CALL$ NATURAL LAW3 IT'S NO?+ BUT ! EFFECTS ( COMM]CE AT PLAY H]E4 ,! PREPOND]ANCE ( EX*ANGE HAS IMPOS$ ITS M>KET-/RUCTURE ON BEHAVIORS1 ON MORALS1 ON WAYS ( ?9K+1 ON SOCIETY4 ,IT'S SO OBVI\S TODAY1 9 FACT1 ?AT EV]Y DOMA9 -- IDEOLOGICAL1 POLITICAL1 >TI/IC1 MORAL1 CULTURAL1 REPRESSIVE OR 9SURRECTIONAL -- IS PU%$1 BY ! BANKRUPTCY ( ! ECONOMY1 9TO A SLUMP 9 RATES1 A DROP 9 VALUES1 A WE>9ESS ( (F]S & REQUE/S1 A LACK ( DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! RI<T SIDE & ! WRONG SIDE1 ! MOD]N & ! ANCI5T1 ! 9-/YLE & ! =GOTT54 

,! ,5D ( ! ,TIME ( ! ,APOCALYPSE 

  

,UP TO & 9CLUD+ ITS 9DU/RIAL EXPANSION1 ! AGR>IAN 5CLOSURE HAS OOZ$ ) ! RAGE & T]ROR ( BESIEG$ LIFE & CITIES4 ,NI<T & DAY1 ! APOCALYPSE LOOMS AT ! GATES ( ! CITY4 ,& FROM ANY HORIZON1 AT ANY 9/ANT1 ! FIRE ( DE/RUCTION MI<T BUR/ UP1 & ON W\LD ?9K ONE MI<T S5SE AN APPEASEM5T :5 AT LA/ ! HORDES ( PILLAG]S1 H]$IT>Y 5EMIES1 RIOT]S1 ETC41 F9ALLY %[ UP1 :5 EPIDEMIC1 NUCLE> OR *EMICAL DEA? COMES AT LA/1 FULFILL+ ITS PROMISE4 

,IT'S TRUE ?AT1 LIV+ 9 FE> ( ! D\BLE-$G$ SWORD1 !Y KILL ) D\BLE-$G$ SWORDS1 & SEAL !MSELVES UP 9 ! RITUAL ( SACRIFICE1 EXPIATION1 & V5GEANCE4 ,!SE >E NEV] ANY?+ BUT !IR [N GOBS ( SPIT1 FALL+ BACK 9TO !IR M\?S4 ,! FIRE ?AT DEV\RS !M IS ! FIRE !Y LIT1 OR AT LEA/ :I* />TS UP1 )9 !M & >\ND !M1 ! ME*ANICAL HEAT+ UP ( LIFE R$UC$ TO WORK4 

,AT ! TURN+ PO9TS ( HI/ORY1 RI<T :]E COMMODITY EXPANSION GETS UP SPE$ & BREAKS ! LE?>GY ( AGR>IAN SOCIETIES1 ! LI<TS ( ! APOCALYPSE />T BL9K+ ) GREAT] BRI<TNESS4 ,! SUCCESSION ( ECONOMIC CRISES & ( UPHEAVALS ?AT !Y CAUSE HAS NEV] FAIL$ TO BL[ ) !IR F\L M\?S ! TRUMPETS ( ! 5D-TIMES1 & ?OSE TIMES HAVE 5D$ SO (T5 ?AT !RE'S NO?+ LEFT TO EXPECT FROM !M TODAY1 :E!R !Y >E HAPPY OR UNHAPPY 5D+S4 

,! APOCALYPSE HAS COME TO PASS ) ! C5TURY ?AT SAW1 LOOM+ ON ! HORIZON1 DISGUIS$ AS ECONOMIC CRISIS1 A CRISIS ( ! ECONOMY1 A MUTATION ( CIVILIZATION4 ,?IS IS NO LONG] ! FE> ( A CATACLYSM :I* W\LD 9CITE TO RE=MS & :I* W\LD GUIDE US T[>DS REVOLUTIONS ?AT IT C\LD ONLY PRE-PROGRAM ! FAILURE (4 ,A SELF-CONFID5CE IS REK9DL$ LITTLE BY LITTLE1 AS IF EV]Y?+ ?AT AWAK5S PEOPLE TO ! 9NOC5CE & EXUB]ANCE ( LIFE W]E RALLY+ TO ITSELF ! UNC]TA91 9DIVIDUAL & DAILY QUE/ = AN ABSOLUTE 5JOYM5T4 ,! MUTATION ?AT IS UND]WAY WILL LEAVE BEH9D ! EXPIR$ CYCLE ( A HI/ORY :]E9 REVOLUTION & REPRESSION NEV] DID ANY?+ BUT OBEY ! DIA/OLE & SY/OLE ( ! BEAT+ HE>T ( ! COMMODITY 9 ALL ITS =MS & /ATES4 

,! ,PREHI/ORY ( ,COMM]CE 

  

,IF AGRICULTURE & COMM]CE PRESID$ OV] ! BIR? ( HI/ORY1 !IR PREHI/ORY COMPRISES BO? ! CONDITIONS ?AT MADE !IR DEVELOPM5T POSSIBLE -- BUT NOT NECESS>Y -- AS WELL AS COMPRIS+ ! LIFE /YLES ?AT SU* A DEVELOPM5T PU%ES 9TO ! IMPOSSIBLE SO COMPLETELY ?AT 9 ORD] TO MAKE CONJECTURES AB\T !M Y\'D HAVE TO REMEMB] ! 9V]SION ( BEHAVIORS IMPOS$ BY ! ECONOMY TAK+ P[]4 

,! HUNT+ PRES]VES1 M>K$ \T & DELIMIT$ BY ! MESOLI?IC HUNT]S1 ANN\NC$ ! AGR>IAN 5CLOSURE1 & /ILL BETRAY A PR$OM9ANT ANIMALNESS1 AS MU* BY ! PRACTICE ( PR$ATION AS BY ! NE$ TO M>K T]RITORY4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE EXI/S A WILL TO HUMANITY 9 ! >T ( AVOID+ CONFRONTATION BETWE5 TWO GR\PS ?AT BO? COVET ! SAME GAME-RI* REGION4 ,WE KN[ H[ COMM5SALITY1 EXOGAMY1 ! EX*ANGE ( A FEW DROPS ( BLOOD1 SEEMS TO SUCCE$ 9 PUTT+ TOGE!R 9 ONE & ! SAME FLE% TWO DI/9CT BE+S & COMMUNITIES1 9 SU* A WAY ?AT ! H>M DONE TO ! ONE IS ALSO AN 9JURY TO ! O!R1 & ?AT ! GOOD ( ONE IS A PR(USION ( 5JOYM5TS = ALL4 

,FOOD EAT5 TOGE!R1 C\PL+S1 ! MIX+ ( BLOOD1 OP]AT$ A C>NAL AL*EMY1 :I* ALL LOV]S FROM ALL TIME REMEMB]1 ! UNION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE BODIES4 ,*YLE1 SP]M1 & ! O!R VITAL FLUIDS DI/ILL ! QU9TESS5CE ( ! PLEASURE ( BE+ TOGE!R )\T /OPP+ BE+ ONESELF4 

,W\LD ANYONE D5Y ?AT ! CU/OM ( GIV+ & RECEIV+ FOOD1 LOVE1 & BLOOD1 :I* IS ! :IRLPOOL ( LIFE1 SKET*$ \T AN EVOLUTION 9 ! HE>T ( :I* NO?+ WAS EXCLUD$ ?AT GAVE A BASIS = SOCIAL H>MONY1 & A HUMANITY :I* DEVELOPS ITS CREATIVE ORGANIZATION 9 ! SAME WAY AS ! M9]AL1 VEGETABLE1 & ANIMAL K+DOMS DEVELOP$ !IR ADAPTIVE ORGANIZATION8 ,IS IT NOT FROM !RE ?AT COLLECTIVE MEMORY HAS DRAWN ITS NO/ALGIA = A SOCIETY :OSE RHY?M WAS M>K$ BY ! RESPIRATION ( LIFE8 ,A SOCIETY :I* NE$S NO CON/RA9TS TO MAKE SURE ?AT BLOOD WASN'T SPILL$ EV]Y:]E1 A SOCIETY :]E LOVE /&S \T & IS REBORN )\T S[+ HATR$ & SCORN1 A SOCIETY :]E ! RI<T TO EAT1 TO HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE1 TO W&]1 TO EXPRESS ONESELF1 TO PLAY1 TO MEET UP1 TO C>ESS1 DO NOT FALL B5EA? ! BL[S ( A P]MAN5T BLACKMAIL4 

,! 5JOYM5T ( ! SELF & ( O!RS1 ! 0AL*EMICAL W$D+S0 ) NATURE1 ! PURSUIT ( PLEASURE 9 ! LABYR9? ( DIV]G5T DESIRES -- SU* >E ! PROJECTS ?AT >E BE+ CONFUS$LY UND]TAK5 N[1 H]E AT ! DAWN ( A HI/ORY ?AT AB&ON$ !M TO DREAMS1 S9CE D\BTLESS !Y W]E 9CAPABLE ( RESOLV+ ! PROBLEM ( DEMOGRAPHIC & CLIMACTIC UPHEAVAL \TSIDE ( AN AGR>IAN ECONOMY ?AT ASSUR$ ! SURVIVAL ( A FEW AT ! EXP5SE ( ! MANY4 

,EV]Y?+ ?AT SURVIV$ CLUNG TO VAGUE PROMISES ( BRO!RHOOD1 EQUALITY1 G5]OSITY1 & LOVE1 :I* RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY GU>D$ 9T5TLY1 LIKE BABY RATTLES1 AT ! BOTTOM ( !IR BAGS4 ,!IR HEAT RADIATES /ILL 9 ! HE>TS ( *ILDR5 & LOV]S1 & EV5 9 \R LANGUAGE WE KEEP ! MEMORY ( AN ORIG9AL HAPP9ESS1 AS ONE CAN SEE :5 9 ! MO/ FROZ5 ( N\NS !RE IS EVOK$ AN ]OTIC RELATION%IP3 0TO HAVE BUS9ESS ) SOMEONE01 OR A FRI5DLY ONE3 0,TO DO GOOD BUS9ESS40 

,:AT DOES ! UNUSUAL REMNANT ( LOVE & FRI5D%IP MEAN ANYMORE :5 CONSID]$ 9 ! LOGIC1 H>DLY-LIKABLE1 ( ! PR9CIPLE 0BUS9ESS IS BUS9ESS08 ,! MEMORY ( ,LIFE HAUNTS ! V]Y =M :I* HAS /RIPP$ IT ( SUB/ANCE4 

,) ! 0NEOLI?IC EVOLUTION0 ( ! ECONOMY1 ! PROLIF]ATION ( LIFE MOVES ASIDE TO MAKE WAY = ! PROLIF]ATION ( COMMODITIES4 ,= ! SYMBIOSIS ( ?+S & BE+S1 = ! OSMOSIS ( ! DIFF]5T SPECIES1 IS SUB/ITUT$ 0COMM]CE01 9 ! MOD]N S5SE ( ! T]M1 A LUCRATIVE EX*ANGE ( GOODS PRODUC$ BY LABOR4 

,! BODY TO BODY FEEL :]E9 T5D]NESS REPLAC$ BE/IAL VIOL5CE LITTLE BY LITTLE NO LONG] 9SPIRES 9 MORALS A SWEETNESS & SL[NESS :]E CONFLICTS CAN BE CLE>$ UP4 ,!RE'S NO LONG] ANY GE/URES1 ANY ?9K+1 ANY ATTITUDE1 ANY PROJECT1 :I* DOESN'T 5T] 9TO A RELATION%IP ORD]$ BY LI/ :]E EV]Y?+ MU/ BE PAID = BY TRADE1 CO91 SACRIFICE1 SUBMISSION1 REW>D1 PUNI%M5T1 V5GEANCE1 COMP5SATION1 DEBT1 REMORSE1 ANGUI%1 SICKNESS1 SUFF]+1 DECOMPRESSION1 DEA?4 

,! EMPT9ESS ( AN 5DLESS ANGUI% DEV\RS ! BODY1 SO NATURALLY BUILT TO FILL ) LIFE EV]Y TIME 5JOYM5T FILLS IT ) JOY4 ,ITS 5]GY IS EXHAU/$ BY ! EF=TS ( WORK+1 ITS SUB/ANCE IMPRISON$ 9 AN AB/RACT =M1 ITS GAZE TURNS AWAY FROM ITSELF LIKE FROM SOME?+ DISGU/+1 & FIXES ITSELF UPON ! 9F9ITE SILL9ESS ( ! HEAV5LY M&ATES4 

,! 9DIVIDUAL ID5TIFIES HIM OR H]SELF ) ! ANONYM\S PRICES ?AT HE OR %E PRODUCES & :I* >E PRODUC$ 9 HIS OR H] NAME4 ,ASIDE FROM A FEW PASSIONS ?AT /ILL HOLDS TOGE!R !IR LO/ LIVES1 ! 9DIVIDUAL IS NO?+ BUT COMMODITIES -- HE OR %E HAS A USE VALUE1 :I* MAKES HIM OR H] ! S]VILE 9/RUM5T ( ! MO/ DIV]SE WORK1 & AN EX*ANGE VALUE1 TO ! B5EFIT ( :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL BUYS & SELLS HIM OR H] SELF LIKE A PAIR ( BOOTS4 ,& SO ?AT'S H[ COMM]CE HAS TAK5 ! PLACE ( ! G5IUS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL UP TO ! PRES5T1 :5 JOBLESSNESS ?R[S !M 9 ! REJECT PILE1 :5 ! MONET>Y CRISES DEVALUE !M1 & :5 !Y ASSURE !MSELVES1 ALMO/ BY A K9D ( SELF-HYPNOSIS1 ?AT !IR VALUE IS UNIQUE1 9COMP>ABLE1 & )\T PRICE4 

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