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,HAKIM ,BEY3 ,! ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE 

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,HAKIM ,BEY3 ,! ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE 

,C\NT]CULTURE GURU ,HAKIM ,BEY IS BE/-KN[N = HIS CONCEPT ( ,T,A,Z - ! ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE4 ,PREVI\S COLUMNS HAVE RECON/RUCT$ ,BEY'S IMMAN5T ONTOLOGY & HIS CRITIQUES ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,9 ?IS SIX? ( SIXTE5 P>TS1 ,BEY'S SEM9AL IDEA - ! ,T,A,Z - IS F9ALLY EXAM9$4 ,I ALSO EXPLORE O!R TYPES ( AUTONOM\S ZONES F\ND 9 ,BEY'S WORK1 & HIS LAT] !ORIES ( SMALL-SCALE GR\P =MATION4 

,! ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE 

,BEY'S BE/-KN[N CONCEPT IS ! ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE1 USUALLY ABBREVIAT$ ,T,A,Z4 ,?IS CONCEPT ORIG9ATES 9 HIS WORKS ( ! #a#i#hS1 & ESPECIALLY ! #aiia COMPILATION ( ! SAME NAME4 ,:5 ! PIECES APPE>+ 9 ! BOOK W]E FIR/ WRITT51 ! FIGURE ( ,BEY WAS NOT YET ASSOCIAT$ ) ,WILSON4 ,MANY PIECES APPE>$ AS TYPEWRITT51 SIGIL-COV]$ LEAFLETS ON COLOR$ PAP]1 BE=E BE+ REPR9T$ 9 A BEWILD]+ >RAY ( Z9ES4 ,MANY W]E FIR/ COLLAT$ AS A BOOK 9 #a#i#h#e1 & PO/$ ON ! ,9T]NET - A PROCESS ,BEY CLAIMS HE HAD 'NO?+ TO DO )'4 

,BEY DELIB]ATELY AVOIDS DEF9+ ! CONCEPT ( ,T,A,Z1 :I* HE SEES AS SELF-EXPLANATORY :5 EXP]I5C$ 9 ACTION4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS NOT A MEAN+LESS CONCEPT1 BUT ONE ) IMAG9AL RESONANCES4 ,IF SOMEONE HAS EXP]I5C$ A ,T,A,Z1 !Y WILL BE ABLE TO TELL A ,T,A,Z FROM A NON-,T,A,Z4 ,ONCE ! PHRASE IS LODG$ 9 SOMEONE'S M9D1 ,BEY PR$ICTS !Y WILL BEG9 TO SEE ,T,A,ZS EV]Y:]E4 ,R\<LY SPEAK+1 A ,T,A,Z IS A DELIB]ATELY %ORT-LIV$ 7OR ELSE PREC>I\S7 SPATIAL ZONE 9 :I* PEAK EXP]I5CES & ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS >E REALIZ$1 9 A CONTEXT ( 'AUTONOMY' OR ! ABS5CE ( HI]>*Y4 ,A ,T,A,Z IS NECESS>ILY IMM$IATE & PRES5T1 RA!R ?AN AN IDEAL :I* FUELS SACRIFICE = ! FUTURE4 

,! IDEA ( ,T,A,Z IS AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT CRACKS 9 ! P[] ( ! ,SPECTACLE4 ,IT IS BAS$ ON ! LIMITS ( BROAD-BRU% REPRES5TATIONAL PRACTICES4 ,! POSSIBILITY ( ,T,A,Z IS GR\ND$ 9 ! GAP BETWE5 ! MAP & ! T]RITORY4 ,A MAP1 OR O!R REPRES5TATION1 IS NEV] A P]FECT REPRES5TATION ( ! T]RITORY4 ,IT ALWAYS SIMPLIFIES & LEAVES ?+S \T4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT !RE >E SPACES :]E *AOS CAN REEM]GE4 ,PEOPLE CAN PRACTICE AUTONOMY1 )\T BE+ REPRES5T$4 

,BEY DRAWS ON ! CYB]PUNK IDEA ( 'ISL&S 9 ! NET'4 ,HE SUGGE/S ?AT A COLLAPSE ( C5TRALIZ$ CONTROL WILL LEAD TO A PROLIF]ATION ( EXP]IM5TAL COMMUNITIES & ZONES4 ,! MAP IS CLOS$1 BUT ! ,T,A,Z IS OP51 EXP&+ ALONG MOLECUL> L9ES 9VISIBLE ON ! MAP4 ,A ,T,A,Z IS OP5 BECAUSE IT IS NOT 'ORD]$'4 ,EV5 IF IT IS PLANN$1 IT IS ! SPONTANE\S 'HAPP5+' :I* DEF9ES IT4 ,T,A,Z IS FE/IVE1 & FI<T+ '= ! RI<T TO P>TY' IS NOT A P>ODY :5 5JOYM5T IS USUALLY M$IAT$4 ,IT IS A K9D ( 5DLESSLY REPLICAT+1 TEMPOR>Y REVOLUTION4 

,ONE F9DS SPACES :]E ,T,A,Z'S CAN BE =M$ BY LOOK+ = SPACES & TIMES NEGLECT$ OR UNNOTIC$ BY ! /ATE4 ,BEY PORTRAYS ,T,A,ZS AS OCCUPY+ GAPS 9 TIME AS WELL AS SPACE1 LIKE M$IEVAL FE/IVALS4 ,! CONDITIONS = ,T,A,ZS >E LIKE '/RANGE ATTRACTORS' 9 *AOS !ORY1 >IS+ \TSIDE OBS]VABLE CAUSALITY & SEEM+ ALMO/ >BITR>Y4 ,A ,T,A,Z IS A PLACE :]E REVOLUTION HAS ACTUALLY HAPP5$1 EV5 IF ONLY = A %ORT TIME1 = A FEW PEOPLE4 

,! EXP]I5CE ( A ,T,A,Z IS SIMIL> TO A POTLAT* OR A FE/IVAL4 ,IT 9VOLVES AN EXP]I5CE ( EXCESS1 9T5SITY & ABUNDANCE4 ,A ,T,A,Z IS A ZONE ( PEAK EXP]I5CE & S5SORY 9T5SITY4 ,BEY1 FOLL[+ ,BAUDRILL>D1 >GUES ?AT ! SY/EM VALUES SIMULATION1 NOT SUB/ANCE4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT ,T,A,ZS CAN 9VISIBLY OCCUPY ! ZONES ( SUB/ANCE NEGLECT$ BY ! SY/EM4 ,! ,T,A,Z IS ?US A 'TACTIC ( DISAPPE>ANCE'4 ,IT IS ?US RA!R DIFF]5T FROM ! CONFRONTATION TYPICAL ( REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS4 ,H[EV]1 DISAPPE>ANCE CANNOT SIMPLY 5TAIL 'NEV] COM+ BACK'4 ,IT MU/ BE POSSIBLE TO CONCEIVE ( EV]YDAY LIFE 9 A LIB]AT$ ZONE4 ,A ,T,A,Z PROVIDES ! PEAK EXP]I5CE ( 9SURRECTION )\T ! RISK ( M>TYRDOM4 

,!RE IS NOT A SPECIFIC WAY TO CREATE A ,T,A,Z4 ,RA!R1 ,T,A,ZS HAVE BE5 & >E BE+ CREAT$ 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,FROM A /RATEGIC /&PO9T1 ,BEY IS NOT EXPECT+ AN IMM95T EXPLOSION ( AN>*I/ CULTURE4 ,H[EV]1 HE SEES ,T,A,ZS AS A /EP 9 ?IS DIRECTION1 PREFIGUR+ AN AN>*I/ CULTURE 9 MICROCOSM4 ,! WORLD MI<T *ANGE BECAUSE ( A ,T,A,Z1 OR IT MI<T NOT4 ,! FOCUS %\LD NOT BE ON SU* EFFECTS4 ,RA!R1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT WE %\LD 'KEEP ON ! MOVE1 & LIVE 9T5SELY'4 ,T,A,ZS >E CONNECT$ BY OP5 9=MATION NETWORKS4 ,!Y >E BAS$ ON 9DISCRIM9ATE SYNCRETISM1 NOT EXCLUSION4 

,SOME ,T,A,ZS >E P]SI/5T1 9T]CONNECT$1 UND]GR\ND NODES4 ,A WELL-=M$ ,T,A,Z IS CL&E/9E1 9VISIBLE1 NOT REPRES5T$ 9 ! M$IA OR ! ,SPECTACLE1 & UNDEF9ABLE 9 ! SY/EM'S T]MS4 ,IT IS !RE=E ABLE TO AVOID BE+ RECUP]AT$ OR REPRESS$ BY A SY/EM :I* CANNOT SEE IT4 ,H[EV]1 ,BEY DOES NOT WI% = ,T,A,ZS TO BE TEMPOR>Y MOM5TS ( EXCESS :I* QUICKLY BURN-\T4 ,RA!R1 !Y >E MO/ EFFECTIVE AS ISL&S 9 ! NET4 

,WE DON'T KN[ :]E ! PROCESS ( 9T5SITY WILL LEAD - = 9/ANCE1 :E!R IT WILL BE HI<-TE* OR AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/4 ,H[EV]1 WE CAN TRACE ! DIRECTION TO MOVE 9 - 'SUCCESSFUL RAIDS ON CONS5SUS REALITY'1 9CREASES 9 ABUNDANCE & 9T5SITY4 ,BEY >GUES ?AT A ,T,A,Z IS MORE ?AN SIMPLY A BOLT-HOLE )9 ! SY/EM1 SU/A9$ BY P>ASITISM ON IT4 ,IF ,T,A,ZS EXP& PA/ A C]TA9 PO9T1 !Y BECOME AN 5TIRE ALT]NATIVE WORLD1 SIMIL> TO ?AT PORTRAY$ 9 ! ANA*I/ UTOPIA BOLO'BOLO4 ,T,A,Z IS ALSO A LE>N+ PROCESS1 A GR[? FROM TAM5ESS TO F]ALITY OR WILDNESS4 

,ES!TICS IS IMPORTANT 9 REALIZ+ AN EFFECTIVE ,T,A,Z4 ,ECONOMICALLY1 A ,T,A,Z MI<T BE BAS$ ON :AT ,BEY CALLS ! 'SURPLUS ( SOCIAL OV]PRODUCTION' OR 'PIRATE ECONOMICS'4 ,?IS 9VOLVES EXTRACT+ P>T ( ! SURPLUS LEFT OV] FROM CONSUM]ISM & CAPITALISM4 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT ! QUE/ION ( L& IS A RECURR+ PROBLEM = AN>*Y4 ,! C5TRAL QUE/ION IS H[ TO SEP>ATE SPACE FROM CONTROL1 SO AS TO CREATE LIB]AT$ SPACES4 

,! ,T,A,Z AS A /RATEGY IS PREFIGUR$ 9 ,BEY_/,WILSON'S HI/ORICAL EXAMPLES4 ,!SE W]E MORE-OR-LESS P]MAN5T COMMUNITIES ( RESI/ANCE E/ABLI%$ 9 REMOTE OR SECLUD$ GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS4 ,HI/ORICAL EXAMPLES ( ,T,A,ZS 9CLUDE MO/ ( ! CASES DISCUSS$ BY ,BEY - ,M>OON & 'TRI-RACIAL ISOLATE' COMMUNITIES1 REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TS LIKE ! #aiai ,MUNI* ,SOVIET & ! #ahga ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 %ORT-LIV$ OCCUPATIONS LIKE ,D',ANNUNZIO'S ,FIUME1 PIRATE UTOPIAS1 ,F\RI]I/ EXP]IM5TS1 ! ,ASSASS9S ( ,ALAMUT & SO ON4 

,H[EV]1 MOD]N TE*NOLOGY MAKES SU* AUTONOM\S ZONES UNLIKELY4 ,WE >E N[1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 9 A WORLD )\T UNMAPP$ ZONES4 ,BEY POSITS ! ,T,A,Z AS AN ALT]NATIVE :I* ALREADY EXI/S4 ,IT PROVIDES A POSSIBILITY = ACTION EV5 :5 IT SEEMS HOPELESS4 ,AT LEA/1 ONE %\LD SEEK TO CULTIVATE 9SI<T1 LOVE1 FRE$OM & JU/ICE )9 ONESELF & ONE'S FEW CLOSE FRI5DS1 TO ! GREATE/ DEGREE POSSIBLE 9 ONE'S CONTEXT4 

,T,A,Z TWELVE YE>S ON 

,9 A #bc 9TRODUCTION TO ! BOOK ,T,A,Z 7:I* IS A COLLECTION ( SEV]AL #hS PIECES71 ,BEY LOOKS BACK ON ,T,A,Z ) NO/ALGIA1 DESCRIB+ IT AS A V]Y '#hS' BOOK1 FROM A MORE ]OTIC & ROMANTIC TIME4 ,H[EV]1 HE ALSO SUGGE/S ?AT ! ,T,A,Z SEEMS ! 'LA/ & ONLY MEANS ( CREAT+ AN ,\TSIDE' OR SPACE ( RESI/ANCE TO ! SY/EM4 ,HE D5IES ?AT HE 9V5T$ ! ,T,A,Z4 ,9/EAD1 HE 9SI/S HE M]ELY GAVE A NAME TO WAYS ( MAXIMIZ+ SOME CONCEPTION ( FRE$OM ?AT COME NATURALLY TO ?OSE :O RESI/4 

,9 ANO!R LAT] PIECE1 ,BEY DISAV[S ! CLAIM ?AT ,T,A,Z AB&ONS PA/ & FUTURE TO AN ET]NAL PRES5T1 OR REPLACES CONCRETE POLITICS4 ,RA!R1 IT IS A WAY TO MAXIMIZE AUTONOMY & PLEASURE = AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE1 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 ,T,A,ZS HAVE EXI/$1 & WILL EXI/ 9 ! FUTURE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,T,A,Z IS NOT ! 5D ( ! L9E1 BUT SIMPLY ! ONLY MANIFE/ATION ( RADICAL CONVIVIALITY VISIBLE TODAY4 

,BEY LOOKS BACK ON ! BOOK AS SURPRIS+LY ANTI-PESSIMI/IC4 ,HE SUGGE/S ?AT ! 'HIPPIE_/PUNK AN>*ISM' UND]P9N+ ,T,A,Z IS ONE ( AN >RAY ( ?IRD ALT]NATIVES 7TO CAPITALISM & COMMUNISM7 :I* SEEM TO HAVE FAIL$ OR DISAPPE>$ AFT] #a#i#h#i4 ,H[EV]1 HE >GUES ?AT ,T,A,Z AS PEAK EXP]I5CE OR EXI/5TIAL CONDITION REMA9S IMPORTANT TO REVITALIZE ! SOCIAL4 ,HE N[ SEES ! ,T,A,Z AS ! LA/ WAY ( CREAT+ AN \TSIDE1 AT LEA/ 9 ! CORE C\NTRIES4 

,BEY P>TICUL>LY CRITICIZES ! ,9T]NET1 & HIS E>LI] WRIT+S ON ?IS1 SUGGE/+ ?AT IT HAS N[ BECOME A COMM]CIAL_/SURVEILLANCE NETWORK1 & EMPHASIZ+ ! NE$ TO RESI/ M$IATION4 ,HE ALSO SUGGE/S ?AT ,T,A,ZS CAN BE P]IODIC 7E4G4 CAMPS & HOLIDAYS7 OR P]MAN5T 7E4G4 COMMUNES & 5CLAVES74 ,!RE >E EV5 'DEGREES' ( ,T,A,ZNESS 9 PH5OM5A SU* AS HOBBY GR\PS4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 HE PR$ICTS A NEW MOVEM5T AGA9/ CAPITALISM & ! SIMULAT$ OR SPURI\S WORLD ( SPECTACLE4 ,?IS MOVEM5T WILL BE SPONTANE\S & EXP]I5TIAL1 ,GRE51 POSSIBLY TE*NOPHOBE1 SPIRITUAL OR %AMANI/IC1 'SOCIAL'1 & PROBABLY BAS$ 9 ! ,F\R? ,WORLD4 ,IT WILL V>Y BETWE5 PLACES1 & WILL USE GU]RILLA TACTICS TO LIB]ATE SPACE & TIME1 AVOID+ BIG CONFRONTATIONS4 

,T,A,Z & ! ,9T]NET 

,! ASSOCIATION ( ,T,A,Z ) ! ,9T]NET & CYB]CULTURE HAS BE5 ONE ( ! MAJOR L9ES ( PROMOTION ( ,BEY'S WORK4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,&RE ,LEMOS T]M$ ,M9ITEL1 ! ,FR5* PROTO-,9T]NET SY/EM1 A ,T,A,Z BECAUSE IT IS SELF-ORGANIZ+ & RHIZOMATIC4 ,H[EV]1 ,BEY WAS ALWAYS HESITANT AB\T VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS ( ! ,T,A,Z IDEA4 ,HE >GU$ ?AT ! C\NT]-NET1 OR NETWORK ( DISSID5T 9=MATION1 NE$S TO BE EXP&$4 ,! Z9ES & ,B,B,S'S ( ! #a#i#iS >E SAID TO 9SUFFICI5TLY PROVIDE GOODS & S]VICES = EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,9 A NEW PREFACE FROM #b#c1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT ! DISCUSSION ( ! ,9T]NET IS ! LEA/ CONTEMPOR>ILY RELEVANT P>T ( ,T,A,Z4 ,HE CRITICIZES A C\NT]CULTURE :I* N[ MI/AKES 'A FEW ?\S& 0HITS0' = POLITICAL ACTION1 & :I* NEGLECTS PHYSICAL PRES5CE4 

,9 ',ISLAM & ! ,9T]NET'1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT ! MAJOR LIMIT ( VIRTUAL POLITICS IS ?AT ! ,9T]NET CAN BE CONTROLL$ FROM \TSIDE4 ,IT IS DIFFUSE 9 ITS 9T]NAL P[]-/RUCTURE1 BUT ?IS IS UND]M9$ BY ITS CONNECTIONS ) ! WID] CONTEXT4 ,!RE=E1 RESI/ANCE ALSO HAS TO HAPP5 \TSIDE ! ,9T]NET4 ,AN 5TIRELY VIRTUAL RESI/ANCE IS ONLY A SPECTACLE ( RESI/ANCE4 ,! BODY MU/ ALSO BE PRES5T 9 EFFECTIVE RESI/ANCE4 

,H[EV]1 COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGIES CAN ORGANIZE REVOLUTIONS4 ,BEY USES ! EXAMPLE ( ! #aigi ,IRANIAN REVOLUTION1 :I* RELI$ HEAVILY ON CASSETTE TAPES4 ,HE NEV]!LESS >GUES ?AT TE*NOLOGY CANNOT OV]COME ! CULTURAL OR RELIGI\S =CES ( P[]4 ,WE NE$ TO /OP REIFY+ TE*NOLOGY1 & REALIZE ?AT ONLY IMAG9ATION CREATES VALUES4 

,!RE IS AN AMBIGUITY 9 ! ,9T]NET1 BECAUSE IT IS DESIGN$ 9 A /RUCTURE SIMIL> TO 9DIG5\S W>F>E 7I4E4 DIFFUSE P[]7 TO AVOID DE/RUCTION4 ,IT IS 'DESIGN$ TO BE \T ( CONTROL'4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS DOES NOT R5D] IT SAFE OR FREE4 ,?OSE :O CONTROL ! MEANS ( COMMUNICATION HAVE P[] OV] ?OSE :O COMMUNICATE4 ,! ,9T]NET IS NOT REALLY 9 HEAV51 BECAUSE IT CAN BE CONTROLL$ FROM \TSIDE4 ,AS A RESULT1 IT IS A FALSE TRANSC5D5CE ( ! CULTURE-NATURE DI*OTOMY4 

,S9CE ! ,9T]NET CAN BE CONTROLL$ FROM \TSIDE1 RESI/ANCE ALSO HAS TO OCCUR \TSIDE4 ,ALSO1 ! CONTROLL]S ( ! ,9T]NET WILL BE RELUCTANT TO ALL[ IT TO SPREAD TO ! GLOBAL MAJORITY1 BECAUSE ( ! FE> ( T]RORISM4 ,TE*NOLOGY IS 9 MANY WAYS A RELIGI\S PROBLEM4 ,! B9>Y ( GOOD & EVIL PREV5TS A TE*NOLOGY LIKE ! ,9T]NET FROM BR++ SALVATION4 ,9DE$1 COMMUNICATION TE*NOLOGIES T5D TO BECOME =MS ( M$IATION & SEP>ATION4 

,9 A LAT] WORK1 ',S$UCTION ( ! ,CYB] ,ZOMBIES'1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT 'O!R NETS' NE$ TO BE SET UP ALONGSIDE '!' ,NET1 O!RWISE IT WILL SIMPLY BECOME ANO!R ALI5AT+ M$IUM4 ,!SE 'O!R NETS' W\LD 9CLUDE O!R PATT]NS ( COMMUNICATIV5ESS & CONVIVIALITY4 ,9DE$1 ! ,9T]NET TODAY IS SO ALI5AT$ AS TO BE 9T]E/+ MA9LY AS A 'ROMANTIC RU9' - A SITE :]E OLD SITES1 COD+ LANGUAGES & WEBPAGES >E AVAILABLE TO BRICOLEURS4 

,9 ',M$IA-,SPACE6 - ,OP5+ ,SPEE*'1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT ! ,9T]NET RAIS$ SOCIAL HOPES BECAUSE IT WAS \T ( CONTROL4 ,IT IS /ILL TE*NICALLY \T ( CONTROL1 BUT N[ SOCIALLY UND] CONTROL4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE ! T9Y FREE SPACES >E N[ DW>F$ BY MASSIVE MULT9ATIONALS4 ,! /RUGGLE TODAY OV] ,9T]NET C5SOR%IP IS L>GELY BETWE5 CAPITAL & ! /ATE4 ,! ,9T]NET SUITS CAPITAL BECAUSE IT IS SIMIL>LY *AOTIC & DEC5T]$4 ,TE*NOLOGIES MIRROR ! SOCIETY & ECONOMY ?AT G5]ATE !M4 ,! ,9T]NET %\LD BE US$ AS A TOOL1 NOT IMAG9$ TO BE A MAGICAL ANSW] TO POLITICAL PROBLEMS4 ,! ,9T]NET IS MOLECUL>1 BUT MOLECUL>ITY CAN BE US$ AGA9/ US4 

,9 ',A ,NETWORK ( ,CA/LES'1 ,BEY COMP>ES ! ,9T]NET TO ,ALAMUT4 ,HE SUGGE/S ?AT ! NETWORK ASPECT ( HORIZONTAL POLITICS IS N[ EASI]4 ,BUT ! PROBLEM IS 9 CREAT+ CA/LES FROM :I* TO NETWORK4 ,IT IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO CREATE DEF5SIBLE POSITIONS1 GIV5 MOD]N MILIT>Y & SURVEILLANCE TE*NOLOGY4 ,9/EAD1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT UNUS$ SITES MAY BE OCCUPI$ 9 P]IODS ( CONFUSION & COLLAPSE1 & WILL !N BE UNASSIMILABLE BUT ALSO IRRELEVANT4 ,!RE WILL BE LITTLE REASON = CAPITAL OR ! /ATE TO WA/E EF=T DE/ROY+ !M4 7,9 O!R PIECES1 ,BEY SPECULATES AB\T SURVIVALI/ HIDE-\TS1 UND]WAT] OR UND]GR\ND FACILITIES1 OR \T] SPACE1 ?\< HE CONCLUDES ?AT NONE ( !M SEEM FEASIBLE74 

,9 AN 9T]VIEW1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT ! MILIT>Y MADE A MI/AKE 9 9V5T+ ! ,9T]NET4 ,! ,9T]NET IS A MA*9E ( 9DIG5\S W> 79 ,CLA/RES' S5SE ( DIFFUSION ( P[]71 NOT CLASSICAL W>4 ,! ,9T]NET IS DEC5TRALIZ$1 & !RE=E REPRODUCES ! /RUCTURE ( 9DIG5\S W>4 ,H[EV]1 ! MILIT>Y & CORPORATIONS >E SEEK+ TO CONTROL ! ,9T]NET4 ,! ,9T]NET CAN REPRODUCE M9D-BODY SEP>ATION4 ,IF PEOPLE DON'T ?9K AB\T ! BODY1 DESIRE1 & PLEASURE1 !Y >E /UCK 9 A M5TAL GAME )\T REAL RESI/ANCE TO OPPRESSION4 ,REAL RESI/ANCE IS EMBODI$ RESI/ANCE4 

,BEY PR$ICTS ! FUSION ( TELEVISION & ! ,9T]NET 9TO A S+LE1 F9AL M$IUM :I* 5CLOSES & C5SORS_/MOD]ATES ALL DISC\RSE4 ,MORE REC5TLY1 ,BEY IS REPORT$ TO WANT TO SMA% ! ,9T]NET ) A HAMM]4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,KNI<T1 ,WILSON CAN'T USE A COMPUT]1 & DOESN'T UND]/& ?AT ! ,BEY ID5TITY IS NO LONG] A SECRET4 ,H[EV]1 9 HIS MORE PRO-,9T]NET P]IOD1 ,BEY_/,WILSON WAS REPORT$LY 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,ONG'S ,HAT HOAX4 

,TEMPOR>Y1 ,P]MAN5T1 & ,P]IODIC ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONES 

,9ITIALLY1 ,T,A,Z IS TEMPOR>Y = A P>TICUL> /RATEGIC REASON4 ,9 ! BOOK ,T,A,Z1 TEMPOR>9ESS IS CONNECT$ TO ! NE$ = /RUGGLE AGA9/ AN ADV]S>Y TO PRODUCE 9T5SITY4 ',SUCCESSFUL' REVOLUTIONS RISK COLLAPS+ 9TO HABIT & BOR$OM4 ,! TEMPOR>9ESS ( ,T,A,Z IS ?US A WAY TO PREV5T ITS 5CRU/ATION 9TO 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ SOCIALISM4 ,EV5 !N1 ,BEY RECOGNIZ$ ?AT C]TA9 CAUSES REMA9 SEMI-P]MAN5T1 IF ONLY BECAUSE !IR ADV]S>IES >E SO AWFUL4 

,?IS /RATEGIC P]SPECTIVE DECL9ES AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 ) NEOLIB]ALISM CLAIM+ TO BE ! ONLY POSSIBLE WORLD4 ,AS A RESULT1 RECURR+ & P]MAN5T ,T,A,ZS BECOME CONCEIVABLE4 ,9 ',P]IODIC ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE'1 ,BEY DISCUSSES FE/IVALS & C>NIVAL AS V>IETIES ( RECURR+ ,T,A,Z4 ,!Y CREATE A LIM9AL 79BETWE57 ZONE BETWE5 CULTURE & NATURE4 ,?IS SOMETIMES REFLECTS ECOLOGICAL & ECONOMIC CYCLES4 ,= 9/ANCE1 SUMM]TIME GA!R+ SEEMS LIKE PLAY COMP>$ TO SPR+_/AUTUMN F>M+4 ,9 ?IS PIECE1 ,BEY ALSO >GUES = ! REEM]G5CE ( CAMPS1 AS SITES = AUTONOM\S ZONES4 ,SU* 'NEO-CAMPS' WILL NE$ TO BE DISGUIS$ FROM ! /ATE1 & PROVIDE A MON? OR TWO ( TEMPOR>Y FRE$OM4 ,?IS IS BETT] ?AN NO AUTONOM\S ZONES AT ALL1 GIV+ A TA/E ( AUTONOMY4 

,9 ! P>ADOXICALLY TITL$ ',P]MAN5T ,T,A,ZS'1 ,BEY RESPONDS TO ! EXPANSION ( ,T,A,ZS AT ! TIME ( WRIT+4 ,PEOPLE >E DROPP+ \T1 DISAPPE>+1 OR AT LEA/ CREAT+ !IR [N NETWORKS 9 URBAN FOLK-CULTURE4 ,= 9/ANCE1 MU* PASSION & CREATIVITY GOES 9TO HOBBY NETWORKS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 SWA!S ( ! WORLD >E N[ EMPTY ( SUB/ANTIVE P[]1 BESIDES M$IA & A FEW POLICE4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 SOME ,T,A,ZS >E NO LONG] TEMPOR>Y4 

,AUTONOM\S GR\PS /ILL T]RIFY ! /ATE - AS 9 CASES SU* AS ,M,O,V,E & ,WACO4 ,GR\PS :I* CAN /AY 9VISIBLE >E ABLE TO SURVIVE & AVOID P]SECUTION4 ,AT ?IS /AGE1 ,BEY MA9TA9S ?AT ! SY/EM MI<T ALREADY BE DEAD1 & SPASM+ VIOL5TLY4 ,IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO WAIT \T ! /ORM 9 AUTONOM\S ZONES - P]HAPS 'A NICE AN>*I/ MONA/]Y SOME:]E'4 

,ONE V>IANT ON ! ,T,A,Z IS ! ,PA/ORAL ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE DISCUSS$ 9 ,E7C7LOGUES1 AN ANTI-TE* TYPE ( ,T,A,Z SET UP = 'EC/ATIC COMMUNION ) ,NATURE'4 ,WILSON SUGGE/S ?AT1 BY EXP]I5C+ ?IS /ATE BE=E IT'S TOO LATE1 WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BR++ IMMAN5CE 9TO ! WORLD4 ,PA/ORALISM DOES NOT NECESS>ILY IMPLY PEACE4 ,9DE$1PA/ORAL CULTURES SOMETIMES PRACTICE 9DIG5\S W>F>E4 

,9 EXTREME CASES1 PEOPLE 5D UP LIV+ 9 /ONE T[]S & GU>D+ !IR FLOCKS ) WEAPONS4 ,REMOTE M\NTA9\S REGIONS ALSO HAVE !IR [N CULTURES1 :I* (T5 9VOLVE SPECIAL =MS ( 9T5SITY4 ,SOMETIMES1 EV]YONE IS CONSID]$ NOBLE4 ,URBAN PA/ORALISM IS ALSO POSSIBLE 9 SOME CITIES1 SU* AS ,B5>ES 7,V>ANASI74 ,9 A POEM1 ,WILSON SUGGE/S ?AT ',SCY?IANS )\T HORSES' >E LIKE C5TAURS CUT 9 HALF1 'HALF HUMAN HALF NO?+'1 WA/+ #a#b1 YE>S ( CO-EVOLUTION4 

,9 ',BACK TO #a#i#a#a3 ,TEMPORAL ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONES'1 ,WILSON >GUES = ! RECON/RUCTION ( ALT]NATIVE EXP]I5CES BAS$ ON PA/ HI/ORICAL P]IODS4 ,?IS IS A*IEV$ ?R\< RE/RICT+ ONESELF TO TE*NOLOGY ?AT EXI/$ OR WAS POSSIBLE 9 ! P]IOD4 ,! P]IOD HE PROPOSES IS #a#i-#a#i#a#d1 ! ]A ( ! 'DAWN ( MOD]NISM' :I* NEV] CAME4 ,! EXP]I5CE ( ?IS P]IOD CAN BE RECON/RUCT$ BY US+ TE*NOLOGIES & TE*NIQUES ( ! P]IOD1 SU* AS LETT]-WRIT+1 & AVOID+ O!R TE*NOLOGIES1 SU* AS TELEVISION4 

,TONGS1 ,BEES1 & ,O!R ,GR\PS 

,9 WORKS WRITT5 AFT] ,T,A,Z1 ,BEY HAS 9CREAS+LY FOCUS$ ON SMALL-SCALE1 IMM$IATE1 (T5 CL&E/9E GR\PS1 ) ! T]MS 'TONG' & 'BEE' (T5 RECURR+4 ,9 ',! ,CRIM9AL ,BEE'1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT ,T,A,Z & RELAT$ /RUCTURES RELY ON ILLEGALITY1 EV5 :5 !Y BREAK NO LAWS4 ,!Y BREAK ! FRAMEWORK ( CONS5SUS REALITY4 ,HE ADVOCATES 'BEES'1 OR SMALL-SCALE1 TASK-FOCUS$ GR\PS1 AS ! 'ONLY VIABLE IMM$IATE MEANS ( REALIZ+ PASSIONAL S]IES 9 REAL-TIME1 EV]YDAY LIFE'4 ,!Y >E BAS$ ON EVASION & NOMADISM1 RA!R ?AN CONFRONTATION & SEIZ+ P[]4 

,H[EV]1 ,BEY >GUES /RONGLY AGA9/ ! READ+ ( ,T,A,Z AS AN EVASION1 PO/PONEM5T OR SUB/ITUTE = REVOLUTION4 ,9/EAD1 HE >GUES ?AT UPRIS+1 ON A MODEL SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ,SOREL1 EM]GES FROM ! ,T,A,Z1 :I* IS A 'MATRIX' = IT1 & A PREFIGURATION1 A 'PRE-E*O'4 ,9 ,SOREL1 REVOLUTION IS !ORIZ$ AS 'G5]AL /RIKE'1 :I* IS AT ONCE A FUTURE EV5T & AN ORGANIZ+ 'MY?'4 ,P>TICUL> UPRIS+S & /RIKES S]VE AS 9/ANCES ( ! SAME 5]GY1 OR AS PREFIGURATIONS1 ( ! G5]AL /RIKE4 ,AN EFFECTIVE ,T,A,Z 9 ?IS S5SE %\LD BE BO? 5JOYABLE & POLITICAL4 ,BEY >GUES ?AT MO/ GR\PS >E ONE OR ! O!R - EI!R JOYLESS POLITICS OR APOLITICAL LIFE/YLE EV5TS4 

,! TONG1 OR SECRET SOCIETY 7A T]M = A C]TA9 TYPE ( REVOLUTION>Y OR CRIM9AL GR\P 9 PRE-REVOLUTION>Y ,*9A71 IS A SIMIL> TYPE ( GR\P4 ,9 ',BLACK ,?ORN ,MANIFE/O'1 ,BEY CELEBRATES 'C]TA9 AN>*O-,TAOI/ ,*9ESE TONGS' & EXPRESSES A WI% TO REPRODUCE !IR 'MUTUAL AID WEBWORKS'4 ,9 ',TONG ,ES!TICS'1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT ! ,CITY ( ,WILL[S WAS AN IMAG9AL SPACE ( ! ,*9ESE TONG4 

,BEY >GUES ?AT ES!TICS1 OR /YLE1 IS ALSO IMPORTANT 9 ! EM]G5CE ( TONGS TODAY4 ,A TONG REQUIRES A CAUSE & A LEG5D4 ,! LEG5D IS SIMIL> TO A ,SORELIAN MY? - SOME?+ ONE WI%ES TO MANIFE/ 9 ! WORLD4 ,! CAUSE MI<T BE ! ,9SURRECTION1 :I* IS PREFIGUR$ 9 ! ,T,A,Z4 ,! LEG5D IS A PASSIONATE READ+ OR PSY*OLOGICAL /RUCTURE ( ! CAUSE4 ,= 9/ANCE1 IT MI<T REVIVE RADICAL MILL5>IAN BELIEFS4 

,9 ,IMM$IATISM1 ,BEY CLAIMS TO REFOCUS FROM DISAPPE>ANCE TO REAPPE>ANCE1 &1 H5CE1 ORGANIZATION4 ,CAPITALISM N[ RECUP]ATES >TI/IC 9T5SITY ALMO/ 9/ANTLY4 ,! TONG IS AGA9 PROPOS$ AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL =M4 ,BEY DEF9ES A TONG AS A SECRET MUTUAL B5EFIT GR\P = M>G9AL OR ILLEGAL PURPOSES4 ,TODAY'S TONGS MAY BE VIRTUALLY SECRET SIMPLY BY MEANS ( AVOID+ MASS-M$IA ATT5TION4 ,AVOID+ ! M$IA IS CRUCIAL = MA9TA9+ ! P[] ( AN ACTIVITY4 ,A TONG MAY ALSO BE SELECTIVE 9 :OM IT ADMITS1 & 9 H[ MU* 9=MATION IT %>ES4 ,BEY D5IES ?AT ?IS IS ELITI/1 BECAUSE ! GR\P DOES NOT RE/RICT ITSELF SO AS TO COALESCE P[]4 

,OV]COM+ ISOLATION IS ITSELF A C5TRAL GOAL ( A MOD]N TONG4 ,SU* GR\PS ALSO OP]ATE TO MUTUALLY 5HANCE MEMB]S' LIVES4 ,!Y W\LD EVOLVE 9TO NUCLEI ( 'SELF-*OS5 ALLIES' SEEK+ TO SEIZE BACK MORE & MORE SPACE & TIME = PLAY1 EV5TUALLY EXP&+ 9TO A NETWORK & A MOVEM5T1 & F9ALLY A NEW SOCIETY4 ,H[EV]1 ITS NETWORK+ NE$S TO BE SL[ & CORPOREAL4 

,BEY LAT] TRIES TO SY/EMIZE ! DIFF]5T GR\PS HE DISCUSSES4 ,!Y >E DIFF]5T LEVELS ( EXPRESSION ( HIS PROJECT ( 'IMM$IATISM'4 ,9 ',! ,OCCULT ,ASSAULT ON ,9/ITUTIONS'1 HE LI/S A S]IES ( 9CREAS+LY BROAD GR\PS :I* HE PORTRAYS AS LEVELS ( IMM$IATI/ ORGANIZATION3 

,! GA!R+ - ANY SPONTANE\S ACTION1 SU* AS A REVOLT1 P>TY1 RAVE1 OR ,BE-92 

,! POTLAT*1 OR EX*ANGE P>TY2 

,! ,BEE1 SU* AS QUILT+ BEES - A GR\P ( FRI5DS MEET+ TO WORK TOGE!R ON A PROJECT1 OR UNIT$ BY A COMMON PASSION2 

,! ,TONG OR SECRET SOCIETY1 OR ITS ABOVE-GR\ND EQUIVAL5T1 ! CLUB2 

,! ,T,A,Z1 :I* CAN >ISE FROM ANY OR ALL ( ! PREVI\S LEVELS4 ,A ,T,A,Z LA/S BETWE5 ONE NI<T & A C\PLE ( YE>S1 BUT :ILE IT LA/S1 IT FILLS ! HORIZON ( ATT5TION ( ITS P>TICIPANTS1 BECOM+ A :OLE SOCIETY2 

,! UPRIS+ OR 9SURRECTION1 9 :I* ! ,T,A,Z SEEKS TO BECOME ! :OLE WORLD4 

,( !SE1 ! ,TONG IS ! HI<E/ ?AT CAN BE PR$ET]M9$4 ,! O!RS CANNOT BE 'ORGANIZ$' - AT MO/ ONE CAN MAXIMIZE CONDITIONS = !M TO HAPP54 ,9 ANO!R PASSAGE1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT ! SOCIAL MODEL IMPLI$ BY ONTOLOGICAL AN>*ISM IS ! B& OR GANG4 ,:]EAS FAMILIES RESULT FROM SC>CITY1 B&S EXPRESS ABUNDANCE4 ,?IS E*OES AN?ROPOLOGICAL /UDIES ( B&S4 

,ALL ( ! GR\P-TYPES LI/$ ABOVE HAVE A SIMIL> PURPOSE & FUNCTION4 ,9 ',S$UCTION ( ! ,CYB] ,ZOMBIES'1 ,BEY >GUES = A PR9CIPLE ( GR\P-=MATION SIMIL> TO ,F\RI]'S4 ,! PURPOSE ( ! GR\P IS TO MAXIMIZE PLEASURE OR 'LUXURY' = ITS MEMB]S4 ,! COHESION ( ! GR\P /EMS FROM PASSION1 :I* = ,BEY IS ! ONLY VIABLE 9TEGRATIVE =CE4 

,IMM$IATI/ GR\PS >E NOT BAS$ ON 'GR\P-?9K' OR A COMMON MORAL CODE4 ,!Y >E NOT MEANT TO C\NT] 9DIVIDUALITY4 ,9/EAD1 !Y >E MEANT TO 5HANCE 9DIVIDUALS BY PROVID+ A 'MATRIX ( FRI5D%IP'1 & COMBAT+ LONEL9ESS & ALI5ATION4 ,?IS TYPE ( GR\P IS BO? ! MO/ NATURAL POSSIBLE = HUMANS1 & ! WOR/ ABOM9ATION = CAPITAL4 

,AN IMM$IATI/ GR\P HAS RULES ( PLAY 7AS A GAME71 BUT NOT LAWS4 ,IT SEEKS TO RESI/ CAPTURE1 :I* FOLL[S FROM REPRES5TATION4 ,IMM$IATI/ ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ! GOALS ( CONVIVIALITY 7COM+ TOGE!R & 5HANC+ EA* O!R'S PLEASURES71 CREATION ( BEAUTY \TSIDE /RUCTURES ( M$IATION1 DE/RUCTION ( ! 'UGL9ESS' ( CAPITALISM1 & ! CON/RUCTION ( VALUES ?R\< PEAK EXP]I5CES4 

,=M+ SU* GR\PS IS ITSELF AN ACT ( RESI/ANCE4 ,CAPITALISM ONLY ALL[S A LIMIT$ RANGE ( GR\PS1 BAS$ ON PRODUCTION1 REPRODUCTION OR CONSUMPTION4 ,SIMPLY COM+ TOGE!R \TSIDE ( !SE CATEGORIES IS ALREADY A VICTORY - 9DE$1 IT HAS 'A*IEV$ VIRTUALLY EV]Y?+ ,IMM$IATISM YE>NS ='4 ,?IS DEFIANCE ( ALI5ATION & BOR$OM WILL G5]ATE PLAY & >T ALMO/ AUTOMATICALLY4 

,=M+ SU* A GR\P IS A /RUGGLE1 BECAUSE TIME & WORK PRESSURES MILITATE AGA9/ IT4 ,ONE MU/ OV]COME ! FEEL+ ( BE+ 'TOO BUSY' = ,IMM$IATI/ PROJECTS - ?IS IS ! :OLE PO9T1 TO DEFEAT ! /RUCTURE ( CAPITALISM :I* PREV5TS CONVIVIALITY4 ,ANO!R PROBLEM ,BEY ID5TIFIES IS ! TEMPTATION TO SELL ! >T CREAT$ ?R\< SU* PROJECTS4 ,! TEMPTATION IS /RONG1 BECAUSE IT ALL[S ONE TO AVOID WORK4 ,H[EV]1 IT RISKS M$IATION1 & H5CE BE+ SE51 & H5CE REPRESSION ( ! SECRET GR\P4 

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