,TE*NOPHILIA1 ,AN ,9FANTILE ,DISORD] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

,TEXT 3 

,IF PATRIOTISM IS1 AS ,SAMUEL ,JOHNSON SAID1 ! LA/ REFUGE ( A SC\NDREL1 SCI5TISM IS BY N[ ! FIR/4 ,IT'S ! ONLY IDEOLOGY :I*1 RE/AT$ 9 CYB]BABBLE1 PROJECTS ! LOOK-&-FEEL ( FUTURITY EV5 AS IT CONS]VES ATTITUDES & VALUES ESS5TIAL TO KEEP+ ?+S JU/ AS !Y >E4 ,KEEP ON ZAPP+6 

,! AB/RACT AFFIRMATION ( 0*ANGE0 IS CONS]VATIVE1 NOT PROGRESSIVE4 ,IT PRIVILEGES ALL *ANGE1 APP>5T OR REAL1 /YLI/IC OR SUB/ANTIVE1 REACTION>Y OR REVOLUTION>Y4 ,! MORE ?+S *ANGE -- ! MORE ?+S ?AT *ANGE -- ! MORE !Y /AY ! SAME4 ,FA/]1 FA/]1 ,SPE$ ,RAC]6 -- 7BUT KEEP GO+ 9 CIRCLES74 

,= MU* ! SAME REASON ! PRIVILEG+ ( PROGRESS IS ALSO CONS]VATIVE4 ,PROGRESS IS ! NOTION ?AT *ANGE T5DS T[>D IMPROVEM5T & IMPROVEM5T T5DS TO BE IRREV]SIBLE4 ,LOCAL SETBACKS OCCUR AS *ANGE IS /ALL$ OR MISDIRECT$ 70! E!R10 0PHLOGI/ON07 BUT ! SECUL> T5D5CY IS =W>D 7& SECUL>74 ,NO?+ GOES V]Y WRONG = V]Y LONG1 SO !RE IS NEV] ANY COMPELL+ REASON NOT TO JU/ KEEP DO+ :AT Y\'RE DO+4 ,IT'S GONNA BE ALL RI<T4 ,AS SOME JURI/ ONCE PUT IT 9 ANO!R 7BUT />TL+LY SIMIL>7 CONTEXT1 ! :EELS ( JU/ICE TURN SL[LY1 BUT !Y GR9D F9E4 

,AS HIS PSEUDONYM SUGGE/S1 ,WALT] ,ALT] IS A SELF-SANCTIFI$ HI< PRIE/ ( PROGRESS 7BUT DOES HE KN[ ?AT 9 ,G]MAN1 ALT] MEANS 0OLD]0874 ,HE DISDA9S ! PA/ ! BETT] TO P]PETUATE IT4 ,HIS WRIT+ ONLY 9 SMALL LETT]S -- H[ MOD]NI/6 -- WAS QUITE ! RAGE :5 E4E4 CUMM+S PIONE]$ IT #h YE>S AGO4 ,P]HAPS ,ALT]'S NEXT ADVANCE WILL BE TO AB&ON PUNCTUATION ONLY A FEW DECADES AFT] ,JAMES ,JOYCE DID4 ,& WELL UND] #c YE>S S9CE ! ,ROMANS DID BO?4 ,! PACE ( PROGRESS CAN BE DIZZY+4 

,= ,ALT]1 ! FUTURE IS A PROGRAM ?AT ,K>L ,M>X & ,JULES ,V]NE MAPP$ \T 9 A PREVI\S C5TURY4 ,EVOLUTION IS UNIL9E>1 TE*NOLOGICALLY DRIV5 &1 = SOME /RANGE REASON1 MORALLY IMP]ATIVE4 ,!SE NOTIONS W]E ALREADY OLD :5 ,H]B]T ,SP5C] & ,K>L ,M>X COBBL$ !M TOGE!R4 ,ALT]'S POSITIVISM IS NO IMPROVEM5T ON ?AT ( ,COMTE1 :O GAVE ! GAME AWAY BY F\ND+ A ,POSITIVI/ ,*UR*4 ,& HIS ME*ANICAL MAT]IALISM IS ACTUALLY A REGRESSION FROM ,M>XISM TO ,/AL9ISM4 ,LIKE BAD SCI5CE FICTION1 BUT NOT AS 5T]TA9+1 ,ALT]ISM IS #a#i? C5TURY IDEOLOGY DECLAIM$ 9 #b#a/ C5TURY J>GON4 7,ONE ( ! FEW FACTS AB\T ! FUTURE AT ONCE C]TA9 & REASSUR+ IS ?AT IT WILL NOT TALK LIKE ,WALT] ,ALT] ANY MORE ?AN ! PRES5T TALKS LIKE ,HUGO ,G]NSBACK47 ,ALT] HASN'T WRITT5 ONE WORD ) :I* ,NEWT ,G+RI* OR ,WALT ,DISNEY1 DEFRO/$1 W\LD DISAGREE4 ,! 0?9K TANK SOCIAL 5G9E]S0 >E ON HIS SIDE2 OR RA!R1 HE'S ON !IRS4 ,!Y DON'T ?9K ! WAY HE DOES -- ?AT B>ELY QUALIFIES AS ?9K+ AT ALL -- BUT !Y WANT US TO ?9K ! WAY HE DOES4 ,! ONLY REASON HE ISN'T ON !IR PAYROLL IS :Y PAY HIM IF HE'S WILL+ TO DO IT = NO?+8 

0,9FO OV]LOAD IS RELATIVE TO Y\R SKILL LEVEL10 9TONES ,ALT]4 ,IT'S C]TA9LY RELATIVE TO HIS4 ,HE B\NCES FROM TE*NOLOGY TO AN?ROPOLOGY TO HI/ORY & BACK AGA9 LIKE ! ATOMS ( ! ,NEWTONIAN BILLI>D-BILL UNIV]SE ?AT SCI5TI/S1 UNLIKE ,ALT]1 NO LONG] BELIEVE 94 ,! BREAD? ( HIS IGNORANCE AMAZES1 A WOND]+ WORLD CAN ONLY1 ) ,GR\*O ,M>X1 ASK3 0,IS !RE ANY?+ ELSE Y\ KN[ ABSOLUTELY NO?+ AB\T80 ,IF SYNDICALISM IS 7AS ONE WAG PUT IT7 FASCISM M9US ! EXCITEM5T1 ,ALT]ISM IS EMPIRICISM M9US ! EVID5CE4 ,HE SPORTS ! TOGA ( REASON )\T /AT+ ANY REASON = DO+ SO4 ,HE EXPECTS US TO TAKE HIS REJECTION ( FAI? ON FAI?4 ,HE FI]CELY AFFIRMS ?AT FACTS >E FACTS )\T M5TION+ ANY4 

,ALT] IS MU* TOO UPSET TO BE >TICULATE1 BUT AT LEA/ HE'S PROVID$ AN 5EMIES LI/ -- AL?\<1 LIKE ,S5ATOR ,MC,C>?Y1 HE W\LD RA!R ISSUE VAGUE CATEGORICAL D5UNCIATIONS ?AN NAME NAMES4 ,HI< ON ! LI/ >E 0PRIMITIVO-NO/ALGIC0 0AN?RO-ROMANTICI/S0 :O >E EI!R ALSO1 OR >E GIV+ AID & COM=T TO1 0ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS0 ( ! 0AN>*O-LEFT40 ,TO ! LAY READ] ALL !SE MY/]I\S HYPH5ATIONS >E CALCULAT$ TO 9SPIRE A VAGUE DREAD )\T COMMUNICAT+ ANY 9=MATION :OM !Y REF] TO EXCEPT DUPES ( ! ?9K TANK SOCIAL 5G9E]S & 5EMIES ( CIVILIZATION4 ,BUT :Y %\LD ! ?9K TANK SOCIAL 5G9E]S WANT TO DE/ROY ! CIVILIZATION 9 :I* !Y FL\RI% AT ! EXP5SE ( MO/ ( ! RE/ ( US8 

,IF BY RELIGION IS MEANT REV]5CE = SOME?+ NOT UND]/OOD1 ,ALT] IS F]V5TLY RELIGI\S4 ,HE MI/AKES SCI5CE = CODIFI$ KN[L$GE 7?AT WAS NATURAL HI/ORY1 LONG S9CE AS DEFUNCT AS PHR5OLOGY74 ,SCI5CE IS A SOCIAL PRACTICE ) DI/9CTIVE ME?ODS1 NOT AN ACCUMULATION ( (FICIALLY C]TIFI$ 0FACTS40 ,!RE >E NO NAK$1 EXTRACONTEXTUAL FACTS4 ,FACTS >E ALWAYS RELATIVE TO A CONTEXT4 ,SCI5TIFIC FACTS >E RELATIVE TO A !ORY OR A P>ADIGM 7I4E41 TO A =MALIZ$ CONTEXT74 ,>E ELECTRONS P>TICLES OR WAVES8 ,NEI!R & BO?1 ACCORD+ TO ,NIELS ,BOHR -- IT DEP5DS ON :]E Y\ >E LOOK+ FROM & :Y4 ,>E ! PO/ULATES & !OREMS ( ,EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY 0TRUE08 ,!Y CORRESPOND V]Y WELL TO MU* ( ! PHYSICAL UNIV]SE1 BUT ,E9/E9 F\ND ?AT ,RIEMANN'S NON-,EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY BETT] DESCRIB$ SU* CRUCIAL PH5OM5A AS GRAVITATION & ! DEFLECTION ( LI<T RAYS4 ,EA* GEOMETRY IS 9T]NALLY CONSI/5T2 EA* IS 9CONSI/5T ) ! O!R4 ,NO CONCEIVABLE FACT OR FACTS W\LD RESOLVE !IR DISCREPANCY4 ,AS MU* AS !Y W\LD LIKE TO TRANSC5D ! 9CONSI/5CY1 PHYSICI/S HAVE LE>N$ TO LIVE ) ! 9COMM5SURABLE !ORIES ( RELATIVITY & QUANTUM PHYSICS BECAUSE !Y BO? WORK 7ALMO/74 ,NEWTONIAN PHYSICS IS /ILL V]Y S]VICEABLE 9SIDE ! SOL> SY/EM1 :]E !RE >E /ILL A FEW 0FACTS0 7LIKE ! PRECESSION ( ,M]CURY7 NOT AM5ABLE TO ,E9/E9IAN RELATIVITY1 BUT ! LATT] IS DEF9ITELY ! !ORY ( *OICE = APPLICATION TO ! RE/ ( ! UNIV]SE4 ,TO CALL ! ONE TRUE & ! O!R FALSE IS LIKE CALL+ A ,TOYOTA TRUE & A ,MODEL-,T FALSE4 

,!ORIES CREATE FACTS -- & !ORIES DE/ROY !M4 ,SCI5CE IS SIMULTANE\SLY1 & NECESS>ILY1 PROGRESSIVE & REGRESSIVE4 ,UNLIKE ,WALT] ,ALT]1 SCI5CE PRIVILEGES NEI!R DIRECTION4 ,!RE IS NO PASSIVE1 PREEXI/+1 0ORGANIZ$1 PATT]N$1 PR$ICT$ & GRASPABLE0 UNIV]SE \T !RE AWAIT+ \R ,PROME!AN T\*4 ,9S(> AS ! ,UNIV]SE IS ORD]LY -- :I*1 = ALL WE KN[1 MAY NOT BE ALL ?AT F> -- WE MAKE IT SO4 ,NOT ONLY 9 ! OBVI\S S5SE ?AT WE =M FAMILIES & BUILD CITIES1 ORD]+ \R [N LIFE-WAYS1 BUT M]ELY BY ! PATT]N+ P[] ( P]CEPTION1 BY :I* WE RESOLVE A WELT] ( S5SE-DATA 9TO A 0TABLE0 :]E !RE >E 0REALLY0 ONLY A MULTITUDE ( T9Y P>TICLES & MO/LY EMPTY SPACE4 

,ALT] RAGES AGA9/ OBNOSIS1 HIS ILL-=M$ NEOLOGISM = IGNOR+ ! OBVI\S4 ,BUT IGNOR+ ! OBVI\S IS 0OBVI\SLY0 ! PRECONDITION = SCI5CE4 ,AS ,S4,F4,C4 ,MILSOM PUT IT1 0?+S ?AT >E OBVI\S CANNOT BE SLI<TLY WRONG3 LIKE ! MOVEM5T ( ! SUN1 !Y CAN ONLY BE FUNDAM5TALLY WRONG40 ,OBVI\SLY ! SUN CIRCLES ! E>?4 ,OBVI\SLY ! E>? IS FLAT4 ,OBVI\SLY ! TABLE BE=E ME IS SOLID1 NOT1 AS ATOMIC-SCI5CE MY/ICS CLAIM1 ALMO/ 5TIRELY EMPTY SPACE4 ,OBVI\SLY P>TICLES CANNOT ALSO BE WAVES4 ,OBVI\SLY HUMAN SOCIETY IS IMPOSSIBLE )\T A /ATE4 ,OBVI\SLY HUNT]-GA!R]S WORK H>D] ?AN CONTEMPOR>Y WAGE-LABOR]S4 ,OBVI\SLY ! DEA? P5ALTY DET]S CRIME4 ,BUT NO?+ IS MORE OBVI\S1 IF ANY?+ IS1 ?AN ?AT ALL !SE PROPOSITIONS >E FALSE4 ,:I* IS TO SAY1 !Y CANNOT QUALIFY AS 0FACTS0 )9 ANY FRAMEWORK :I* EV5 !IR [N PROPON5TS ACKN[L$GE AS !IR [N4 ,9DE$1 ALL ! ADVOCATES 7( SU* ( !SE OP9IONS AS /ILL HAVE ANY7 /RID5TLY AFFIRM1 LIKE ,ALT]1 A POSITIVI/-EMPIRICI/ FRAMEWORK 9 :I* !IR FALSITY IS CONSPICU\S4 

,SO !N -- TO GET D[N TO DETAILS -- =W>D 9TO ! PA/4 ,ALT] RANTS AGA9/ :AT HE CALLS ! 0ROMANTICI/ ATTA*M5T TO A 'SIMPL]1' 'PUR]' EXI/5CE 9 PA/ TIMES OR AMONG CONTEMPOR>Y PRIMITIVE OR ',EA/]N' SOCIETIES40 ,HOLD IT RI<T !RE4 ,NOBODY ?AT ,I KN[ ( IS CONFLAT+ PA/ OR PRES5T PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES ) 0,EA/]N0 SOCIETIES 7PRESUMABLY ! CIVILIZATIONS ( ,*9A & ,9DIA & !IR (F%OOTS 9 ,JAPAN1 ,KOREA1 ,BURMA1 ,S\!A/ ,ASIA1 ,9DONESIA1 ETC474 ,!SE 0,EA/]N0 SOCIETIES MU* MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLE ! SOCIETY -- \RS -- :I* 0AN>*O-LEFTI/S0 WANT TO OV]?R[ ?AN !Y DO ANY PRIMITIVE SOCIETY4 ,BO? FEATURE ! /ATE1 ! M>KET1 CLASS /RATIFICATION & SAC]DOTALLY CONTROLL$ RELIGION1 :I* >E ABS5T FROM ALL B& 7=AG]7 SOCIETIES & MANY TRIBAL SOCIETIES4 ,IF PRIMITIVE & ,EA/]N SOCIETIES HAVE COMMON FEATURES ( ANY IMPORTANCE TO HIS >GUM5T 7HAD HE TR\BL$ TO =MULATE ONE7 ,ALT] DOES NOT ID5TIFY !M4 

,= ,ALT] IT IS A 0CRU%+ REALITY ?AT ! 9NATE DIRECTION ?AT ANY S5TI5T CULTURE WILL TAKE TO AMPLIFY ITS WELL-BE+ WILL BE TO 9CREASE ! APPLICATION ( TOOL-EXT5SIONS40 ,CULTURES >E NOT 0S5TI5T02 ?AT IS TO REIFY & MY/IFY !IR NATURE4 ,NOR DO CULTURES NECESS>ILY HAVE ANY 09NATE DIRECTION40 ,AS AN EX- 7OR CRYPTO-7 ,M>XI/ -- HE IS A =M] 787 FOLL[] ( ,LYNDON ,LA,R\*E 9 HIS ,/AL9I/1 0,NATIONAL ,CAUCUS ( ,LABOR ,COMMITTEES0 PHASE -- ,ALT] HAS NO EXCUSE = NOT KN[+ ?IS4 ,AL?\< ,M>X WAS MO/ 9T]E/$ 9 A MODE ( PRODUCTION -- CAPITALISM -- :I*1 HE >GU$1 DID HAVE AN 9NATE DIRECTION1 HE ALSO ID5TIFI$ AN 0,ASIATIC MODE ( PRODUCTION0 :I* DID NOT2 ,K>L ,WITTFOGEL ELABORAT$ ON ! 9SI<T 9 HIS ,ORI5TAL ,DESPOTISM4 ,\R SE] PROGNO/ICATES ?AT 0IF ?AT 9CREASE /OPS1 ! CULTURE WILL DIE40 ,?IS WE KN[ TO BE FALSE4 

,IF ,ALT] IS CORRECT1 = A SOCIETY TO REGRESS TO A SIMPL] TE*NOLOGY IS 9EVITABLY SUICIDAL4 ,AN?ROPOLOGI/S KN[ BETT]4 ,= ,ALT] IT'S AN >TICLE ( FAI? ?AT AGRICULTURE IS TE*NOLOGICALLY SUP]IOR TO =AG+4 ,BUT ! ANCE/ORS ( ! ,PLA9S ,9DIANS W]E S$5T>Y OR SEMIS$5T>Y AGRICULTURI/S :O AB&ON$ ?AT LIFE-WAY BECAUSE ! >RIVAL ( ! HORSE MADE POSSIBLE 7NOT NECESS>Y7 ! *OICE ( A SIMPL] HUNT+ EXI/5CE :I* !Y MU/ HAVE ADJUDG$ QUALITATIVELY SUP]IOR4 ,! ,KPELLE ( ,LIB]IA REFUSE TO SWIT* FROM DRY- TO WET-CULTIVATION ( RICE1 !IR /APLE FOOD1 AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T 0EXP]TS0 URGE !M TO4 ,! ,KPELLE >E WELL AW>E ?AT WET 7IRRIGAT$7 RICE F>M+ IS MU* MORE PRODUCTIVE ?AN DRY F>M+4 ,BUT DRY F>M+ IS CONDUCT$ COMMUNALLY1 ) S++ & FEA/+ & DR9K+1 9 A WAY :I* WET F>M+ CANNOT BE -- & IT'S MU* EASI] WORK AT A HEAL?I]1 MORE COM=TABLE 0WORK /ATION40 ,IF !IR CULTURE %\LD 0DIE0 AS A RESULT ( ?IS EM95TLY REASONABLE *OICE IT WILL BE MURD]1 NOT SUICIDE4 ,IF BY PROGRESS ,ALT] MEANS EXT]M9AT+ PEOPLE BECAUSE WE CAN & BECAUSE !Y'RE DIFF]5T1 HE CAN TAKE HIS PROGRESS & %OVE IT4 ,HE DEFAMES SCI5CE BY DEF5D+ IT4 

,EV5 ! HI/ORY ( ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION 7! ONLY ONE \R E?NOC5TRIC FUTURI/ TAKES S]I\SLY7 CONTRADICTS ,ALT]'S !ORY ( TE*NOLOGICAL WILL-TO-P[]4 ,= WELL OV] A ?\S& YE>S1 CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION FL\RI%$ )\T ANY SIGNIFICANT 0APPLICATION ( TOOL EXT5SION40 ,EV5 :5 ,HELL5I/IC OR ,ROMAN SCI5CE ADVANC$1 ITS TE*NOLOGY USUALLY DID NOT4 ,IT CREAT$ ! /EAM 5G9E1 !N =GOT AB\T ! TOY1 AS ,*9A 7ANO!R C\NT]-EXAMPLE TO ,ALT]ISM7 9V5T$ GUNP[D] & US$ IT TO SC>E AWAY DEMONS -- >GUABLY ITS BE/ USE4 ,( C\RSE1 ANCI5T SOCIETIES CAME TO AN 5D1 BUT !Y ALL DO3 AS ,KEYNES PUT IT1 9 ! LONG RUN1 WE WILL ALL BE DEAD4 

,& ,I HAVE MY SUSPICIONS AB\T ! PHRASE 0TOOL EXT5SION40 ,ISN'T SOME?+ TO DO ) ?AT ADV]TIS$ 9 ! BACK ( PORN MAGAZ9ES8 

,ALT] MU/ BE LY+1 NOT M]ELY MI/AK51 :5 HE REIT]ATES ! ,HOBBESIAN MY? ?AT 0PRIMITIVE LIFE IS %ORT & BRUTAL40 ,HE CANNOT POSSIBLY EV5 BE AW>E ( ! EXI/5CE ( ?OSE HE TAGS AS AN?RO-ROMANTICI/S )\T KN[+ ?AT !Y HAVE DEMON/RAT$ O!RWISE TO ! SATISFACTION ( !IR FELL[ SCI5TI/S4 ,! WORD 0PRIMITIVE0 IS = MANY PURPOSES -- 9CLUD+ ?IS ONE -- TOO VAGUE & OV]9CLUSIVE TO BE USEFUL4 ,IT MI<T REF] TO ANY?+ FROM ! FEW SURVIV+ HUNT]-GA!R+ SOCIETIES TO ! E?NIC M9ORITY PEASANTRY ( MOD]NIZ+ ,?IRD ,WORLD /ATES 7LIKE ! ,9DIANS ( ,MEXICO OR ,P]U74 ,LIFE EXPECTANCY IS A CASE 9 PO9T4 ,ALT] WANTS HIS READ]S TO SUPPOSE ?AT LONGEVITY IS A FUNCTION ( TE*NO-SOCIAL COMPLEXITY4 ,IT ISN'T1 & IT ISN'T ! OPPOSITE EI!R4 ,AS ,RI*>D ,BOR%AY ,LEE ASC]TA9$1 ! ,KUNG ,SAN 70,BU%M507 ( ,BOTSWANA HAVE A POPULATION /RUCTURE CLOS] TO ?AT ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ?AN TO ?AT ( ! TYPICAL ,?IRD ,WORLD C\NTRY ) ITS PEASANT MAJORITY4 ,=AG]S' LIVES >E NOT ALL ?AT %ORT4 ,ONLY REC5TLY HAVE ! AV]AGE LIFESPANS 9 ! PRIVILEG$ METROPOLIS NATIONS SURPASS$ PREHI/ORIC RATES4 

,AS = :E!R ! LIVES ( PRIMITIVES >E 0BRUTAL10 AS COMP>$ TO ?OSE (1 SAY1 ,DETROIT]S1 ?AT IS OBVI\SLY A MORALI/IC1 NOT A SCI5TIFIC1 JUDGM5T4 ,IF BRUTALITY REF]S TO ! QUALITY ( LIFE1 =AG]S1 AS ,M>%ALL ,SAHL9S DEMON/RAT$ 9 0,! ,ORIG9AL ,AFFLU5T ,SOCIETY10 WORK MU* LESS & SOCIALIZE & P>TY MU* MORE ?AN WE MOD]NS DO4 ,NONE ( !M TAKE ORD]S FROM AN AS%OLE BOSS OR GET UP BE=E NOON OR WORK A FIVE-DAY WEEK OR -- WELL1 Y\ GET ! IDEA4 

,ALT] SMUGLY OBS]VES ?AT 0DAMN FEW ABORIG9AL SOCIETIES >E BE+ CREAT$ & LIV$ 9 FULLY BY ?OSE DO+ ! PRAIS+ .<( !M.>40 ,NO %IT4 ,SO :AT8 ,!SE SOCIETIES NEV] W]E CREAT$2 !Y EVOLV$4 ,! SAME 9DU/RIAL & CAPITALI/ =CES :I* >E EXT+UI%+ EXI/+ ABORIG9AL SOCIETIES PLACE P[]FUL OB/ACLES TO =M+ NEW ONES4 ,:AT WE DEPLORE IS PRECISELY :AT WE HAVE LO/1 9CLUD+ ! SKILLS TO RECREATE IT4 ,ALT] IS JU/ *E]LEAD+ = ! PIGS4 ,LIKE ,I SAID1 !Y'D PAY HIM 7BUT PROBABLY NOT V]Y WELL7 IF HE W]5'T DO+ IT = FREE4 

,ADMITT$LY AN OCCASIONAL AN?ROPOLOGI/ & AN OCCASIONAL 0AN>*O-LEFTI/0 HAS 9 SOME RESPECTS ROMANTICIZ$ PRIMITIVE LIFE AT ONE TIME OR ANO!R1 BUT ON NO?+ LIKE ! SCALE ON :I* ,ALT] FALSIFIES ! E?NOGRAPHIC RECORD4 ,RI*>D ,BOR%AY ,LEE & ,M>%ALL ,SAHL9S TODAY REPRES5T ! CONV5TIONAL WISDOM AS REG>DS HUNT]-GA!R] SOCIETIES4 ,!Y DON'T ROMANTICIZE ANY?+4 ,!Y DON'T HAVE TO4 ,A ROMANTICI/ W\LD CLAIM ?AT ! PRIMITIVE SOCIETY HE OR %E /UDIES IS VIRTUALLY FREE ( CONFLICT & VIOL5CE1 AS DID ,ELIZABE? ,M>%ALL ,?OMAS 9 H] BOOK ON ! ,SAN_/,BU%M51 ,! ,H>MLESS ,PEOPLE4 ,LEE'S LAT]1 MORE PA9/AK+ OBS]VATIONS E/ABLI%$ P] CAPITA HOMICIDE RATES = ! ,SAN NOT MU* L[] ?AN FROM ?OSE ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,SAHL9S MADE CLE> ?AT ! TRADE(F = ! LEISURELY1 WELL-F$ HUNT+-GA!R+ LIFE WAS NOT ACCUMULAT+ ANY PROP]TY :I* C\LD NOT BE CONV5I5TLY C>RI$ AWAY4 ,:E!R ?IS IS ANY GREAT SACRIFICE IS A VALUE JUDGM5T1 NOT A SCI5TIFIC F9D+ -- A DI/9CTION TO :I* ,ALT] IS AS OBLIVI\S AS ANY M$IEVAL MONK4 

,AB\T ! ONLY SPECIFIC REF]5CE ,ALT] MAKES IS TO ,M>G>ET ,MEAD1 0A SEMI-LIT]ATE SECT>IAN SPECIALIZ+ 9 'DOP+ ! SAMPLES' :5 !Y DIDN'T FIT 9TO H] PREEXI/5T DOCTR9E0 7NEV] SPECIFI$74 ,MEAD WAS POORLY TRA9$ PRIOR TO H] FIR/ FIELDWORK 9 ,SAMOA1 BUT TO CALL ! AU?OR ( A NUMB] ( WELL-WRITT5 BE/-SELL]S 0SEMI-LIT]ATE0 FALLS WELL %ORT ( EV5 SEMI-LIT]ATE1 IT'S JU/ PLA9 /UPID4 ,I'D SAY ,ALT] WAS A SEMI-LIT]ATE SECT>IAN DOP+ ! FACTS EXCEPT ?AT HE'S REALLY A SEMI-LIT]ATE SECT>IAN IGNOR+ ! FACTS4 

,MEAD'S MAJOR CONCLUSIONS W]E ?AT ! ,SAMOANS W]E SEXUALLY LIB]AL & ?AT !Y W]E1 RELATIVE TO 9T]W> ,AM]ICANS1 MORE COOP]ATIVE ?AN COMPETITIVE4 ,MEAD -- ! BISEXUAL PROTEGE ( ! LESBIAN ,RU? ,B5$ICT -- MAY WELL HAVE PROJECT$ H] [N SEXUAL LIB]ALISM ONTO ! NATIVES4 ,BUT MOD]N E?NOGRAPHIES 7SU* AS ,ROB]T ,SUGGS' ,MANGAIA7 AS WELL AS HI/ORICAL S\RCES FROM ,CAPTA9 ,COOK =W>DS CONFIRM ?AT MO/ ,PACIFIC ISL& SOCIETIES REALLY W]E CLOS] TO ! EASYGO+ H$ONI/IC IDYLL ,MEAD ?\<T %E SAW 9 ,SAMOA ?AN TO SOME ,HOBBESIAN HORROR%[4 ,ALT] RAILS AGA9/ ROMANTICISM1 SUBJECTIVITY1 MY/ICISM -- ! USUAL SUSPECTS -- BUT WON'T LOOK ! REAL1 REGUL>LY REPLICAT$ FACTS AB\T PRIMITIVE SOCIETY 9 ! FACE4 ,HE'S 9 D5IAL4 

,IF ,MEAD'S F9D+S AS TO SEXUALITY & MATURATION HAVE BE5 REVIS$ BY SUBSEQU5T FIELDWORK1 H] *>ACT]IZATION ( COMPETITION & COOP]ATION 9 ! SOCIETIES %E /UDI$ HAS NOT4 ,BY ANY /&>D1 \R MOD]N 7/ATE-7 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY IS :AT /ATI/ICIANS CALL AN \TLI] -- A SPORT1 A FREAK1 A MON/] -- AT AN EXTRAORD9>Y DI/ANCE FROM MO/ OBS]VATIONS1 ! SORT ?AT PU%ES V>IANCE & V>IATION F> AP>T4 ,!RE IS NO 0D\BLE /&>D EMPLOY+ AN EXTREME CRITICISM AGA9/ ALL B\RGEOISE .<SIC.>1 CAPITALI/1 SPECTACUL>1 COMMODITY FACTORS0 -- ! DEP>TURE IS ONLY AS EXTREME AS ! DEP>TURE FROM COMMUNITY AS IT'S BE5 EXP]I5C$ BY MO/ HOM9ID SOCIETIES = ! LA/ SEV]AL MILLION YE>S4 ,IT'S AS IF ,ALT] D5\NC$ A Y>D/ICK AS PREJUDIC$ BECAUSE IT E/ABLI%ES ?AT OBJECTS ( ?REE FEET OR MORE >E LONG] ?AN ALL ?OSE ?AT >E NOT4 ,IF ?IS IS SCI5CE1 GIVE ME MY/ICISM OR GIVE ME DEA?4 

,ALT] 9S9UATES1 )\T DEMON/RAT+1 ?AT ,MEAD FAK$ EVID5CE4 ,EV5 IF %E DID1 WE KN[ ?AT MANY ILLU/RI\S SCI5TI/S1 AMONG !M ,GALILEO & ,GREGOR ,M5DEL1 FAK$ OR FUDG$ REPORTS ( !IR EXP]IM5TS TO SUB/ANTIATE CONCLUSIONS N[ UNIV]SALLY ACCEPT$4 ,M5DEL1 TO MAKE MATT]S WORSE1 WAS A ,CA?OLIC MONK1 A 0MY/IC0 ACCORD+ TO ,ALT]'S DEMONOLOGY1 & YET HE F\ND$ ! SCI5CE ( G5ETICS4 ,ALT]1 F> FROM F\ND+ ANY SCI5CE1 GIVES NO 9DICATION ( EV5 BEG9N+ TO UND]/& ANY ( !M4 

,! M]ITS & DEM]ITS ( ,M>G>ET ,MEAD'S E?NOGRAPHY >E LESS ?AN P]IPH]AL TO ,ALT]'S POLEMIC4 ,IT WASN'T ,MEAD :O DISCOV]$ & REPORT$ ?AT HUNT]-GA!R]S WORK A LOT LESS ?AN WE DO4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ V]Y (F AB\T A CONTROL FREAK :O 9SI/S ?AT IDEAS HE CANNOT ACCEPT OR UND]/& >E ,FASCI/4 ,I CANNOT D5\NCE ?IS K9D ( J]K(F OPPORTUNISM TOO /RONGLY4 0,FASCI/0 IS NOT1 AS ,ALT] SUPPOSES1 AN ALL-PURPOSE EPI!T SYNONYM\S ) 0ME NO LIKE40 ,I ONCE WROTE AN ESSAY1 0,FEM9ISM AS ,FASCISM10 :I* OCCASION$ A GREAT DEAL ( 9DIGNATION1 AL?\< IT HAS HELD UP ONLY TOO WELL4 ,BUT ,I DIDN'T M9D ?AT BECAUSE ,I'D BE5 C>EFUL & SPECIFIC AB\T ID5TIFY+ ! PRECISE P>ALLELS BETWE5 ,FASCISM & SO-CALL$ 7RADICAL7 FEM9ISM -- AB\T HALF A DOZ54 ,?AT'S HALF A DOZ5 MORE ANALOGIES BETWE5 FEM9ISM & ,FASCISM ?AN ,ALT] ID5TIFIES BETWE5 ,FASCISM & AN>*O-LEFTISM OR PRIMITO-NO/AGIA4 ,! ONLY AN>*O-LEFTI/S ) ANY DEMON/RABLE AFF9ITIES TO ,FASCISM 7TO :I*1 9 ,ITALY1 !Y PROVID$ MANY RECRUITS7 >E ! ,SYNDICALI/S1 A DW9DL+ SECT1 ! LA/ AN>*I/S TO %>E ,ALT]'S RETROGRADE SCI5TISM4 ,IT'S ,ALT]1 NOT HIS 5EMIES1 :O CALLS = 0A GUID+1 COHESIVE BODY ( KN[L$GE & EXP]I5CE AS A FRAME ( REF]5CE0 -- JU/ ONE FRAME ( REF]5CE1 M9D Y\ -- = 0DIAGRAMS & MANUALS10 = M>*+ ORD]S4 ,!RE HAPP5 TO BE REAL-LIFE ,FASCI/S 9 ?IS IMP]FECT WORLD ( \RS4 ,BY TRIVIALIZ+ ! WORD1 ,ALT] 7:O IS F> FROM ALONE 9 ?IS71 PURPORT+ TO OPPOSE ,FASCI/S1 9 FACT EQUIPS !M ) A CLOAK+ DEVICE4 

,>TI/S1 WAILS ,WALT]1 0DON'T BELIEVE ?AT TE*NOLOGY IS A GOOD ?+1 9TR9SICALLY40 ,I DON'T MU* C>E :AT >TI/S BELIEVE1 ESPECIALLY IF ,ALT] IS TYPICAL ( !M1 BUT !IR REPORT$ OP9ION DOES !M CR$IT4 ,I'D HAVE ?\<T IT OBNOSIS1 IGNOR+ ! OBVI\S1 TO BELIEVE 9 TE*NOLOGY 09TR9SICALLY10 NOT AS ! MEANS TO AN 5D OR 5DS IT'S M>KET$ AS1 BUT AS SOME SORT ( BE-ALL & 5D-ALL ( NO USE TO ANYBODY4 ,>T-=->T'S-SAKE IS A DEBATABLE CR$O BUT AT LEA/ IT FURNI%ES >T :I* = SOME PLEASES BY ITS BEAUTY4 ,TE*NOLOGY = ITS [N SAKE MAKES NO S5SE AT ALL1 NO MORE ?AN ,DR4 ,FRANK5/E9'S MON/]4 ,IF TE*-=-TE*'S SAKE ISN'T ! ANTI!SIS ( REASON1 ,I DON'T KN[ REASON FROM SQUAT & ,I'D RA!R NOT4 

,! COMMUNI/-AN>*I/ HUNT]-GA!R]S 7= ?AT IS :AT1 TO BE PRECISE1 !Y >E71 PA/ & PRES5T1 >E IMPORTANT4 ,NOT 7NECESS>ILY7 = !IR SUCCESSFUL HABITAT-SPECIFIC ADAPTATIONS S9CE !SE >E1 BY DEF9ITION1 NOT G5]ALIZABLE4 ,BUT BECAUSE !Y DEMON/RATE ?AT LIFE ONCE WAS1 ?AT LIFE CAN BE1 RADICALLY DIFF]5T4 ,! PO9T IS NOT TO RECREATE ?AT WAY ( LIFE 7AL?\< !RE MAY BE SOME OCCASIONS TO DO ?AT7 BUT TO APPRECIATE ?AT1 IF A LIFE-WAY SO UTT]LY CONTRADICTORY TO \RS IS FEASIBLE1 :I* 9DE$ HAS A MILLION-YE> TRACK RECORD1 !N MAYBE O!R LIFE-WAYS CONTRADICTORY TO \RS >E FEASIBLE4 

,= A #b#a/ C5TURY S*IZOID MAN ( WEAL? & TA/E1 ,ALT] HAS AN AWFULLY RET>D$ VOCABUL>Y4 ,HE ASSUMES ?AT BABYTALK BABBLEWORDS LIKE 0GOOD0 & 0EVIL0 MEAN SOME?+ MORE ?AN 0ME LIKE0 & 0ME NO LIKE10 BUT IF !Y DO MEAN ANY?+ MORE TO HIM HE HASN'T DI/RIBUT$ ! SURPLUS TO ! RE/ ( US4 ,HE ACCUSES HIS *OS5 5EMIES ( 09FANTILISM & ANTI-P>5TAL V5GEANCE10 E*O+ ! AU?ORIT>IANISM ( ,L59 70,LEFT-,W+0 ,COMMUNISM1 ,AN ,9FANTILE ,DISORD]7 & ,FREUD1 RESPECTIVELY4 ,A TYPICAL FUTURI/ -- & ! ORIG9AL ,FUTURI/S DID EMBRACE ,FASCISM -- HE'S AB\T A C5TURY BEH9D ,HEIS5B]G & ,NIETZS*E & ! RE/ ( US4 ,MORALISM IS RETROGRADE4 ,Y\ WANT SOME?+8 ,DON'T TELL ME Y\'RE 0RI<T0 & ,I'M 0WRONG10 ,I DON'T C>E :AT ,GOD OR ,SANTA ,CLAUS LIKES1 NEV] M9D IF ,I'VE BE5 NAU<TY OR NICE4 ,JU/ TELL ME :AT Y\ WANT ?AT ,I HAVE & :Y ,I %\LD GIVE IT TO Y\4 ,I CAN'T GU>ANTEE WE'LL COME TO T]MS1 BUT >TICULATION SUCCE$$ BY NEGOTIATION IS ! ONLY POSSIBLE WAY TO SETTLE A DISPUTE )\T CO]CION4 ,AS ,PR\DHON PUT IT1 0,I WANT NO LAWS1 BUT ,I AM READY TO B>GA940 

,ALT] CL+S TO OBJECTIVE 0PHYSICAL REALITY0 -- MATT] 9 MOTION -- ) ! SAME FAI? A *ILD CLUT*ES HIS MO!R'S H&4 ,& FAI?1 = ,ALT] & *ILDR5 ( ALL AGES1 IS ALWAYS %AD[$ BY FE>4 ,ALT] IS 7TO QUOTE ,CLIF=D ,GE]TZ7 0AFRAID REALITY IS GO+ TO GO AWAY UNLESS WE BELIEVE V]Y H>D 9 IT40 ,HE'LL NEV] EXP]I5CE AN ,O$IPAL CRISIS BECAUSE HE'LL NEV] GR[ UP ?AT MU*4 ,A W9D-UP WORLD IS ! ONLY K9D HE CAN UND]/&4 ,HE ?9KS ! SOL> SY/EM ACTUALLY IS AN ORR]Y4 ,HE HAS NO TOL]ANCE = AMBIGUITY1 RELATIVITY1 9DET]M9ACY -- NO TOL]ANCE1 9 FACT1 = TOL]ANCE4 

,ALT] SEEMS TO HAVE LE>N$ NO?+ ( SCI5CE EXCEPT SOME BADLY BUMBL$-UP J>GON4 ,9 D5\NC+ 0BAD SCI5TIFIC ME?OD0 & 09TUITION0 9 ALMO/ ! SAME BAD BREA?1 HE ADV]TISES HIS IGNORANCE ( ! PLURALISM ( SCI5TIFIC ME?OD4 ,EV5 SO RESOLUTE A POSITIVI/ AS ,K>L ,POPP] DI/+UI%$ ! 0CONTEXT ( JU/IFICATION10 :I* HE ?\<T 5TAIL$ COMPLIANCE ) A RA!R RIGID DEMON/RATIVE OR?ODOXY1 FROM ! 0CONTEXT ( DISCOV]Y0 :]E1 AS ,PAUL ,FEY]AB5D GLEEFULLY OBS]V$1 0ANY?+ GOES40 ,ALT] REVEALS H[ UTT]LY \T ( IT HE IS BY A CASUAL REF]5CE TO 0TRUE ME?ODS ( DISCOV]Y40 ,!RE >E NO TRUE ME?ODS ( DISCOV]Y1 ONLY USEFUL ONES4 ,9 PR9CIPLE1 READ+ ! ,BIBLE OR DROPP+ ACID IS AS LEGITIMATE A PRACTICE 9 ! CONTEXT ( DISCOV]Y AS IS KEEP+ UP ) ! TE*NICAL J\RNALS4 ,:E!R ,>*IM$ES ACTUALLY GLEAN$ 9SPIRATION FROM HOPP+ 9 ! TUB OR ,NEWTON FROM WAT*+ AN APPLE FALL IS NOT IMPORTANT4 ,:AT'S IMPORTANT IS ?AT !SE -- ANY -- TRIGG]S TO CREATIVITY >E POSSIBLE &1 IF EFFECTIVE1 DESIRABLE4 

,9TUITION IS IMPORTANT1 NOT AS AN OCCULT AU?ORITATIVE FACULTY1 BUT AS A S\RCE ( HYPO!SES 9 ALL FIELDS4 ,& ALSO ( 9SI<TS NOT YET1 IF EV]1 =MALIZABLE1 BUT NONE!LESS MEAN+FUL & HEURI/IC 9 ! H]M5EUTIC DISCIPL9ES :I* RI<TFULLY REFUSE TO CONC$E ?AT IF !Y >E NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO QUANTIFICATION !Y >E MY/ICAL4 ,MANY DISCIPL9ES S9CE ADMITT$ TO ! PAN!ON ( SCI5CE 7SU* AS BIOLOGY1 GEOLOGY & ECONOMICS7 W\LD HAVE BE5 ABORT$ BY ?IS ANA*RONI/IC DOGMA4 0,CONSID] ! S\RCE0 IS :AT ,ALT] CALLS 0BAD SCI5TIFIC ME?OD40 ,WE HE> MU* 7TOO MU*7 ( ! CONFLICT BETWE5 EVOLUTIONISM & CREATIONISM4 ,IT TAKES ONLY A NODD+ ACQUA9TANCE ) ,WE/]N 9TELLECTUAL HI/ORY TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! !ORY ( EVOLUTION IS A SECUL>IZATION ( ! ES*ATOLOGY :I* DI/+UI%ES ,*RI/IANITY FROM O!R RELIGI\S TRADITIONS4 ,BUT HAV+ ,*RI/IANITY AS ITS CONTEXT ( DISCOV]Y IS A V]Y UNSCI5TIFIC REASON TO REJECT EVOLUTION4 ,OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 TO ACCEPT IT4 

,ALT] IS NOT :AT HE PRET5DS TO BE1 A PALAD9 ( REASON ASSAIL+ ! IRRATIONALI/ HORDES4 ,! ONLY ?+ ?OSE ON HIS 5EMIES LI/ HAVE 9 COMMON IS ?AT !Y'RE ON IT4 ,AYN ,R&1 :OSE HY/]ICAL ESP\SAL ( 0REASON0 WAS ,ALT]ISM )\T ! POP SCI5CE J>GON1 HAD A LI/ ( IRRATIONALI/S 9CLUD+ HOMOSEXUALS1 LIB]ALS1 ,*RI/IANS1 ANTI-,ZIONI/S1 ,M>XI/S1 AB/RACT EXPRESSIONI/S1 HIPPIES1 TE*NOPHOBES1 RACI/S1 & SMOK]S ( POT 7BUT NOT TOBACCO74 ,ALT]'S LI/ 7SURELY 9COMPLETE7 9CLUDES SADO-MASO*I/S1 ,NEW ,AG]S1 AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 S*IZOPHR5ICS1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 ,*RI/IAN ,FUNDAM5TALI/S1 ?9K TANK SOCIAL 5G9E]S1 ,FASCI/S1 PROTO-,CUBI/S 444 ,R\ND UP ! UNUSUAL SUSPECTS4 ,ALT]'S JU/ PLAY+ A NAM+-&-BLAM+ GAME BECAUSE HE DOESN'T GET 5\< TOOL EXT5SIONS4 

0,H[ MANY TIMES A DAY DO Y\ REALLY /RIKE =W>D ON IMPORTANT MATT]S 9TUITIVELY80 ,WELL SAID -- & AS GOOD A PO9T AS ANY TO GIVE ?IS GUY ! HOOK4 ,RIDDLE ME ?IS1 ,MR4 OR ,MS4 ,READ]3 ,H[ MANY TIMES A DAY DO Y\ REALLY /RIKE =W>D ON IMPORTANT MATT]S ,A,T ,A,L,L8 ,H[ MANY TIMES A DAY DO Y\ 0/RIKE =W>D ON IMPORTANT MATT]S0 -- 9TUITIVELY1 IRONICALLY1 9TELLECTUALLY1 IMPULSIVELY1 IMPASSIVELY1 OR ANY DAMN WAY8 ,OR DO Y\ F9D AS DAY FOLL[S DAY ?AT DAY FOLL[S DAY1 & ?AT'S AB\T IT8 ,?AT ! ONLY 0IMPORTANT MATT]S0 ?AT AFFECT Y\1 IF !RE EV5 >E ANY1 >E DECID$1 IF !Y EV5 >E1 BY SOMEBODY ELSE8 ,HAVE Y\ NOTIC$ Y\R LACK ( P[] TO *>T Y\R [N DE/9Y8 ,?AT Y\R ACCESS TO 0VIRTUAL0 REALITY 9CREASES 9 PROPORTION AS Y\ DI/ANCE Y\RSELF 7A PRUD5T MOVE7 FROM ! REAL ?+8 ,?AT ASIDE FROM WORK+ & PAY+1 Y\ >E ( ABSOLUTELY NO USE TO ?IS SOCIETY & CAN'T EXPECT TO BE KEPT >\ND AFT] Y\ CAN'T DO EI!R8 ,& F9ALLY1 DOES ,WALT] ,ALT]'S TE*NOPHILIAC TE*NO-CAPITALI/ CAT]WAUL+ 9 ANY WAY HELP Y\ TO 9T]PRET ! FUTURE1 MU* LESS -- & MU* MORE IMPORTANT -- TO *ANGE IT8 

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