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,! MANY PEOPLE :O CONSPIR$ TO COMMIT !SE REBEL /ORIES TO PAP] & GET !M 9TO Y\R H&S HAVE BE5 ?\<TFUL 5\< TO PROVIDE Y\ ) ONE P>T+ EXAMPLE ( AN>*Y3 ! BOOK ITSELF4 ,IMAG9E ! DEC5TRALIZ$ NETWORK1 ! H>MONI\S *AOS1 ! CONFLU5CE ( LIB]AT$ DESIRES1 ?AT MADE IT POSSIBLE4 ,) PASSION & DET]M9ATION MILLIONS ( PEOPLE BREA!D LIFE 9TO ! /ORIES WE PRES5T1 & MANY ( !M /RUGGL$ EV5 PA/ ! PO9T ( C]TA9 DEFEAT 9 ! HOPES !IR UTOPIAS MI<T 9SPIRE FUTURE G5]ATIONS4 ,HUNDR$S ( O!R PEOPLE DOCUM5T$ !SE WORLDS & KEPT !M ALIVE 9 \R M9DS4 ,A DOZ5 MORE CAME TOGE!R TO $IT1 DESIGN1 & ILLU/RATE ! BOOK1 & EV5 MORE COLLABORAT$ ) PRO(READ+1 PR9T+1 & DI/RIBUT+ IT4 ,WE HAVE NO BOSS1 NOR >E WE GETT+ PAID TO DO ?IS4 ,9 FACT1 ! BOOK IS PRIC$ AT CO/ & \R GOAL 9 DI/RIBUT+ IT IS NOT TO MAKE MONEY1 BUT TO %>E IT ) Y\4 

,PUBLI%+ IS AN 5T]PRISE WE W]E SUPPOS$ TO LEAVE TO ! PR(ESSIONALS1 & BOOKS W]E SOME?+ WE W]E SUPPOS$ TO BUY & CONSUME1 NOT TO MAKE \RSELVES4 ,BUT WE =G$ \RSELVES ! P]MISSION SLIP TO PURSUE ?IS PROJECT1 & WE HOPE TO %[ ?AT Y\ CAN TOO4 ,IT CAN BE TEMPT+ TO PRES5T SU* AMBITI\S PROJECTS AS MAGICALLY F9AL PRODUCTS1 LEAV+ ! READ] TO GUESS H[ WE DID IT & REVEL+ 9 ! ILLUSION \RSELVES2 H[EV] SOMETIMES IT'S BETT] TO LET AN 9OPPORTUNE GU/ ( W9D BL[ 91 SWEEP UP ! CURTA9S1 & REVEAL ! MA*9ATIONS BACK/AGE4 ,?IS BOOK1 !N1 PROVES TO BE NO DIFF]5T FROM ALL ! O!R EXAMPLES ILLUM9AT$ H]E91 9 ?AT ITS CREATION WAS ALSO A MATT] ( CON/RUCTIVE CONFLICT4 ,! COLLECTION ( PEOPLE IMM$IATELY RESPONSIBLE = PUBLI%+ IT IS NOT A HOMOG5E\S CIRCLE1 BUT RA!R 9CLUDES $ITORIAL GR\PS ) DI/9CT MODES ( OP]ATION1 & A PRIM>Y AU?OR = :OM WRIT+ IS AN 9DIVIDUAL ACTIVITY4 ,BECAUSE ( DIFF]]+ NE$S & OP9IONS1 SOME PEOPLE C\LD NOT SEE ?IS PROJECT ?R\< TO ITS 5D1 BUT AS AN>*I/S !Y W]E FREE TO LEAVE ! GR\P :5 IT WAS 9 !IR 9T]E/S1 & !Y HAD ALREADY AFFECT$ ! MANUSCRIPT 9 GOOD WAYS4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ?ANKS TO A FLEXIBILITY ( ORGANIZATION1 ! PROJECT C\LD GO =W>D4 

,AS ! 9DIVIDUALI/ 9 ?IS GR\P1 ,I LE>N$ & DEVELOP$ 9 WAYS ,I W\LD NOT HAVE HAD ,I BE5 WORK+ 9 AN AU?ORIT>IAN GR\P4 ,) A TRADITIONAL PUBLI%]1 ,I W\LD BE =C$ TO CONC$E :5EV] A DISAGREEM5T >OSE1 NOT BECAUSE ,I HAD BE5 CONV9C$ ( !IR PO9T ( VIEW BUT BECAUSE !Y CONTROLL$ MORE RES\RCES & C\LD DET]M9E :E!R ! BOOK W\LD MAKE IT TO PR9T OR NOT4 ,BUT ) \R HORIZONTAL >RANGEM5T1 ,I C\LD RECEIVE CRITICISM ?AT ,I KNEW WAS 9T5D$ TO DEVELOP ! BOOK TO ITS \T]MO/ POT5TIAL1 RA!R ?AN JU/ TO MAKE IT SELL BETT] 9 A DUMB$-D[N M>KET4 

,GRANT$1 PUBLI%+ A BOOK IS NOT ! MO/ AMAZ+ A*IEVEM5T1 & ! WEE PAP] ?+ C]TA9LY ISN'T AB\T TO /ORM ! ,W9T] ,PALACE1 FEI/Y AS IT IS1 BUT ONE ( \R MO/ BASIC PO9TS IS ?AT AN>*Y IS MU* MORE COMMONPLACE ?AN WE'VE BE5 L$ TO BELIEVE4 ,& HELL1 IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK1 SO CAN Y\4 

,ALSO LIKE ! O!R /ORIES WE'VE TOLD H]E1 ! /ORY ( \R /ORYTELL+ CONTA9S ITS [N WEAKNESSES4 ,WE'D LIKE TO BE ! FIR/ TO PO9T !M \T4 ,UNAVOIDABLY1 A C\PLE ?+S >E MISS+4 ,ONE IS A MATT] ( REALISM4 ,:ILE MAK+ ?IS BOOK WE'VE TRI$ NOT TO ROMANTICIZE ! EXAMPLES1 ?\< CLE>LY !SE PAGES DO NOT PROVIDE ! SPACE = A FULL ANALYSIS ( ! /R5G?S & WEAKNESSES ( EA* CIT$ REVOLUTION OR SOCIAL EXP]IM5T4 ,H[EV] WE WANT$ TO GIVE SOME 9DICATION ( ! ABUNDANCE ( COMPLEXITIES & DIFFICULTIES LURK+ B5EA? ! SURFACE ( EV]Y EXAMPLE ( AN>*Y4 ,BUT IF ! BOOK IS AT ALL SUCCESSFUL1 IF Y\ READ]S DO NOT SIMPLY SAY1 ,OH1 ?AT'S NICE1 AN>*Y IS POSSIBLE1 & !N GO BACK TO Y\R LIVES1 BUT 9/EAD Y\ ACTUALLY >M Y\RSELVES ) ?IS KN[L$GE TO PLUNGE 9TO ! CREATION ( AN AN>*I/ WORLD1 Y\ WILL QUICKLY DISCOV] = Y\RSELVES H[ DIFFICULT IT IS4 

,! TRU? IS1 SOMETIMES AN>*Y DOESN'T WORK4 ,SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T LE>N H[ TO COOP]ATE1 OR A C]TA9 GR\P NEV] F9DS A WAY TO %>E RESPONSIBILITIES1 OR 9FI<T+ LEAVES AN 5TIRE MOVEM5T FLATFOOT$ & UNABLE TO SURVIVE ! GRAVE PRESSURES ( ! WORLD >\ND IT4 ,EV5 SOME ( ! EXAMPLES DESCRIB$ 9 ?IS BOOK EV5TUALLY FELL AP>T DUE TO !IR [N 9T]NAL FAIL+S4 ,9 O!R CASES A LIB]AT$ COMMUNITY WILL BE BRUTALLY REPRESS$1 A SQUATT$ SOCIAL C5T] CREAT+ A BUBBLE ( FRE$OM FROM /ATE & CAPITAL WILL BE KICK$ \T BY ! L&LORD1 OR ! /ATE WILL F9D SOME EXCUSE TO LOCK Y\ UP = P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! /RUGGLE TO CREATE A NEW WORLD4 

,MANY PEOPLE :O F\<T = AN>*Y 5D$ UP DEAD & DEFEAT$1 OR SIMPLY DEMORALIZ$4 ,& !IR SACRIFICES WILL NOT BE CELEBRAT$ UNLESS WE WRITE ?AT HI/ORY \RSELVES1 TO LE>N FROM !IR FAILURES & BE 9SPIR$ BY :AT !Y WON4 

,ANO!R FAIL+ ( ?IS BOOK IS ?AT WE HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO ROMANTICIZE !SE EXAMPLES 5\<4 ,I'M AFRAID \R MEEKLY ATTEMPT$ OBJECTIVITY OMITS H[ 9SPIR+ IT FEELS TO PUT AN>*Y 9TO PRACTICE1 DESPITE ALL ! DIFFICULTIES4 ,! /ORIES H]E >E REAL1 ON A LEVEL DEEP] ?AN ! FOOTNOTES1 ! *RONICLE ( DATES & NAMES1 CAN EXPRESS4 ,SOME ( !SE /ORIES ,I HAVE LIV$ MYSELF1 & !Y >E WRAPP$ UP 9 ! V]Y WRIT+ ( ! BOOK4 ,! T$I\S SATISFACTION ( ORGANIZ+ 9FO%OPS & LE>N+ H[ TO USE CONS5SUS1 9 DEFIANCE ( ! /IFL+ PSY*OLOGICAL T]RA9 ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 WAS MY 9SPIRATION = />T+ A BOOK AB\T :AT AN AN>*I/ WORLD W\LD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE4 ,?\< ,I /ILL HAV5'T F9I%$ ?AT PROJECT1 IT L$ ME TO RESE>* :AT AN>*Y ALREADY HAD LOOK$ LIKE4 ,ON A P>K B5* 9 ,B]L91 TAK+ A BREAK FROM /UDY+ ! AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T ( ?AT CITY1 ,I SKET*$ AN \TL9E = ?IS NEW BOOK1 & A C\PLE WEEKS LAT]1 9 ,*RI/IANIA1 ,I SAW H[ AN 5TIRE NEI<BORHOOD LIV+ 9 AN>*Y SEEMS P]FECTLY ORD9>Y4 

,IT OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT ,I MI<T 5C\NT] MANY MORE LIV+ HI/ORIES IF ,I LOOK$4 ,OV] ! NEXT YE> ,I W5T TO A SEV5TY-FIVE-YE>-OLD AN>*I/ CAMP 9 ! ,NE!RL&S1 & WAD$ 9TO A CONT9UITY ( /RUGGLE 9 :I* ! PA/ DOES NOT IMPRISON ! PRES5T1 BUT F]TILIZES IT4 ,I /OOD 9 PROV9CIAL ,UKRA9IAN T[NS ?AT ONCE OV]?REW AU?ORITY & TRI$ TO IMAG9E H[ !Y LOOK$1 G>D5$ 9 AN AN>*I/ VILLAGE 9 ! M\NTA9S ( ,ITALY & FELT D[N TO MY V]Y BONES :AT ! ABOLITION ( WORK MEANS4 ,AS ,I TRAVEL$ ,I CORRESPOND$ ) ONE ( MY BE/ FRI5DS AS HE W5T (F TO ,OAXACA = SIX MON?S & P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! REBELLION !RE4 

,APPROPRIATELY 5\<1 ,I F9I%$ MY WRIT+ 9 A SQUAT 9 ,B>CELONA1 :]E ,I WAS /UCK AWAIT+ TRIAL & ?REAT5$ ) PRISON TIME AFT] A POLICE FRAME-UP4 ,! P>K D[N ! /REET US$ TO BE ! CITY JAIL1 BUT ! AN>*I/S TORE IT D[N 9 #a#i#c#f4 ,9 #bg \R SOCIAL C5T] TOOK IT OV] 9 PROTE/ ( \R IMP5D+ EVICTION1 SETT+ UP A FREE /ORE1 PUTT+ \T A SELECTION ( BOOKS FROM \R LIBR>Y1 TELL+ /ORIES TO ! *ILDR54 ,UNEXPECT$LY ILLEGALIZ$1 ,I F\ND MY SURVIVAL TI$ UP ) ! NETWORK ( LIB]AT$ SPACES ?R\<\T ! CITY1 ?AT H\S$ & N\RI%$ ME4 ,& !SE SPACES1 9 TURN1 DEP5D$ ON ALL ( US FI<T+ TO CREATE & DEF5D !M4 

,! SAME IS TRUE ( ALL ! O!R HI/ORIES WE'VE SE53 NONE ( !M [E !IR EXI/5CE TO SPECTATORS4 ,!SE /ORIES %[ ?AT AN>*Y CAN WORK4 ,BUT WE HAVE TO BUILD IT \RSELVES4 ,! C\RAGE & CONFID5CE WE NE$ TO DO ?IS CANNOT BE F\ND 9 ANY BOOK4 ,!Y ALREADY BELONG TO US4 ,WE ONLY HAVE TO CLAIM !M4 

,MAY !SE /ORIES JUMP (F !IR PAGES & 9TO Y\R HE>TS1 & F9D NEW LIFE4 

  

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