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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

,TEXT 3 

0,YEAH1 ! CRITIQUE IS IMPRESSIVE & EV]Y?+1 BUT JU/ H[ MI<T WE ACTUALLY GET FROM ?IS <A/LY WORLD TO SOME HEAL$1 :OLE EXI/5CE80 

,I ?9K WE %\LD NOT D\BT ?AT SU* A J\RNEY IS POSSIBLE1 NOR ?AT ! EXPLOSION NECESS>Y TO BEG9 IT MAY BE APPROA*+4 

,! ?\<T ( ! DOM9ANT CULTURE HAS1 ( C\RSE1 ALWAYS TOLD US ?AT ALI5AT$ LIFE IS 9ESCAPABLE4 ,9 FACT1 CULTURE OR CIVILIZATION ITSELF EXPRESSES ?IS ESS5TIAL DOGMA3 ! CIVILIZ+ PROCESS1 AS ,FREUD NOT$1 IS ! =CIBLE TRAD+ ( A FREE1 NATURAL LIFE = ONE ( UNCEAS+ REPRESSION4 

,TODAY CULTURE IS 9 A DISPIRIT$1 US$-UP /ATE :]EV] ONE LOOKS4 ,MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! 5TROPY AFFLICT+ ! LOGIC ( CULTURE1 H[EV]1 IS :AT SEEMS TO BE ! ACTIVE1 IF 9*OATE RESI/ANCE TO IT4 ,?IS IS ! RAY ( HOPE ?AT DI/URBS ! O!RWISE ALL-TOO-DEPRESS+ RACE WE WITNESS TO DET]M9E :E!R TOTAL ALI5ATION OR ! DE/RUCTION ( ! BIOMASS WILL HAPP5 FIR/4 

,PEOPLE >E BE+ /RET*$ & BEAT5 ON ! RACK ( EV]YDAY EMPT9ESS1 & ! SPELL ( CIVILIZATION IS FAD+4 ,LAS* REF]R$ TO A NE>-UNIV]SAL RAGE ABROAD 9 SOCIETY1 JU/ UND] ! SURFACE4 ,IT IS GR[+ & ITS SYMPTOMS >E LEGION1 AM\NT+ TO A REFUSAL TO LEAVE ?IS E>? UNSATISFI$4 

,ADORNO ASK$1 0,:AT W\LD HAPP9ESS BE ?AT WAS NOT MEASUR$ BY ! IMMEASURABLE GRIEF AT :AT IS80 ,C]TA9LY1 ! CONDITION ( LIFE HAS BECOME NI<TM>I% 5\< TO JU/IFY SU* A QUE/ION1 & P]HAPS ALSO TO SUGGE/ ?AT SOME?+ />T$ TO GO DEEPLY WRONG A V]Y LONG TIME BACK4 ,AT LEA/ IT \<T TO BE DEMON/RAT+1 MOV+ ON T[>D SPECIFICS1 ?AT ! MEANS ( REPRODUC+ ! PREVAIL+ ,DEA? ,%IP 7E4G4 ITS TE*NOLOGY7 CANNOT BE US$ TO FA%ION A LIB]AT$ WORLD4 

,SAUL ,BELL['S ,MR4 ,SAMML] WOND]$1 0,:AT IS 'COMMON' AB\T ! COMMON LIFE8 ,:AT IF SOME G5IUS W]E TO DO ) 'COMMON LIFE' :AT ,E9/E9 DID ) 'MATT]'8 ,F9D+ ITS 5]GETICS1 UNCOV]+ ITS RADIANCE40 ,( C\RSE1 WE MU/ ALL BE ?AT ',E9/E9'1 :I* IS EXACTLY :AT WILL UNLEA% A CREATIVE 5]GY SUFFICI5T TO UTT]LY REFA%ION ! CONDITIONS ( HUMAN EXI/5CE4 ,T5 ?\S& YE>S ( CAPTIVITY & D>KNESS1 TO P>APHRASE ,VANEIGEM1 WILL NOT )/& T5 DAYS ( FULL-\T REVOLUTION1 :I* WILL 9CLUDE ! SIMULTANE\S RECON/RUCTION ( \R 9N] SELVES4 ,:O DOESN'T HATE MOD]N LIFE8 ,CAN :AT CONDITION+ ?AT REMA9S SURVIVE SU* AN EXPLOSION ( LIFE1 ONE ?AT RU?LESSLY REMOVES ! S\RCES ( SU* CONDITION+8 

,WE >E OBVI\SLY BE+ HELD HO/AGE BY CAPITAL & ITS TE*NOLOGY1 MADE TO FEEL DEP5D5T1 EV5 HELPLESS1 BY ! %E] WEI<T ( IT ALL1 ! MASSIVE 9]TIA ( C5TURIES ( ALI5AT$ CATEGORIES1 PATT]NS1 VALUES4 ,:AT C\LD BE DISP5S$ ) IMM$IATELY8 ,BORD]S1 GOV]NM5TS1 HI]>*Y4444,:AT ELSE8 ,H[ FA/ C\LD MORE DEEP-SEAT$ =MS ( AU?ORITY & SEP>ATION BE DISSOLV$1 SU* AS ?AT ( DIVISION ( LABOR8 ,I ASS]T1 & NOT1 ,I HOPE1 9 ! SPIRIT ( WI%+ TO D]IVE BLUEPR9TS FROM AB/RACT PR9CIPLE1 ?AT ,I CAN SEE NO ULTIMATE FRE$OM OR :OL5ESS )\T ! DISSOLUTION ( ! 9H]5T P[] ( SPECIALI/S ( EV]Y K9D4 

,MANY SAY ?AT MILLIONS W\LD DIE IF ! PRES5T TE*NO-GLOBAL FEALTY TO WORK & ! COMMODITY W]E SCRAPP$4 ,BUT ?IS OV]LOOKS MANY POT5TIALITIES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 CONSID] ! VA/ NUMB]S ( PEOPLE :O W\LD BE FRE$ FROM MANIPULATIVE1 P>ASITIC1 DE/RUCTIVE PURSUITS = ?OSE ( CREATIVITY1 HEAL?1 & LIB]TY4 ,AT PRES5T1 9 FACT1 V]Y FEW CONTRIBUTE 9 ANY WAY TO SATISFY+ AU!NTIC NE$S4 

,TRANSPORT+ FOOD ?\S&S ( MILES1 NOT AN ATYPICAL PURSUIT TODAY1 IS AN 9/ANCE ( PO9TLESS ACTIVITY1 AS IS PRODUC+ C\NTLESS TONS ( H]BICIDE & PE/ICIDE POISONS4 ,! PICTURE ( HUMANITY />V+ IF A TRANS=MATION W]E ATTEMPT$ MAY BE BR\<T 9TO P]SPECTIVE BY REF]5CE TO A FEW O!R AGRICULTURAL SPECIFICS1 ( A MORE POSITIVE NATURE4 ,IT IS P]FECTLY FEASIBLE1 G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 ?AT WE GR[ \R [N FOOD4 ,!RE >E SIMPLE APPROA*ES1 9VOLV+ NO DIVISION ( LABOR1 TO L>GE YIELDS 9 SMALL SPACES4 

,AGRICULTURE ITSELF MU/ BE OV]COME1 AS DOME/ICATION1 & BECAUSE IT REMOVES MORE ORGANIC MATT] FROM ! SOIL ?AN IT PUTS BACK4 ,P]MACULTURE IS A TE*NIQUE ?AT SEEMS TO ATTEMPT AN AGRICULTURE ?AT DEVELOPS OR REPRODUCES ITSELF & ?US T5DS T[>D NATURE & AWAY FROM DOME/ICATION4 ,IT IS ONE EXAMPLE ( PROMIS+ 9T]IM WAYS TO SURVIVE :ILE MOV+ AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION4 ,CULTIVATION )9 ! CITIES IS ANO!R ASPECT ( PRACTICAL TRANSITION1 & A FUR!R /EP T[>D SUP]S$+ DOME/ICATION W\LD BE A MORE OR LESS R&OM PROPAGATION ( PLANTS1 A LA ,JOHNNY ,APPLESE$4 

,REG>D+ URBAN LIFE1 ANY /EPS T[>D AUTONOMY & SELF-HELP %\LD BE REALIZ$1 BEG9N+ N[1 SO ?AT CITIES MAY BE ALL ! MORE QUICKLY AB&ON$ LAT]4 ,CREAT$ \T ( CAPITAL'S NE$ TO C5TRALIZE CONTROL ( PROP]TY TRANSACTIONS1 RELIGION1 & POLITICAL DOM9ATION1 CITIES REMA9 AS EXT5D$ LIFE-DE/ROY+ MONUM5TS TO ! SAME BASIC NE$S ( CAPITAL4 ,SOME?+ ON ! ORD] ( :AT WE KN[ N[ AS MUSEUMS MI<T BE A GOOD IDEA SO ?AT PO/-UPHEAVAL G5]ATIONS C\LD KN[ H[ GROTESQUE \R SPECIES' EXI/5CE BECAME4 ,MOVABLE CELEBRATION SITES MAY BE ! NE>E/ CONFIGURATION TO CITIES ?AT DISALI5AT$ LIFE WILL EXPRESS4 

,ALONG ) ! MOVEM5T \T ( CITIES1 P>ALLEL+ IT1 ONE MI<T LIKELY SEE A MOVEM5T FROM COLD] CLIMES TO W>M] ONES4 ,! HEAT+ ( LIV+ SPACE 9 NOR!RN >EAS CON/ITUTES AN ABSURD EF=T ( 5]GY1 RES\RCES1 & TIME4 ,:5 HUMANS BECOME ONCE AGA9 9TIMATE ) ! E>?1 HEAL?I] & MORE ROBU/1 !SE ZONES W\LD PROBABLY BE PEOPL$ AGA91 9 ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T WAYS4 

,AS = POPULATION ITSELF1 ITS GR[? IS NO MORE A NATURAL OR NEUTRAL PH5OM5ON ?AN ITS TE*NOLOGY4 ,:5 LIFE IS FATALLY \T ( BALANCE1 ! URGE TO REPRODUCE APPE>S AS COMP5SATION = IMPOV]I%M5T1 AS ) ! NON-CIVILIZ$ GA!R]-HUNT]S SURVIV+ TODAY1 POPULATION LEVELS W\LD BE RELATIVELY QUITE L[4 

,5RICO ,GUIDONI PO9T$ \T ?AT >*ITECTURAL /RUCTURES NECESS>ILY REVEAL A GREAT DEAL AB\T !IR SOCIAL CONTEXT4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ! ISOLATION & /]ILITY ( %ELT] 9 CLASS SOCIETY IS H>DLY ACCID5TAL1 & DES]VES TO BE SCRAPP$ 9 TOTO4 ,RUD(SKY'S ,>*ITECTURE ,)\T ,>*ITECTS DEALS ) SOME EXAMPLES ( %ELT] PRODUC$ NOT BY SPECIALI/S1 BUT BY SPONTANE\S & EVOLV+ COMMUNAL ACTIVITY4 ,IMAG9E ! 9VIT+ RI*NESS ( DWELL+S1 EA* UNIQUE NOT MASS PRODUC$1 & A P>T ( A S]5E MUTUALITY ?AT ONE MI<T EXPECT TO EM]GE FROM ! COLLAPSE ( B\ND>IES & >TIFICIAL SC>CITIES1 MAT]IAL & EMOTIONAL4 

,PROBABLY 'HEAL?' 9 A NEW WORLD WILL BE A MATT] EV5 LESS RECOGNIZABLE ?AN ! QUE/ION ( %ELT] ,! DEHUMANIZ$ 9DU/RIAL 'M$IC9E' ( TODAY IS TOTALLY COMPLICIT\S ) ! OV]ALL PROCESSES ( SOCIETY :I* ROB US ( LIFE & VITALITY4 ,( C\NTLESS EXAMPLES ( ! CRIM9ALITY ( ! PRES5T1 DIRECT PR(IT+ FROM HUMAN MIS]Y MU/ RANK NE> ! TOP4 ,ALT]NATIVE HEAL+ PRACTICES >E ALREADY *ALL5G+ ! DOM9ANT MODE1 BUT ! ONLY REAL SOLUTION IS ! ABOLITION ( A SETUP ?AT BY ITS V]Y NATURE SPAWNS AN 9CR$IBLE RANGE ( PHYSICAL & PSY*IC IMMIS]ATION4 ,FROM ,REI* TO ,MAIL]1 = EXAMPLE1 CANC] IS RECOGNIZ$ AS ! GR[? ( A G5]AL MADNESS BLOCK$ & D5I$4 ,BE=E CIVILIZATION DISEASE WAS G5]ALLY NONEXI/5T4 ,H[ C\LD IT HAVE BE5 O!RWISE8 ,:]E ELSE DO DEG5]ATIVE & 9FECTI\S DISEASES1 EMOTIONAL MALADIES1 & ALL ! RE/ ISSUE IF NOT FROM WORK1 TOXICITY1 CITIES1 E/RANGEM5T1 FE>1 UNFULFILL$ LIVES -- ! :OLE CANVAS ( DAMAG$1 ALI5AT$ REALITY8 ,DE/ROY+ ! S\RCES WILL ]ADICATE ! SUFF]+4 ,M9OR EXIG5CIES W\LD BE TREAT$ BY H]BS & ! LIKE1 NOT TO M5TION A DIET ( PURE1 NON-PROCESS$ FOOD4 

,IT SEEMS EVID5T ?AT 9DU/RIALIZATION & ! FACTORIES C\LD NOT BE GOTT5 RID ( 9/ANTLY1 BUT EQUALLY CLE> ?AT !IR LIQUIDATION MU/ BE PURSU$ ) ALL ! VIGOR BEH9D ! RU% ( BREAK-\T4 ,SU* 5SLAVEM5T ( PEOPLE & NATURE MU/ DISAPPE> =EV]1 SO ?AT WORDS LIKE PRODUCTION & ECONOMY WILL HAVE NO MEAN+4 ,A GRAFFITO FROM ! RIS+ 9 ,FRANCE 9 '#f#h WAS SIMPLY ',QUICK6' ,?OSE P>TISANS APP>5TLY REALIZ$ ! NE$ TO MOVE RAPIDLY =W>D ALL ! WAY1 ) NO TEMPORIZ+ OR COMPROMISE ) ! OLD WORLD4 ,HALF A REVOLUTION W\LD ONLY PRES]VE DOM9ATION & CEM5T ITS HOLD OV] US4 

,A QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T LIFE W\LD 5TAIL ABOLI%+ EX*ANGE1 9 EV]Y =M1 9 FAVOR ( ! GIFT & ! SPIRIT ( PLAY4 ,9/EAD ( ! CO]CION ( WORK -- & H[ MU* ( ! PRES5T C\LD CONT9UE )\T PRECISELY ?AT CO]CION8 -- AN EXI/5CE )\T CON/RA9TS IS AN IMM$IATE1 C5TRAL OBJECTIVE4 ,UNFETT]$ PLEASURE1 CREATIVE 5DEAVOR ALONG ! L9ES ( ,F\RI]3 ACCORD+ TO ! PASSIONS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & 9 A CONTEXT ( COMPLETE EQUALITY4 

,:AT W\LD WE KEEP8 0,LABOR-SAV+ DEVICES80 ,UNLESS !Y 9VOLVE NO DIVISION ( LABOR 7E4G4 A LEV] OR 9CL9E71 ?IS CONCEPT IS A FICTION2 BEH9D ! 0SAV+0 IS HIDD5 ! CONGEAL$ DRUDG]Y ( MANY & ! DESPOLIATION ( ! NATURAL WORLD4 ,AS ! ,P>ISIAN GR\P ,9T]ROGATIONS PUT IT3 0,TODAY'S RI*ES >E NOT HUMAN RI*ES2 !Y >E RI*ES = CAPITALISM :I* CORRESPOND TO A NE$ TO SELL & /UPEFY4 ,! PRODUCTS WE MANUFACTURE1 DI/RIBUTE1 & ADM9I/] >E ! MAT]IAL EXPRESSIONS ( \R ALI5ATION40 

,EV]Y K9D ( FE> & D\BT IS CULTIVAT$ AGA9/ ! PROSPECT OR POSSIBILITY ( TRANS=M+ LIFE1 9CLUD+ ! MOM5T ( ITS BEG9N+4 0,W\LDN'T REVOLT MEAN MAYHEM1 HO>D+1 SURVIVALI/ VIOL5CE1 ETC480 ,BUT POPUL> UPRIS+S SEEM TO EMBODY /RONG FEEL+S ( JOY1 UNITY1 & G5]OSITY4 ,CONSID]+ ! MO/ REC5T ,U4,S4 EXAMPLES1 ! URBAN 9SURRECTIONS ( ! '#fS1 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY '#g#g1 & ,LOS ,ANGELES '#i#b -- ONE IS /RUCK OV]ALL BY ! SPONTANE\S %>+1 ! %>P DROP 9 9T]RACIAL VIOL5CE & VIOL5CE AGA9/ WOM51 & EV5 A S5SE ( FE/IVAL4 

,\R BIGGE/ OB/ACLE LIES 9 =GETT+ ! PRIMACY ( ! NEGATIVE4 ,HESITATION1 PEACEFUL COEXI/5CE -- ?IS DEFICI5CY ( DESIRE WILL PROVE FATAL IF ALL[$ TO BE ASC5DANT4 ,! TRULY HUMANIT>IAN & PACIFIC IMPULSE IS ?AT :I* IS COMMITT$ TO REL5TLESSLY DE/ROY+ ! MALIGNANT DYNAMIC KN[N AS CIVILIZATION1 9CLUD+ ITS ROOTS4 ,TIME IS A /UNT+1 CONF9+ IMPOSITION ( CULTURE1 NAM+ IS A DOM9ATION1 LIKE C\NT+1 AN ASPECT ( ! DI/ANC+ ( LANGUAGE4 ,9 ! HORRIBLE EXTREMITY ( TODAY WE CAN SEE ! NE$ TO RETURN ALL ! WAY TO ! E>?1 TO ! MULTI-S5SUAL 9TIMACY ( NATURE ?AT OBTA9$ BE=E SYMBOLIZATION MADE LIV+ A REIFI$1 SEP>AT$ C>ICATURE ( ITSELF4 ,5*ANTM5T MI<T BE SAVOR$ EV5 MORE BRI<TLY ?IS TIME1 = KN[+ :AT \R ANCE/ORS DIDN'T REALIZE MU/ BE AVOID$4 

,TE>+ UP ! CONCRETE C\LD BEG9 IMM$IATELY1 AS MY LATE FRI5D ,BOB ,BRUBAK] ONCE C\NSEL$4 ,LIT]ALLY1 UND] ! PAVEM5T1 IT'S ! BEA*6 

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