,*APT] #i ,FROM ,PRIMITIVE ,AFFLU5CE TO ,LABOR-,5SLAV+ ,TE*NOLOGY #aiigaiig ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK ,TEXT 3 ,*APT] #i3 ,FROM ,PRIMITIVE ,AFFLU5CE TO ,LABOR-,5SLAV+ ,TE*NOLOGY ,ONE T5D5CY :I* SURELY BELONGS ON ! ,DEAN'S 5EMIES %ORT LI/ IS Z]O-WORK1 ! CRITIQUE ( WORK AS SU*1 0! NOTION ?AT ! ABOLITION ( WORK IS POSSIBLE & DESIRABLE3 ?AT G5U9E1 UNCONDITION$ NE$S CAN BE MET BY VOLUNT>Y PLAYLIKE ACTIVITY 5JOY$ = ITS [N SAKE0 7,BLACK #a#i#i#fD3 #b#b74 ,Z]O-WORK MAY WELL BE ! ONLY PROGRAMMATIC POSITION %>$ BY EV]YBODY ! ,DEAN T>GETS1 EV5 ,L4 ,SUSAN ,BR[N 7#a#i#i#e74 ,! ,LEFT ,?AT ,WAS NOT ONLY POSIT$ WORK AS A NECESSITY1 IT REG>D$ IT AS ALMO/ A SACRAM5T4 ,& :ILE Z]O-WORK IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS SU* ,BOOK*9 BUGBE>S AS H$ONISM & PRIMITIVISM1 IT COMPLEM5TS !M NICELY4 ,IT IS AN IMPORTANT ,BOOK*9 T>GET1 BUT HE ATTACKS IT ) POT%OTS1 NOT ! USUAL SCATT]%OT4 ,!RE MAY BE SEV]AL REASONS = HIS UN*>ACT]I/IC CIRCUMSPECTION4 ,9 HIS Y\NG] DAYS 70Y\NG]0 BE+1 ( C\RSE1 A RELATIVE T]M71 ,BOOK*9 UND]/OOD ?AT DEAL+ RADICALLY ) :AT HE CALL$ 0TOIL0 WAS A CRUCIAL DIM5SION ( PO/-SC>CITY AN>*ISM3 0,! DI/9CTION BETWE5 PLEASURABLE WORK & ON]\S TOIL %\LD ALWAYS BE KEPT 9 M9D0 7#a#i#g#a3 #i#b74 ,EV5 #be YE>S AGO1 ! PRODUCTIVE =CES HAD DEVELOP$ 0TO A PO9T :]E EV5 TOIL1 NOT ONLY MAT]IAL SC>CITY1 IS BE+ BR\*O-SYNDICALI/S1 ADD$ WORK]S' CONTROL ( PRODUCTION ACCORD+ TO ONE =MULA OR ANO!R4 ,!SE RE=MS1 EV5 IF COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL ON !IR [N T]MS1 FALL %ORT ( ANY QUALITATIVE TRANS=MATION ( ! EXP]I5CE ( PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY4 ,:Y DOESN'T ! ,DEAN JU/ CONTRADICT HIS =M] OP9ION )\T ADMITT+ IT1 AS HE DOES ) SO MANY O!RS8 ,IT MAY BE BECAUSE Z]O-WORK IS ONE DIM5SION ( AVANT-G>DE AN>*ISM :I* ON ,BOOK*9'S T]MS LOOKS PROGRESSIVE NOT REGRESSIVE -- A D\BLE IRONY1 AS HET]ODOX AN>*I/S T5D TO DISBELIEVE 9 PROGRESS4 ,R$UC$ H\RS ( WORK IS AN ANCI5T DEM& ( ! LEFT 7& ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T .<,HUNNICUTT #a#i#h#h.>74 ,M>X CONSID]$ IT ! PRECONDITION ( PASSAGE FROM ! REALM ( NECESSITY TO ! REALM ( FRE$OM 7#a#i#f#g3 #h#b71 JU/ LIKE ,BOOK*9 7,CL>K #a#i#h#d3 #e#e74 ,AN>*I/S AGRE$3 0,! EIKET AN>*I/S ( #ahhf PAID ) !IR LIVES0 7,BLACK #a#i#i#b3 #b#i74 ,OV] A C5TURY AGO1 ,KROPOTK9 >GU$ ?AT IT WAS !N ALREADY POSSIBLE TO R$UCE ! WORK+ DAY TO F\R OR FIVE H\RS1 ) RETIREM5T BY AGE #de OR #e 7#a#i#i#e3 #i#f74 ,:AT W\LD HIS E/IMATE BE TODAY3 #d OR #e M9UTES8 ,S9CE ! ,DEAN BELIEVES 7H[EV] ]RONE\SLY7 ?AT TE*NOLOGICAL PROGRESS R$UCES 0TOIL10 AT LEA/ POT5TIALLY 7#b#f71 HE HAS TO BELIEVE ?AT ! ABOLITION ( WORK IS AN EV]- 9CREAS+LY PRACTICAL POSSIBILITY4 ,HE CAN ONLY CRITICIZE Z]O-WORK]S1 NOT AS REACTION>IES1 BUT AS AHEAD ( !IR TIME4 ,& ?AT DEBUNKS ! :OLE NOTION ( LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM AS A SURR5D] TO ! PREVAIL+ CLIMATE ( REACTION4 ,! ,DEAN MI*I/S HAVE SUPPOS$LY )DRAWN 0FROM ! SOCIAL DOMA9 ?AT =M$ ! PR9CIPAL >5A ( E>LI] AN>*I/S0 7#b7 BECAUSE LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM 0IS CONC]N$ ) A '/YLE' RA!R ?AN A SOCIETY0 7#c#d74 ,BUT = AN OLD ,M>XI/ LIKE ,BOOK*91 LABOR IS ! V]Y ESS5CE ( ! SOCIAL3 0,LABOR1 P]HAPS MORE ?AN ANY S+LE HUMAN ACTIVITY1 UND]P9S CONTEMPOR>Y RELATION%IPS AMONG PEOPLE ON EV]Y LEVEL ( EXP]I5CE0 7#a#i#h#b3 #b#b#d74 ,9 ! IMPORTANCE !Y ATTA* TO ! LABOR PROCESS1 Z]O-WORK]S RESEMBLE TRADITIONAL SOCIALI/S1 NOT 0! GR[+ '9W>DNESS' & N>CISSISM ( ! YUPPIE G5]ATION0 7#i74 ,WORK IS AB\T REAL LIFE1 NOT LIFE/YLE OR HAIR/YLE4 ,F9ALLY1 !RE MI*ISM4 ,W]E HE TO DEAL ) Z]O-WORK ?AT WAY HE W\LD PROBABLY HAVE TO DEAL ) ME4 ,AS ! AU?OR ( 0,! ,ABOLITION ( ,WORK0 7,BLACK #a#i#h#f3 #a#g-#c#c71 A WIDELY READ ESSAY :I* HAS BE5 PUBLI%$ 9 SEV5 LANGUAGES1 & O!R Z]O-WORK WRIT+S 7,BLACK #a#i#i#b3 *4 #a2 #a#i#i#fB71 ,I W\LD BE ! S+LE MO/ CONV5I5T :IPP+-BOY4 ,BUT ,BOOK*9 NEV] REF]S TO ME ) RESPECT TO Z]O-WORK OR ANY?+ ELSE4 ,:AT AM ,I1 *OPP$ LIV]8 ,I CAN ONLY SPECULATE :Y ,I WAS SP>$1 EXCEPT BY IMPLICATION1 ! ,DEAN'S WRA?4 ,! FLATT]+ SUGGE/ION HAS BE5 MADE ?AT HE FE>$ MY POLEMIC P[]S & HOP$ ,I'D IGNORE HIS DIATRIBE UNLESS P]SONALLY PROVOK$ BY IT 7,J>A* #a#i#i#f3 #c74 ,IF SO1 HE MISCALCULAT$4 ,I'M A BETT] FRI5D TO MY FRI5DS ?AN ?AT1 & BESIDES1 ,I LIKE A GOOD FI*O-LIB]AL 9DIVIDUALI/S1 BUT ,I SAID NO?+1 = ,I WAS NOT AN AN>*O-LIB]AL 9DIVIDUALI/2 NEXT !Y CAME = ! MY/ICS1 BUT ,I SAID NO?+1 = ,I WAS NOT A MY/IC2 NEXT !Y CAME = ! PRIMITIVI/S1 BUT ,I SAID NO?+1 = ,I WAS NOT A PRIMITIVI/10 ETC4 ,IF ANY?+1 ,I AM PEEV$ TO BE OV]LOOK$4 ,BOOK*9'S 5EMIES LI/ LOOKS TO BE = ! AN>*I/S ( ! '#iS :AT ,NIXON'S 5EMIES LI/ WAS = ! LIB]ALS ( ! '#gS1 AN HONOR ROLL4 ,I'VE PREVI\SLY FLATT5$ A NOBODY -- HIS NAME DOESN'T MATT] -- :O PU%$ ! SAME L9E AS ,BOOK*9 7,BLACK #a#i#i#b3 #a#h#a-#a#i#c2 ,BLACK @& ,GUND]LOY #a#i#i#b7 AL?\< ?AT ONE ALSO HAPP5$ NOT TO M5TION MY NAME4 ,= ME1 ! POLITICAL IS ! P]SONAL4 ,AN ATTACK UPON ALL IS AN ATTACK UPON ONE4 ,SOLID>ITY =EV] -- OR MAKE MY DAY6 6,NO PAS]AN -- BABY6 ,WE HAVE ALREADY SE5 7,*APT] #i7 H[ ! ,DEAN BLI!LY MISREPRES5TS ! BE/ CURR5T UND]/&+ ( H[1 & H[ LONG1 =AG]S WORK -- IF ?AT IS EV5 ! WORD = :AT !Y DO = A LIV+1 OR RA!R1 = ! LIV+ ?AT !Y DO4 ,AS ,I'VE SUMM>IZ$ ! SITUATION 9 MY BOOK ,FRI5DLY ,FIRE3 ,9 ADDITION TO %ORT] H\RS1 0FLEXTIME0 & ! MORE RELIABLE 0SAFETY NET0 AF=D$ BY FOOD %>+1 =AG]S' WORK IS MORE SATISFY+ ?AN MO/ MOD]N WORK4 ,WE AWAK5 TO ! AL>M CLOCK2 !Y SLEEP A LOT1 NIE S$5T>Y 9 \R BUILD+S 9 \R POLLUT$ CITIES2 !Y MOVE AB\T BREA?+ ! FRE% AIR ( ! OP5 C\NTRY4 ,WE HAVE BOSSES2 !Y HAVE COMPANIONS4 ,\R WORK TYPICALLY IMPLICATES ONE1 OR AT MO/ A FEW HYP]-SPECIALIZ$ SKILLS1 IF ANY2 !IRS COMB9ES H&WORK & BRA9WORK 9 A V]SATILE V>IETY ( ACTIVITIES1 EXACTLY AS ! GREAT ,UTOPIANS CALL$ = 7,BLACK #a#i#i#b3 #c#c74 ,I'VE CIT$ AMPLE SUPPORT+ REF]5CES 9 ?AT BOOK 7:I* ! ,DEAN IS SURELY FAMILI> )1 IF LESS ?AN HAPPY )7 AS ALSO 9 ?IS ONE 7CF4 ,Z]ZAN #a#i#i#d3 #a#g#a-#a#h#e .<,BIBLIOGRAPHY.>74 ,ALL ,BOOK*9 CAN DO IS FULM9ATE ?AT ! PRIMITIVE AFFLU5CE !SIS IS HIPPIE HOKUM1 AN AD HOM9EM 9SULT :I* IS IRRELEVANT AS WELL AS UNTRUE4 ,! ,DEAN IS EQUALLY WRONG AB\T WORK -- & ! RELATION%IP ( TE*NOLOGY TO WORK -- 9 O!R =MS ( SOCIETY4 ,9 ,FRI5DLY ,FIRE ,I SUMM>IZ$ SOME ( ! EVID5CE 7!RE'S LOTS MORE7 ?AT AS TE*NOLOGY ADVANCES1 ! QUANTITY ( WORK 9CREASES & ! QUALITY ( ! WORK EXP]I5CE DECL9ES 7,BLACK #a#i#i#b3 #a#i-#d#a74 ,9 G5]AL1 !RE'S NO SU* ?+ AS LABOR-SAV+ TE*NOLOGY4 ,!RE'S USUALLY1 AT BE/1 ONLY LABOR- RE>RANG+ TE*NOLOGY1 :I* FROM ! WORK]'S P]SPECTIVE IS SORT ( LIKE 0EMIGRAT+ FROM ,ROMANIA TO ,E?IOPIA 9 SE>* ( A BETT] LIFE0 7IBID43 #a#c74 ,CAPITALI/S DEVELOP & DEPLOY NEW TE*NOLOGY1 NOT TO R$UCE LABOR1 BUT TO R$UCE ! PRICE ( LABOR4 ,! HI<] ! TE*1 ! L[] ! WAGES & ! SMALL] ! WORK-=CE4 ,:5 HE DESC5DS FROM DECLAMATION TO DETAIL1 ! ,DEAN EXPOSES HIS IGNORANCE ( ! REAL HI/ORY ( WORK & TE*NOLOGY4 ,! TWO EXAMPLES HE ADDUCES >E EVID5CE 5\<4 ,H]E'S HIS C>TOON HI/ORY ( ,S\!RN AGRICULTURE3 ,9 ! ,S\?1 PLANTATION [N]S NE$$ SLAVE 0H&S0 9 GREAT P>T BECAUSE ! MA*9]Y TO PLANT & PICK COTTON DID NOT EXI/2 9DE$1 ,AM]ICAN T5ANT F>M+ HAS DISAPPE>$ OV] ! PA/ TWO G5]ATIONS BECAUSE NEW MA*9]Y WAS 9TRODUC$ TO REPLACE ! LABOR ( 0FRE$0 BLACK %>E-CROPP]S 7#c#e74 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ,BOOK*9 BLAMES SLAV]Y ON TE*NOLOGICAL BACKW>DNESS1 NOT ON A CAPITALI/ WORLD-SY/EM :I* ASSIGN$ TO ! ,S\? ! FUNCTION ( EXPORT MONOCULTURE4 ,BUT COTTON WAS ( M9OR IMPORTANCE 9 ! L[-TE* COLONIAL ECONOMY ( ! SEV5TE5? & EID #a#i#h#e74 ,AS EV]Y S*OOL*ILD KN[S1 TE*NICAL PROGRESS /R5G!N$ SLAV]Y1 :I* HAD BE5 LANGUI%+1 ) ! CONJUNCTION ( ! COTTON G9 ) ! TEXTILES-BAS$ ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION 9 ,BRITA9 7,S*EIB]1 ,VATT] @& ,FAULKN] #a#i#g#f3 #a#c-#a#c#d74 ,IF :AT ,BOOK*9 SAYS AB\T SLAVEHOLD]S MAKES S5SE1 !NEV]Y RUL+ CLASS IS (F ! HOOK4 ,! PLANTATION [N]S 0NE$$0 SLAVES 09 GREAT P>T0 BECAUSE !Y LACK$ MA*9ES TO DO !IR WORK = !M4 ,PRESUMABLY 9DU/RIALI/S 0NE$$0 *ILD LABOR = ! SAME REASON4 ,A!NIAN CITIZ5S 0NE$$0 SLAVES BECAUSE !IR TE*NOLOGY WAS 9ADEQUATE TO PEEL !IR GRAPES1 GIVE !M BL[JOBS1 & SATISFY ! MANY O!R NE$S ( A CIVIC-M9D$ CITIZ5RY ) AIMS SO L(TY ?AT !Y C\LD NOT BE TR\BL$ ) E>N+ !IR [N KEEP4 0,NE$0 IS SOCIALLY & ECONOMICALLY RELATIVE4 ,NO D\BT ! ,S\!RN PLANT]S & ! ,A!NIAN CITIZ5S NE$$ SLAVES1 BUT DID ! SLAVES NE$ ! ,S\!RN PLANT]S OR ! ,A!NIAN CITIZ5S8 ,! ,DEANS'S O!R EXAMPLE IS ALSO MALADROIT4 ,IT'S ?AT CLASSIC 9/RUM5T ( WOM5'S LIB]ATION1 ! WA%+ MA*9E3 0,MOD]N WORK+ WOM5 ) *ILDR5 C\LD H>DLY DO )\T WA%+ MA*9ES TO RELIEVE !M1 H[EV] M9IMALLY1 FROM !IR DAILY DOME/IC LABORS -- BE=E GO+ TO WORK TO E>N :AT IS (T5 ! GREAT] P>T ( !IR H\SEHOLDS' 9COME0 7#d#i74 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! WA%+ MA*9E RE9=CES ! DOME/IC SEXUAL DIVISION ( LABOR & 5ABLES WOM5 TO BE PROLET>IANIZ$ -- TO 5T] ! PAID LABOR =CE AT ! BOTTOM 7,BLACK #a#i#i#b3 #b#i-#c74 ,?ANKS TO TE*NOLOGY1 MOD]N WORK+ WOM5 GET TO DO ! UNPAID DRUDGE-WORK1 ! 0%AD[ WORK0 7,ILLI* #a#i#h#a7 ( ! PATRI>*AL H\SEHOLD1 PLUS ! UND]PAID CAPITALI/ DRUDGE-WORK ( ! (FICE1 ! RE/AURANT & EV5 ! FACTORY4 ,! WA%+ MA*9E1 & H\SEHOLD TE*NOLOGY 9 G5]AL1 NEV] SAV$ WOM5 ANY LABOR-TIME4 ,IT JU/ RAIS$ P]=MANCE /&>DS 7) A ,MAYTAG1 NO EXCUSE ANY MORE IF Y\R LAUNDRY'S NOT BRIE 7,C[AN #a#i#g#d1 #a#i#h#c74 ,I D\BT ,BOOK*9 DOES HIS [N LAUNDRY1 & NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS AIR+ HIS DIRTY L95 9 PUBLIC4 ,9 ,BOOK*9'S CIVIC ,UTOPIA1 0A HI< PREMIUM W\LD BE PLAC$ ON LABOR-SAV+ DEVICES -- BE !Y COMPUT]S OR AUTOMATIC MA*9]Y -- ?AT W\LD FREE HUMAN BE+S FROM NE$LESS TOIL & GIVE !M UN/RUCTUR$ LEISURE TIME = !IR SELF-CULTIVATION AS 9DIVIDUALS & CITIZ5S0 7#a#i#h#i3 #a#i#g74 ,TO BELIEVE 9 ?AT IS1 = SOMEONE AS IGNORANT AS ,BOOK*91 AN ACT ( FAI?4 ,9 REC5T DECADES PRODUCTIVITY1 DRIV5 BY HI< TE*NOLOGY F> BEYOND ANY?+ ! ,DEAN ANTICIPAT$1 HAS 9CREAS$ PRODIGI\SLY -- MORE ?AN D\BL+ S9CE #aidh 7,S*OR #a#i#i#a3 #a-#b1 #e1 #b#i74 ,ODDLY 5\<1 NOT EV5 0MAT]IAL SC>CITY10 MU* LESS 0TOIL10 HAS DIM9I%$4 ,REAL 9COME HAS FALL5 AT ! SAME TIME H\RS ( WORK HAVE 9CREAS$ 7,BLACK #a#i#i#d3 #c#a-#c#b2 ,BLACK #a#i#i#fB3 #d#e74 ,EV5 ! ,DEAN HAS NOTIC$1 LIT]ALLY ON PAGE ONE1 0! GR[+ IMPOV]I%M5T ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE0 AT ! SAME TIME ?AT 0! 9T5SITY ( EXPLOITATION HAS =C$ PEOPLE 9 GR[+ NUMB]S TO ACCEPT A WORK WEEK TYPICAL ( ! LA/ C5TURY0 7#a74 ,:AT HE HASN'T NOTIC$ IS ?AT ! P>ADOX ( MORE PROGRESS1 MORE PRODUCTIVITY1 MORE POV]TY & MORE WORK CALLS HIS ESS5TIALLY ,M>XI/ CELEBRATION ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! PRODUCTIVE =CES1 AS HE MIE 9H]5TLY DOM9E]+ & ECOLOGICALLY DANG]\S0 7#c#d71 BUT HE CANNOT IMAG9E ?AT !Y 9CREASE & WORS5 WORK4 ,REALLY HE JU/ DOESN'T C>E4 ,HE HASN'T DEVOT$ ANY SU/A9$ ATT5TION TO WORK S9CE ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM 7#a#i#g#a74 ,AFT] #be YE>S AS A COLLEGE BUREAUCRAT1 ! FACTORY IS A DI/ANT MEMORY4 ,HIS #aihi PRIM] SUMM>IZ+ HIS VIEWS ON REMAK+ SOCIETY DEVOT$ ALL ( TWO S5T5CES TO WORK ) BUT A P]FUNCTORY AFFIRMATION ( ROTATION ( TASKS 7#a#i#h#i3 #a#i#e74 ,ALL ,BOOK*9 C>ES AB\T ANY MORE IS POLITICS & ECOLOGY1 9 ?AT ORD]4 ,PROVID$ A TE*NOLOGY IS NEI!R 0DOM9E]+0 NOR 0DANG]\S10 ITS IMPACT ON WORK MEANS NO?+ TO HIM4 ,NO?+ BETT] DRAMATIZES ! ,DEAN'S SELF-DECEPTION & IRRELEVANCE ?AN ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 HIS F]VOR = POLITICS & HIS 9DIFF]5CE TO WORK4 ,HE BELIEVES1 BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BELIEVE1 ?AT 0SELDOM 9 REC5T MEMORY HAS !RE BE5 A MORE COMPELL+ POPUL> S5TIM5T = A NEW POLITICS0 7#e#i74 ,?AT CONTRADICTS HIS *>ACT]IZATION ( ! EPO* AS PRIVATI/IC1 P]SONALI/IC & APOLITICAL4 ,! TRU? IS ?AT SELDOM 9 REC5T MEMORY HAS !RE BE5 A MORE COMPELL+ S5TIM5T = NO POLITICS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WORK IS IF ANY?+ MORE SALI5T1 IF LESS LIK$1 9 ! LIVES ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE ?AN IT'S BE5 9 DECADES4 ,LONG] H\RS1 L[] REAL 9COMES1 & EMPLOYM5T 9SECURITY HAVE DONE NO?+ TO COMP5SATE = ! JOYLESS & (T5 HUMILIAT+ EXP]I5CE ( ! WORK ITSELF4 ,9 ! #a#i#fS ,BOOK*91 EV] AL]T TO SNIFF+ \T POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y S\RCES ( SOCIAL MALAISE1 EXPRESS$ APPROVAL ( ! Y\NG] G5]ATION'S CONTEMPT = ! WORK TRAP 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#g3 #e#d1 #f#a2 #a#i#g#a3 #a#g#e-#a#g#f2 CF4 #a#i#i#d3 #c74 ,BUT :ILE O!R ,BOOK*9-APPROV$ T5D5CIES1 LIKE Y\? CULTURE1 W]E RECUP]AT$1 A WID5+ REVOLT AGA9/ WORK BECAME A P]SI/5T FEATURE ( ! ,AM]ICAN WORKPLACE 7,DE,LEON #a#i#i#f3 #a#i#f-#a#i#g2 ,Z]ZAN #a#i#h#h3 #a#g-#a#h#c74 ,SPONTANE\S & ACEPHAL\S1 IT C\LD NEI!R BE B\Y =CE 7,BLACK #a#i#i#fA74 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aiif 3 ,*APT] #i -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,NOVEMB] #b#i1 #bb 3 ,*APT] #i -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/