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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,AN>*I/S :O 9T5D TO ACT AS ?\< WE DIDN'T LIVE 9 A DY/OPIC WORLD MU/ F9D !MSELVES P]PLEX$ AT EV]Y MOM5T4 ,) ! ECOSY/EMS ( CIVIL SOCIETY SO ATROPHI$ & VIRTUALLY EV]Y SURVIV+ 9/ITUTION ( VALUE CAPTUR$ & BEAT5 9TO P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! BLOODY CIRCUS ( /ATISM1 :O DO Y\ CALL8 ,:AT DO Y\ DO :5 Y\ SEE A ?UG ) A GUN 7& A BADGE7 LOOM+ OV] SOMEONE1 MU* LESS KIDNAPP+ OR %OOT+ PEOPLE8 ,HELL1 H[ DO Y\ DEAL ) ! EXI/5CE ( SITCOMS8 

,E?ICALLY NAVIGAT+ ! HORRORS ( \R WORLD IS A *ALL5G+ TASK = ANYONE ) A %R$ ( HUMANITY1 BUT IT'S UNFA?OMABLE ONCE Y\ AB&ON ! NOTION ( /RATEGY - ! PURSUIT ( WID] CONTEXT4 

,& YET ! APPEAL ( IMM$IATISM HAS GR[N WIDELY 9 REC5T YE>S1 UND] V>I\S BANN]S & 9 MANY CIRCLES4 ,P]HAPS ?IS IS A REACTION TO ! PAT5TLY LUDICR\S ,PLANS ( SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1 /ATE COMMUNI/S1 VULG> LIB]T>IANS & ORGANIZATIONALI/ IDEOLOGUES-9 SU* LI<T IT'S CLE>LY A SYMPA!TIC 9/9CT4 ,BUT IT IS ALSO A SURR5D] ( ! M9D & HE>T4 

,IMM$IATISM1 9 ALMO/ EV]Y =MULATION1 HAS TWO SIDES4 

,ON ONE SIDE IS ,RO?B>D'S FAM\S 0BIG BUTTON0 ?AT WE MI<T BREAK \R F+]S PU%+ TO SUDD5LY PO( AWAY ! MILIT>IES1 C\RTS1 POLITICIANS & POLICE ( ! WORLD - COME :AT MAY 9 ! AFT]MA?4 ,I WAFT BACK & =? ON ?IS HYPO!TICAL4 ,IT'S C]TA9LY RHETORICALLY CONV5I5T = EMPHASIZ+ ! SCALE ( /ATE ATROCITIES BE+ COMMITT$ RI<T N[1 BUT UNCONV9C+ TO ANYONE V]S$ 9 ! WILDS ( SOCIOPA?S1 ?UGS & W\LD-BE-,D,M,V-ADM9I/RATORS ?AT CURR5TLY 9FE/ \R WORLD4 ,! /ATE IS BUT ! APEX PR$ATOR 9 A RI* ECOSY/EM ( W\LD-BE /ATES4 ,AS AN>*I/S \R GOAL TO ABOLI% P[] RELATIONS DOESN'T /OP AT M]ELY ! MO/ PROM95T ONES4 ,& FRACTUR$ CIVIL W> BETWE5 W\LD-BE W>LORDS & SOCIAL DEMOCRATS CAN BE MANY TIMES MORE DE/RUCTIVE & OPPRESSIVE ?AN ! (F-H& TYRANNY ( OLD1 FAT & S5ILE SOCIOPA?S4 

,WE AN>*I/S >E OBJECTIVELY RI<T1 C5TRALIZATION IS 9EFFICI5T4 ,BUT ?IS CUTS TWO WAYS4 ,RW&A'S MA*ETES W]E MORE EFFICI5T ?AN ,HITL]'S GAS *AMB]S4 ,ROBU/ M>KETS WILL EFFICI5TLY DELIV] DEA? JU/ AS MU* AS ANY O!R 0GOOD0 A C]TA9 CULTURE MI<T VALUE4 ,MEAN:ILE ! WICK$ TRU? IS LIB]T>IANS (T5 FL\RI% 9 OV]EXT5D$ EMPIRES :]E ! M\NTA9S >E HI< & ! EMP]OR F> AWAY4 ,AT ONE TIME ,I US$ TO RETORT ?AT IF ,I C\LD PU% A BUTTON & CREATE A S+LE 9CR$IBLY C5TRALIZ$ GLOBAL GOV]NM5T ,I W\LD4 ,BETT] TO HAVE A S+LE 5EMY TO FOCUS ON ?AN TWO HUNDR$1 9T]LOCK+1 R$UNDANT & LOCALLY ATT5TIVE ONES4 

,/ATES CREATE GAME !ORETIC 5VIRONM5TS >\ND !IR P]IPH]IES ?AT SUPPRESS COOP]ATION & REW>D ANTISOCIAL /RATEGIES4 ,PRIMORDIAL EMPIRES W\LDN'T HAVE P]SI/$ IF !Y DIDN'T CON/ANTLY S[ ! SE$S ( FUTURE COPS1 RUL]S1 & BUREAUCRATS ?R\< ! CULTURAL & ECONOMIC NORMS !Y 9/ILL$4 ,BUT NOT EV]Y BULLY CAN GR[ UP TO BE PICK$ AS ,HEAD ,G5OCIDAIRE & ! L&SCAPE IS LITT]$ ) ! FAILURES4 ,SOME >E TOO /UPID TO MAKE IT1 SOME CONF9$ TO SMALL-TIME CRIME1 SOME 9 M9IATURE /ATELETTES LIKE ! MOB RUNN+ 9 P>ALLEL TO !IR MORE (FICIAL BRO!RS1 SOME SEE+ GREAT] ADVANTAGE 9 MILK+ HIDD5 PRIVILEGES FROM ! CURR5T /ATE1 & SOME SIMPLY UNLUCKY4 ,MANY MORE1 DESPITE BE+ DI/ORT$ & CORRUPT$ BY !IR 5VIRONM5T1 >E TOO HUMANE TO FUNCTION WELL 9 ! GE>S ( /ATE P[]4 ,!Y NEV]!LESS 9/9CTIVELY SUPPORT ! /ABILITY ( ANY KN[N SOCIAL =M & LA% \T AT DEVIATION1 ?OR\<LY P]SUAD$ ?AT COOP]ATION IS IMPOSSIBLE ON ANY SIGNIFICANT LEVEL & \R ONLY HOPE IS TO EEK \T A LIV+ AS MOSS ON A WALL )\T ATTRACT+ ! WRA? ( :ATEV] SOCIOPA?S >E 9 P[]4 

,IF WE W]E TO PRESS ?AT MAGICAL BUTTON !SE RESIDUAL =CES1 5DEMIC ACROSS \R SOCIETY1 W\LD IMM$IATELY BEG9 ! RECON/ITUTION ( /ATES4 ,!RE W\LD BE S]I\S OPPORTUNITY = SU/A9$ DEVELOPM5T ( MORE IDEAL COMMUNITIES 7AS WE HAVE SE5 9 VIRTUALLY EV]Y CRISIS71 BUT SO TOO1 9 ! ABS5CE ( VIGOR\S PREEXI/+ SOCIAL ANTIBODIES TO P[] ACCUMULATION1 W\LD !RE BE T]ROR & MICRO-TOTALIT>IANISMS4 ,NOT UNIV]SALLY1 BUT ALL TOO (T5 EV5 A SMALL PRES5CE LEADS TO WIDESPREAD ,P,T,S,D1 A WILL+NESS TO GRASP ANY KN[N 0SOLUTION0 H[EV] IMP]FECT RA!R ?AN SP5D ! TIME & IT]ATIONS ( TRIAL-&-]ROR NECESS>Y TO W9 CATEGORICAL IMPROVEM5TS4 ,! MO/ /AUN* CONS]VATIVES & PROPON5TS ( TOTALIT>IANISM ,I'VE MET HAVE BE5 SURVIVORS ( CIVIL W>S4 ,ONLY :5 !RE >E AN>*I/ COMMUNITY C5T]S 9 EV]Y NEI<BORHOOD1 SELF-DEF5SE COOP]ATIVES1 >BITRATION BODIES1 AUTONOM\S BASIC-NE$S 9FRA/RUCTURE1 WIDESPREAD AW>5ESS ( ALT]NATIVE JU/ICE SY/EMS1 ET ALIA1 W\LD PU%+ ?AT BUTTON ACTUALLY BE A SUREFIRE R$UCTION 9 /ATE VIOL5CE4 

,( C\RSE ,I DON'T FAULT ANYONE = LU/+ AFT] ?AT BUTTON1 ,I EV5 T5D TO LEAN T[>DS PU%+ IT 9 MY READ ( ! WEI<T$ PROBABILITIES1 BUT ,A7 ! BUTTON IS V]Y MU* JU/ AN UNREALI/IC ?\<T EXP]IM5T1 & ,B7 FOCUS+ ON ! DI*OTOMY IT FRAMES ?+S 9 IS 9CR$IBLY /RATEGICALLY UNHEAL?Y4 ,WE DON'T W9 ! MOM5T A /ATE CEASES TO EXI/1 MU* LESS ALL TWO HUNDR$ OR SO (FICIALLY REGI/]$ 0/ATES40 ,TO EV5 SPEAK ( ANY?+ APPROA*+ A W9 CONDITION = US WE MU/ DAMN WELL CONSID] ! DEFAULT /RATEGIES & FRAMEWORKS OSSIFI$ 9 A NUMB] ( PEOPLE'S HEADS4 ,:ILE ! DECL9E & FALL ( EXI/+ /ATES WILL BE AN AMAZ+ BATTLE TO W91 IT IS NOT ! W>4 ,WE W9 BY TURN+ ! TIDE AGA9/ P[] PSY*OSIS1 NOT C]TA9 SYMPTOMS4 ,& ?AT1 SADLY1 IS AN 9H]5TLY GRADUAL ?+ )\T CLE> M>K]S4 

,BUT !N WE'RE AN>*I/S3 ,\R DEC5TRALIZ$ & AUTONOM\S ASSES FL\RI% 9 SITUATIONS 9VOLV+ VA/LY COMPLICAT$ CONTEXTS UNKN[ABLE TO A S+LE ACTOR OR R$UCIBLE TO SIMPLE T]MS6 ,:I* BR+S ME TO MY SECOND PO9T4 

,! O!R SIDE ( IMM$IATISM IS ! ADOPTION ( LIMIT$ E?ICS1 :E!R DEONTOLOGICAL OR NIHILI/IC4 ,PRET5D+ WE LIVE TODAY 9 ! WORLD WE'D LIKE TO SEE 7OR DISMISS+ ANY IDEAL OR GOAL AS HOPELESS7 EXPLICITLY 9VOLVES DIT*+ CONTEXT4 

,! WORLD IS NOT A SIMPLE PLACE & SIMPLI/IC AB/RACTIONS 7EV5 9 ! =M ( 0%IT'S TOO COMPLICAT$0 OR 0WE'RE SURE TO LOSE07 DO VIOL5CE ?R\< IRRESPONSIBILITY4 ,FUR!R !Y SIGNAL A COGNITIVE SURR5D] TO ! OSSIFI$ & SWEEP+ LOGIC ( ! /ATE4 

,RA!R ?AN DELVE AFT] ! TRUE COMPREH5SIVE ROOTS ( A DYNAMIC & RISK BE+ RE%AP$ 9 ! PROCESS1 ! RIGID ALGORI?MS ?AT MAKE UP ! PSY*OSIS ( P[] TRY TO IMPOSE SIMPLIFI$ & RELATIVELY UN*ANG+ MACROSCOPIC AB/RACTIONS4 ,TO ?9K1 TO RE=MULATE ) GREAT] CONTEXT1 IS TO RISK DEVIATION FROM ! GAME !ORETIC DYNAMICS ?AT PRES]VE SIMPLICITY4 ,! DRIVE = CONTROL IS ! DRIVE TO R$UCE ! AM\NT ( ?9K+ ONE HAS TO DO-(T5 BY =CE4 ,! /ATE REQUIRES ?IS /RATEGIC RIGIDITY & SIMPLICITY 9 ITS COMPON5TS SO ?AT !Y MI<T BE ,A7 CALCULABLE & ,B7 /ABLE 9 ! WEIRD NI*E ( GAME !ORETIC PHASE SPACE IT SURVIVES 94 ,:ILE ! /ATE EMBRACES LIMIT$ ATTEMPTS AT =ESI<T1 EXPLORATIONS 9 META-/RATEGY & AW>5ESS >E ALWAYS1 BY NECESSITY1 CONF9$4 

,CONSCI\S 9T5TIONAL ACTORS >E ! /ATE'S WOR/ NI<TM>E4 ,! M]E PRESSURE ( OPPOSITIONAL TACTICS ALONE IS EASILY 9TEGRAT$ 9TO /ATE CALCULATIONS1 EV5 RE=MULAT$ AS A VITAL ORGAN4 ,IF EV]Y %>P GRIEVANCE IS TURN$ 9TO A M9DLESS RUPTURE1 !N ! NUMB] ( BURNT C>S ?IS WEEK BECOMES JU/ ANO!R FOCUS GR\P REPORT4 ,!Y HAVE /OREFRONTS & COPS APL5TY TO SACRIFICE4 ,SURE1 DESPITE \R BE/ EF=TS !Y MI<T MISCALCULATE /ILL1 & \R 5DLESS SIEGE RU% ?R\< ! CRACKS TO SOME MEAN+FUL ACCOMPLI%M5T_/DE/RUCTION1 BUT !RE'S NO GOOD REASON TO SETTLE = ?IS M9IMAL EFFECTIV5ESS4 ,LIKE ! OLD PO/-LEFT SLOGAN1 0AN 9SURRECTION ( G5]ALS NOT AN >MY ( SOLDI]S0 ACTIVELY ?9K+ ?R\< /RATEGIES ( ATTACK & EXPLOITATION 9DIVIDUALLY IS ! ONLY WAY TO LEV]AGE ! /ATE'S CALCULATIONAL CON/RA9TS4 ,:AT DOES \R EMBRACE ( AG5CY AS AN>*I/S EV5 MEAN1 IF 9 \R RESI/ANCE WE GRAVITATE T[>DS ANY =M ( ATTACK 9 FRONT ( US OR /IRS \R FIR/ IMPULSE8 ,IF ALL Y\R RESI/ANCE CAN BE EASILY REPLAC$ ) A LEGO M9D/ORMS ROBOT1 ID5TIFY+ COPS VIA PY?ON SCRIPT & *UCK+ FIREBOMBS AT !M1 IT /&S TO REASON Y\ MI<T BE AT LEA/ A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFECTIVE AT BUILD+ SU* ROBOTS4 ,& IF Y\'RE WILL+ TO TAKE ONE /EP ( =ESI<T 9 ! CAUSAL PURSUIT ( \R DESIRES1 :Y NOT MORE8 

,B>ELY BETT] ?AN *UCK+ \R BODIES AT !IR NI<T/ICKS OR %OOT+ ! FIR/ ?UG ) A BADGE WE SEE KIDNAPP+ PEOPLE IS ! SORT ( 9T]NALIZ$ LEGALISM ?AT TRIES TO SLICE UP ! WORLD 9 T]MS ( IMM$IATELY VISIBLE VIOL5CE4 ,WE SEE ?IS MO/ EGREGI\SLY AMONG C]TA9 VULG> AN>*O-CAPITALI/S :O FAM\SLY CAN'T TELL IF SOME?+ IS UNE?ICAL UNLESS ?+S HAVE GOTT5 TO ! PO9T :]E SOMEONE IS OP5LY PO9T+ A GUN4 ,NEV] M9D AMORPH\S CULTURALLY IMPLI$ ?REATS OR CONV]SATIONS AB\T ! UNBELIEVABLE SUBSIDY LEFT BY HI/ORICAL G5OCIDE & SLAV]Y4 ,CO]CIVE P[] & PR(IT FROM IT IS A TANGL$ ?+ & IF WE ?R[ UP \R H&S AT A FEW /EPS ( REMOVAL OR ! BLURR+ ( DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY ?R\< CONVOLUT$ %ELL GAMES WE 9VITE SOCIOPA?S TO WALK ALL OV] US4 ,PICK TWO R&OM PEOPLE1 EV5 TWO R&OM AN>*I/S1 & !Y'LL GIVE Y\ TWO V]Y DIFF]5T DEF9ITIONS ( 0:AT C\NTS04 

,! ANSW] IS1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT IT ALL C\NTS4 

,L9ES ( P[]1 CONTROL & IMPLICIT CO]CION CRISSCROSS \R WORLD2 WE >E ALL *A9$ UP 9 !M TO V>Y+ DEGREES4 ,P]HAPS IT REALLY W\LD BE A GOOD ?+1 IF WE ALL />T$ BLAZ+ AWAY AT \R OPPRESSORS & ! ONLY PEOPLE LEFT /&+ TO />T OV] W]E A C\PLE SA9TLY HOMELESS QUE] DISABL$ BLACK KIDS4 ,SOMETIMES1 9 DESPAIR1 ,I ?9K EXACTLY ?AT4 

,I UND]/& ! COMMON IMPULSE TO IGNORE ! BIG PICTURE 5TIRELY & ATTEMPT TO LOSE ONESELF 9 ! ACC\NT+ ( PROPORTIONALITY1 P]SONAL BLAME & O!R RELATIVELY CRISP IMM$IATES4 ,BUT ?IS IS SUICIDALLY 9SUFFICI5T & TO CON/RA9 \RSELVES TO SU* IMM$IATE REACTIONS IS TO BECOME COMPLICIT4 ,IT IS ! NATURE ( TANGLES ?AT !Y CANNOT BE RESOLV$ BY M]ELY PU%+ BACK4 ,WE DO NOT LIVE 9 A WORLD :]E VIOL5CE IS A DEVIATION RA!R ?AN ! NORM &1 ?US1 EASILY SQUA%$ ! MOM5T IT RE>S ITS HEAD4 ,:5 A %ELL GAME HAS BE5 GO+ ON = C5TURIES1 PASS+ BALLS ( CO]CION BETWE5 BILLIONS1 RETRIBUTION CAN ONLY GET US SO F>4 ,H[ RESPONSIBLE IS ! 9DIVIDUAL COP ?AT %OOTS US = RESI/+ AN ,I,R,S W>RANT V]SUS ! (FIC] :O GAVE ! ORD]1 OR ! POLITICIAN :O SIGN$ ! LAW1 OR ! FRI5D :O SNIT*$1 OR ! TEA*] :OSE SAL>Y IT'LL P>TIALLY GO TO8 ,H[ 0RESPONSIBLE0 IS A :ITE AM]ICAN :O'S B5EFIT$ FROM C5TURIES ( SUBSIDY = ! RELATIVE IMMIS]ATION ( A DEC$5T ( SLAVES8 ,:AT ( ! B5EFICI>IES ( ECONOMIES ( SCALE G5]AT$ BY A TRANSPORTATION 9FRA/RUCTURE BUILT ON G5OCIDE8 ,! FRAMEWORK ( BLAME IS ! FANTASY ( QUICK ANSW]S FROM IMM$IATE CONTEXT4 ,WE CANNOT KN[ ! CON/RA9TS PLAC$ ON O!R PEOPLE1 ! DI/ORT$ *OICES & 9COMPLETE 9=MATION AVAILABLE TO !M4 0,RESPONSIBILITY0 MU* LESS 0PROPORTIONALITY0 >E PR(\NDLY >BITR>Y 9 MO/ SITUATIONS4 ,FOCUS+ ON !M FREQU5TLY POSES DAUNT+ COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS AS WELL AS ISSUES ( REPRES5TATION &1 ?US1 EFFECTIVELY PRIORITIZ+ SOME SITUATIONS ( %>P OPPRESSION OV] O!RS4 

,BUT ALL IS NOT LO/1 WE CAN AT LEA/ TRY TO M9IMIZE OPPRESSIVE CON/RA9+ BULL%IT OR1 EQUIVAL5TLY1 MAXIMIZE AG5CY4 ,?IS 9/9CT IS %>$ BY BO? ?OSE :O TALK ( RESPONSES BE+ JU/IFI$ 0UP TO :AT'S NECESS>Y TO IMM$IATELY /OP ! AGGRESSION0 & ?OSE :O 9/EAD TALK AB\T REHABILITORY APPROA*ES ?AT 0EV5 IF !Y MAY NEV] 5D UP WORK+ ALL ?AT WELL ALL ( ! TIME10 WILL AT LEA/ AVOID ESCALAT+ TO ! PO9T ( MURD]+ EV]Y LA/ P]SON :O ADAMANTLY REFUSES TO /OP SOME MICRO-AGGRESSION4 ,BO? APPROA*ES1 H[EV]1 BY ATTEMPT+ TO WRITE \T A SIMPLE UNIV]SAL OP]AT+ ME?OD1 >E TOO CUTE & FALL 9TO ! SAME /ATI/ TRAP ( OSSIFI$ FRAMEWORKS RA!R ?AN ACTIVE & FULLY-CONTEXT-S5SITIVE /RATEGIZ+4 

,AS AN>*I/S1 NATIVE TO ! KN[L$GE PROBLEMS ( SUBJECTIVITY1 WE NE$ TO EMBRACE KN[+ :5 WE DON'T HAVE ! ANSW]S4 ,NOT KN[+ ! FULL P>TICUL>S & CONTEXT ( A COMRADE /RUGGL+ ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! WORLD WE CAN AT BE/ ONLY HELPFULLY PO9T \T GL>+ CONTRADICTIONS1 EXT]NALITIES OR POT5TIAL 9EFFICI5CIES ( ONE /RATEGY V]SUS ANO!R 7IMPRISON+ PEOPLE 9 GULAGS1 = EXAMPLE1 WON'T MAKE !M FRE] OR LEAD TO ! /ATE WI!R+ AWAY74 ,SOMETIMES ?IS MEANS NOT ACT+4 ,%OOT+ A POLITICIAN MI<T LEAD TO BETT] CONDITIONS1 IT MI<T LEAD TO %>PLY WORSE ONES4 ,SAME ) BL[+ AWAY ! FIR/ COP Y\ SEE4 ,S9C]E PASSIONATE1 HI<LY 9TELLIG5T & CONSID]$ AN>*I/S WILL DISAGREE ON :E!R OR NOT TO PU% ,RO?B>D'S HYPO!TICAL BUTTON ?IS V]Y MOM5T4 ,M]ELY BY VIRTUE ( HAV+ DIFF]5T LIFE EXP]I5CES & SEE+ DIFF]5T SPATT]+S ( DATA ON SOCIAL CONDITIONS4 ,ON ! O!R H& DRAMATICALLY 9CREAS+ ! P[] ( ! /ATE TO FI<T ! CORPORATIONS HI/ORICALLY 9SEP>ABLE FROM ! /ATE1 )\T A VIABLE MEANS ( !N FI<T+ ! RESULT+ SUP]-EMP[]$ /ATE 7NEV] M9D :E!R IT GETS ! CORPORATIONS OR JU/ 9CREASES ! POT5CY ( REGULATORY CAPTURE71 IS CLE>LY A /RATEGY DEVELOP$ ) LIMIT$ EXPLORATION ( RAMIFICATIONS4 ,CONT9U+ TO 9VE/IGATE IS IMPORTANT4 

,M]ELY BL9DLY ESCALAT+ TO ! LEVEL ( RETALIATION NECESS>Y TO F5D (F EA* & EV]Y AGGRESSION FL[+ ?R\< ! FACET ( ?IS WORLD W\LD MEAN A TOTAL W> ( ANNIHILATION4 ,CONV]SELY1 9 MANY CASES1 FAIL+ TO ESCALATE BEYOND SOME >BITR>Y L9E OR APPORTION+ \R EF=TS ACCORD+ TO DEGREES ( 0RESPONSIBILITY0 RA!R ?AN 0:AT WILL /OP ! VIOL5CE0 CAN LEAVE US 9 AN 9TRACTABLE MESS4 ,! SOLUTION IS TO REJECT ! P>ADIGM ( ESCALATION 5TIRELY1 A NOTION ?AT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE BY EXAM9+ 9T]ACTIONS 9 ISOLATION4 ,REPRISAL IS BUT ONE T9Y SLIV] ( TACTICS4 ,:5 FAC+ AN UNGODLY ME% ( KNOTS Y\ DON'T PU% OR PULL1 Y\ EXAM9E ! :OLE /RUCTURE & LOOK = WEAK PO9TS4 ,! QUE/ION BE=E US1 AS AN>*I/S1 ISN'T H[ H>D TO BLUNTLY REACT :5 \R WORLD FAILS TO BE P]FECT BUT :]E & H[ TO PROACTIVELY /RIKE AGA9/ DY/OPIA4 

,SOMETIMES ?AT MEANS LETT+ ?+S PASS 9 SIL5CE1 SOMETIMES IT MEANS SUCK] PUN*+1 & SOMETIMES IT MEANS SOME?+ COMPLETELY OR?OGONAL4 

,SOME PROBLEMS CAN'T BE SOLV$ DIRECTLY4 ,SOMETIMES Y\ HAVE TO GO >\ND !M4 ,?IS REQUIRES SEE+ ! FULL BREAD? ( \R SOCIETY AS IT IS1 NOT AS WE'D LIKE IT TO BE4 ,9 A WORLD FILL$ ) PEOPLE :O FEEL 5TITL$ TO CONTROL O!RS 9 A MILLION T9Y & NOT-SO-T9Y WAYS1 SELFC5T]$LY FOCUS+ ON WIP+ ! BLOOD (F \R [N H&S OR TRY+ TO P9 PRECISE APPORTIONM5TS ( BLAME CAN ONLY LEAVE US COMPLICIT 9 ! BLOOD AWA% >\ND US4 ,!RE IS NO UNIV]SAL =MULA1 NO SIMPLE HEURI/IC OR PA9T-BY-NUMB]S ME?ODOLOGY ?AT WILL GET US TO A BETT] WORLD4 ,9DE$ SU* %ORTSI<T$ PROC$URISM FLIES 9 ! FACE ( VIRTUALLY EV]Y AN>*I/ VISION4 0,FRE$OM0 IS A MEAN+LESS SLOGAN )\T VIGILANCE & AG5CY4 ,IF 0FRE$OM0 FROM PROACTIVE CONSID]ATION IS :AT WE W]E LOOK+ = ?IS WORLD ALREADY (F]S MANY AV5UES4 ,9DE$ ?AT IS PRACTICALLY ALL IT EMBRACES4 

,?AT AN>*I/S OCCASIONALLY ?R[ UP !IR H&S & RETREAT TO A T9Y SPH]E ( IMM$IATE CONSID]ATIONS - :E!R EMBRAC+ BL9D OPTIMISM OR BL9D DESPAIR-IS 5TIRELY UND]/&ABLE GIV5 ! *ALL5GES WE FACE4 ,BUT SU* A RETREAT IS NOT A VICTORY1 NOR C\LD IT EV] SOMEH[ BE REPRES5TATIVE ( LIB]ATION4 

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