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MONOTONY ( LIFE 9 A SOCIETY FIL$ ) MASS PRODUC$ OBJECTS1 IMAGES & SPACES2 AS LIFE BECOMES MORE UNI=M ?\Y CAN BE ?\KETS ( TE*NOLOGICAL & CULTURAL PRODUCTION1 :5 !RE IS NO ONE TO %>E \R 9SIKET$ CREATIVITY IS GIV5 A PLACE TO BE SE5 OR HE>D1 !RE IS NO NE$ = C5SOR%IP4 ,?IS DISMEMB]+ RESULTS 9 ?\KET1 /OP BY SUP]M>KET TO BUY ITS REFUSE1 & GO HOME :]E WE EAT ITS %IT4 ,9 ORD] TO 9T]RUPT ?IS PROCESS IT IS NECESS>Y TO *ANGE \R V]Y ?\ A SUSPICI\S RESEMBLANCE TO ?OSE 9 A ,/EV5 ,SPIELB]G MOVIE4 ,= ?\KET1 ) :OM ONE CAN EXPLORE LIFE'S POSSIBILITIES \TSIDE ! LIMIT$ *OICES (F]$ BY CAPITAL4 ,IF !RE IS NO LANGUAGE ) :I* TO EXPRESS ONES ?\P5$ TOOL BUT A DULL IMPLEM5T4 ,9 ?IS SOCIETY1 ONE :O ALONG ) A FEW LIKEM9D$ COMPANIONS AIMS TO 9CREASE LIFE'S POT5TIAL1 WILL QUICKLY RUN 9TO OB/ACLES 9 H] PA?4 ,?IS SOCIETY IS A MAZE ( B>RI]S TO ANYONE ?AT WI%ES TO FUNCTION \TSIDE ( IT1 ANYONE :O WI%ES TO LIVE BY !IR [N RHY?M & NOT ?AT ( ! CLOCK4 ,TO DE/ROY ! OB/ACLES TO \R [N EXPANSION WE NE$ ALL ( ! TOOLS WE CAN GET2 WE NE$ BO? IDEAS & FIRE4 ,:]E DO WE GO FROM H]E8 ,! UTOPIAN IMAG9ATION ,TO MOVE T[>DS ! DE/RUCTION ( ?IS SOCIETY & ! CREATION ( NEW RELATIONS1 WE NE$ TO HAVE A CLE> CONCEPTION ( H[ TO PROCE$ FROM H]E1 BUT WE DO NOT NE$ A CONCRETE MODEL ( :]E WE WILL 5D UP4 ,AL?\< ANY FUTURE WORLD W\LD CONTA9 TRACES OR RU9S ( ?IS SOCIETY1 ?AT WORLD MAY BE BEYOND \R PRES5T CAPACITY TO IMAG9E4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT TO ASK \RSELVES :E!R OR NOT AN IDEA 9CREASES OR DECREASES \R POSSIBILITIES4 ,:5 DOES AN IDEA BECOME A FOSSILIZ$ MODEL ?AT LIMITS US8 ,UTOPIAN VISIONS CAN BE USEFUL OP5+S \T ( ! PRES5T ORD] BUT !Y CAN ALSO CONF9E US4 ,! ,PALEOLI?IC HAS BE5 A USEFUL REF]5CE BECAUSE IT BREAKS US \T ( ! DOM9ANT IDEA ?AT HUMAN BE+S BY NATURE NE$ TO CREATE 9/ITUTIONS ( AU?ORITY4 ,LIV+ HUNT] GA!R]S HAVE ALSO %[N US ?AT AN>*Y IS A REAL POSSIBILITY1 NOT M]ELY A UTOPIAN DREAM1 & ?AT 9 FACT IT IS MO/ PROBABLE ?AT HUMANS LIV$ 9 AN>*Y = MO/ ( !IR PA/4 ,BUT :5 WE BEG9 TO CREATE A UTOPIAN IMAGE ON ! SPECIFIC PRACTICES ( HUNT]-GA!R]S WE >E CREAT+ A PRIMITIVI/ MODEL ) 9H]5T LIMITATIONS2 SU* AN IMAGE LIMITS \R VISION ( :AT A FUTURE WORLD C\LD BE4 ,BESIDES1 IT IS IMPROBABLE ?AT PEOPLE ?R\<\T ! WORLD DUR+ ! ,PALEOLI?IC ACTUALLY BEHAV$ PR$ICTABLY 5\< = ANY MODEL TO BE BAS$ ON SU* MULTIF>I\S RELATIONS4 ,LIV+ HUNT]-GA!R]S HAVE A V>IETY ( TYPES ( SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,:AT !SE PEOPLE HAVE 9 COMMON IS ! ABS5CE ( ODI\S 9/ITUTIONS ( AU?ORITY1 ! ABS5CE ( EXPLOITATION4 ,BEYOND ?AT EA* GR\P HAS ITS [N *>ACT]I/ICS1 ITS [N *OICE ( SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,P]HAPS ! GREATE/ LESSON ?AT LIV+ HUNT]-GA!R]S AS A :OLE TEA* US IS F\ND 9 !IR LACK ( PR$ICTABILITY3 A V>IETY ( RELATIONS ?AT CANNOT BE CONTA9$ 9 PRECISE MODELS4 ,! ,MA*IGU5GA ( ! ,P]UVIAN AMAZON >E UNUSUAL 9 !IR /RONG PREF]5CE AGA9/ LIV+ 9 ANY COMMUNITY L>G] ?AN ! IMM$IATE FAMILY4 ,:5 \TSID]S VISIT ! ,MA*IGU5GA1 IT IS COMMON = !M TO EXPLA9 0NO SOMOS MUY UNIDOS AQUI04 ,!Y EXPECT \TSID]S TO BE SURPRIS$ ?AT !Y PREF] TO LIVE AWAY FROM CONC5TRAT$ SETTLEM5TS4 ,! ,MA*IGU5GA >E SETTL+ 9 T[NS MORE & MORE (T5 9 ORD] TO S5D !IR *ILDR5 TO S*OOL & BECAUSE !Y >E BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY DEP5D5T ON IRON TOOLS :I* !Y NE$ ACCESS TO \TSIDE M>KETS TO ACQUIRE4 ,9 ! #gS 9T]VIEWS ) ,MA*IGU5GAN T[N DWELL]S REVEAL$ ?AT MO/ PEOPLE BEGRUDG+LY MADE ?IS *ANGE4 ,PREVI\SLY MO/ ,MA*IGU5GA HUNT$1 GA!R$ & F>M$ ) !IR IMM$IATE FAMILIES4 ,!Y MET UP ) NE>BY FAMILIES = BE] FEA/S & = FI%+ EXP$ITIONS4 ,:5 ASK$ :Y !Y PREF]R$ NOT TO LIVE 9 A COMMUNITY !Y G5]ALLY HAD TWO ANSW]S3 !Y HAD GREAT] ACCESS TO =E/ RES\RCES 9 SMALL] GR\PS1 & COMMUNITY LIV+ BR\BY GR\PS4 ,!Y HAVE NO T]M = FAMILY4 ,!RE IS A WORD = K9 BUT ONLY EGOC5TRIC K91 & !Y USE A BORR[$ WORD NO%ANIKA OR MY PEOPLE = ?OSE ?AT LIVE NE>BY4 ,SOME AN?ROPOLOGI/S HAVE SUGGE/$ ?AT ! ,MA*IG5GA LIVE 9 V]Y SMALL GR\PS BECAUSE ( A DISP]SION ?AT OCCURR$ AFT] ! EPIDEMICS ( COLONIAL TIMES4 ,BUT !IR LACK ( SOCIAL T]MS SUGGE/S ?AT ?IS IS NOT ! CASE4 ,!RE IS NO EVID5CE ?AT ! ,MA*IGU5GA EV] HAD POLITICAL T]M9OLOGY4 ,! ,MA*IGU5GA >E NOT ONLY HUNT]-GA!R]S 7!Y ALSO F>M71 & !Y >E C]TA9LY NO LONG] 0PRI/9E0 PRIMITIVES1 BUT ?IS IS NOT ! PO9T4 ,I AM (F]+ !M AS AN EXAMPLE ?AT PRIMITIVE COMMUNISM MAY HAVE EXI/$ DUR+ ! ,PALEOLI?IC BUT EXCLUSIVELY AS AN ABS5CE ( PRIVATE PROP]TY4 ,LIV+ PEOPLES %[ US ?AT 9 ALL PROBABILITY ,PALEOLI?IC PEOPLES LIV$ 9 V>I\S TYPES ( SOCIAL =MATIONS RANG+ FROM ! MORE COMMUNAL TO ! MORE DISP]S$4 ,?IS IS ( C\RSE ALL SPECULATION1 BUT ! CASE ( ! ,MA*IGU5GA *ALL5GES ! UTOPIAN IMAGE ( PRIMITIVE COMMUNISM1 ! IDEA ?AT HUMAN BE+S NATURALLY PREF] TO LIVE COLLECTIVELY4 ,?IS IDEA IS A REACTION TO ! FRAGM5TATION WE EXP]I5CE 9 A SOCIETY DOM9AT$ BY CAPITAL1 WE CRAVE ! RELATIONS WE LACK & ASSUME ! OPPOSITE ( CAPITALISM IS ! COLLECTIVE4 ,LET'S KEEP ! UTOPIAN VISIONS ?AT EXP& \R POSSIBILITIES & DISC>D ! 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