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,ECONOMIC IMP]ATIVES SEEK TO IMPOSE ON ! :OLE ( HUMAN ACTIVITY ! /&>DIZ$ MEASUR+ SY/EM ( ! M>KET4 ,V]Y L>GE QUANTITIES TAKE ! PLACE ( ! QUALITATIVE1 BUT EV5 QUANTITY IS RATION$ & ECONOMIZ$4 ,MY? IS BAS$ ON QUALITY1 IDEOLOGY ON QUANTITY4 ,IDEOLOGICAL SATURATION IS AN ATOMIZATION 9TO SMALL CONTRADICTORY QUANTITIES :I* CAN NO MORE AVOID DE/ROY+ ONE ANO!R ?AN !Y CAN AVOID BE+ SMA%$ BY ! QUALITATIVE NEGATIVITY ( POPUL> REFUSAL 7#a74 ,! QUANTITATIVE & ! L9E> >E 9DISSOCIABLE4 ,A L9E>1 MEASUR$ TIME & A L9E>1 MEASUR$ LIFE >E ! DEF9ITIONS ( SURVIVAL1 OR LIV+ ON3 A SUCCESSION ( 9T]-*ANGEABLE 9/ANTS4 ,!SE L9ES >E P>T ( ! CONFUS$ GEOMETRY ( P[] 7#b7 

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,! SY/EM ( COMM]CIAL EX*ANGE HAS COME TO GOV]N ALL ( MAN'S EV]YDAY RELATIONS ) HIMSELF & ) HIS FELL[ M54 ,EV]Y ASPECT ( PUBLIC & PRIVATE LIFE IS DOM9AT$ BY ! QUANTITATIVE4 

,! M]*ANT 9 ,! ,EXCEPTION & ! ,RULE CONFESSES3 0,I DON'T KN[ :AT A MAN IS4 ,ONLY ?AT EV]Y MAN HAS HIS PRICE40 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT 9DIVIDUALS ACCEPT P[] & 5ABLE IT TO EXI/1 P[] 9 TURN JUDGES !M BY ITS [N Y>D-/ICK3 IT R$UCES & /&>DIZES !M4 ,:AT IS ! 9DIVIDUAL TO AN AU?ORIT>IAN SY/EM8 ,A PO9T DULY LOCAT$ 9 ITS P]SPECTIVE4 ,A PO9T ?AT IT RECOGNIZES1 C]TA9LY1 BUT RECOGNIZES ONLY 9 T]MS ( ! NUMB] ?AT DEF9E ITS POSITION 9 A SY/EM ( CO-ORD9ATES4 

,! CALCULATION ( A MAN'S CAPACITY TO PRODUCE OR TO MAKE O!RS PRODUCE1 TO CONSUME OR TO MAKE O!RS CONSUME1 CONCRETIZES TO A ,T ?AT EXPRESSION SO DE> TO \R PHILOSOPH]S3 ! MEASURE ( MAN4 ,EV5 ! SIMPLE PLEASURES ( A RIDE 9 ! C\NTRY >E G5]ALLY MEASUR$ UP 9 T]MS ( MILES ON ! CLOCK1 SPE$S REA*$ & PETROL CONSUMPTION4 ,) ! RATE AT :I* ECONOMIC 'IMP]ATIVES' >E BUY+ UP FEEL+S1 DESIRES & NE$S & FALSIFY+ !M1 MAN WILL SOON BE LEFT ) NO?+ BUT ! MEMORY ( HAV+ ONCE BE5 ALIVE4 ,LIV+ 9 ! PA/3 ! MEMORY ( DAYS GONE BY WILL BE \R CONSOLATION = LIV+ ON4 ,H[ C\LD EV5 SPONTANE\S LAU<T] LA/ 9 A SPACE-TIME ?AT IS MEASUR$ & MEASURABLE1 LET ALONE REAL JOY8 ,AT BE/ ! DULL CONT5TM5T ( ! MAN-:O'S-GOT-HIS-MONEY'S-WOR?1 & :O EXI/S BY ?AT /&>D4 ,ONLY OBJECTS CAN BE MEASUR$1 :I* IS :Y EX*ANGE ALWAYS REIFIES  
  

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,ANY EXCITEM5T ?AT C\LD /ILL BE F\ND 9 ! PURSUIT ( PLEASURE IS FA/ DIS9TEGRAT+ 9TO A PANT+ SUCCESSION ( ME*ANICAL GE/URES1 & ONE HOPES 9 VA9 ?AT !IR RHY?M WILL SPE$ UP 5\<T TO REA* EV5 ! SEMBLANCE ( ORGASM4 ,! QUANTITATIVE ,]OS ( SPE$1 NOVELTY1 LOVE-AGA9/-!-CLOCK IS DISFIGUR+ ! REAL FACE ( PLEASURE EV]Y:]E4 

,! QUALITATIVE IS SL[LY TAK+ ON ! ASPECT ( A QUANTITATIVE 9F9ITY1 AN 5DLESS S]IES :OSE MOM5T>Y 5D IS ALWAYS ! NEGATION ( PLEASURE1 ,DON ,JUAN'S BASIC 0CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION04 ,IF ONLY CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIETY W\LD 5C\RAGE SU* DISSATISFACTION1 & ALL[ TOTAL LIC5SE TO ! DELIRI\S & DEVA/AT+ ATTRACTIONS ( AN 9SATIABLE APPETITE6 ,:O W\LD D5Y ?AT !RE IS A C]TA9 *>M 9 ! LIFE ( AN IDL]1 A TRIFLE BLASE P]HAPS1 BUT 5JOY+ AT HIS LEISURE EV]Y?+ ?AT CAN MAKE PASSIVITY SWEET3 A S]AGLIO ( PRETTY GIRLS1 WITTY & SOPHI/ICAT$ FRI5DS1 SUBTLE DRUGS1 SEV5-C\RSE ,*9ESE MEALS1 HEADY LIQUEURS & SULTRY P]FUMES3 A MAN :OSE DESIRE IS NOT SO MU* TO *ANGE LIFE AS TO SEEK REFUGE 9 ! GREATE/ ATTRACTIONS IT HAS TO (F]4 ,A LIB]T9E 9 ! GR& /YLE4 

,LET'S TALK S5SE1 ?\<4 ,N[ADAYS ?AT K9D ( *OICE JU/ DOESN'T EXI/1 = 9 BO? ,WE/]N & ,EA/]N SOCIETIES EV5 QUANTITY IS RATION$4 ,A TYCOON ) ONLY ON EMON? LEFT TO LIVEW\LD /ILL REFUSE TO BL[ HIS 5TIRE =TUNE ON ONE HUGE ORGY444 ! MORALITY ( EX*ANGE & PR(IT DOESN'T LET GO ?AT EASILY4 ,?RIFT1 ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMICS ( FAMILY LIFE4 

,YET :AT A W9DFALL = MY/IFICATION1 TO HAVE ! QUALITATIVE IMPRISON$ 9 ! SK9 ( ! QUANTITATIVE6 ,I MEAN ?AT A WORLD 9 :I* ALL ?+S SEEM POSSIBLE CAN /ILL H>BOR ! ILLUSION ( BE+ A WORLD ( MANY DIM5SIONS4 ,BUT TO LET EX*ANGE BE SUBSUM$ BY ! GIFT1 TO LET ALL K9DS ( ADV5TURES BLOSSOM BETWE5 HEAV5 & E>? 7FROM ,GILLES DE ,RAIS TO ,DANTE4447 ?IS WAS PRECISELY :AT ! B\RGEOISIE C\LDN'T DO1 ?IS WAS ! DOOR ?AT IT HAD CLOS$ ON ITSELF 9 ! NAME ( 9DU/RY & COMM]CE6 ,ALL IT HAD LEFT WAS A VA/ NO/ALGIA4 ,POOR & PRECI\S CATALY/ -- AT ONCE ALL & NO?+ -- ?ANKS TO :I* A SOCIETY )\T CLASS & )\T AU?ORIT>IAN P[] WILL COME TO REALIZE ALL ! DREAMS ( ITS >I/OCRATIC *ILDHOOD4 

,9 ! ACT ( FAI?1 ! UNIT>Y SOCIETIES ( TRIBAL & FEUDAL TIMES POSSESS$ A QUALITATIVE ELEM5T ( MY? & MY/IFICATION :I* WAS ( MAJOR IMPORTANCE4 ,! B\RGEOISIE1 ONCE IT HAD %ATT]$ ! UNITY ( P[] & ,GOD1 F\ND ITSELF CLUT*+ FRAGM5TS & CRUMBS ( P[]1 CRUMBS :I* IT TRI$ TO CLO! ) A UNIT>Y SPIRIT4 ,BUT IT DIDN'T WORK4 ,)\T UNITY !RE CAN BE NO QUALITATIVE6 ,DEMOCRACY TRIUMPHS ALONG ) SOCIAL ATOMIZATION4 ,DEMOCRACY IS ! LIMIT$ P[] ( ! GREATE/ NUMB]1 & ! P[] ( ! GREATE/ LIMIT$ NUMB]4 ,! GREAT IDEOLOGIES V]Y SOON AB&ON FAI? = NUMB]S4 ,N[ADAYS ',LA ,PATRIE' IS NO MORE ?AN A FEW ?\S& W> VET]ANS4 ,& :AT ,M>X & ,5GELS US$ TO CALL '\R P>TY' IS TODAY A FEW MILLION VOT]S & A C\PLE ( ?\S& BILL-/ICK]S3 A MASS P>TY4 

,9 FACT1 IDEOLOGY DRAWS ITS ESS5CE FROM QUANTITY3 IT IS SIMPLY AN IDEA REPRODUC$ AGA9 & AGA9 9 TIME 7,PAVLOVIAN CONDITION+7 & 9 SPACE 7:]E ! CONSUM]S TAKE OV]74 ,IDEOLOGY1 9=MATION & CULTURE T5D MORE & MORE TO LOSE !IR CONT5T & BECOME PURE QUANTITY4 ,! LESS IMPORTANCE A PIECE ( NEWS HAS1 ! MORE IT IS REPEAT$1 & ! MORE IT DI/RACTS PEOPLE FROM !IR REAL PROBLEMS4 ,GOEBBELS SAID ?AT ! BIGG] ! LIE1 ! MORE EASILY IT IS SWALL[$4 ,BUT IDEOLOGY TAKES US AWAY FROM ! ,BIG ,LIE BY CON/ANTLY BIDD+ AGA9/ ITSELF4 ,ONE AFT] ANO!R IT LAYS BE=E US A HUNDR$ PAP]BACKS1 A HUNDR$ WA%+ P[D]S1 A HUNDR$ POLITICAL IDEAS1 & ) EQUAL CONVICTION PROVES ?AT EA* ( !M IS 9CONTE/ABLY SUP]IOR TO ANY ( ! O!RS4 ,EV5 9 IDEOLOGY QUANTITY IS BE+ DE/ROY$ BY QUANTITY ITSELF3 CONFLICT+ CONDITION+S 5D BY CANCEL+ EA* O!R \T4 ,IS ?IS ! WAY TO R$ISCOV] ! P[] ( ! QUALITATIVE 1A P[] ?AT CAN MOVE M\NTA9S8 

,QUITE ! CONTR>Y4 ,CONTRADICTORY CONDITION+ IS MORE LIKELY TO 5D 9 TRAUMA1 9HIBITION & A RADICAL REFUSAL TO BE BRA9WA%$ ANY MORE4 ,ADMITT$LY IDEOLOGY /ILL HAS ONE TRICK UP ITS SLEEVE -- ?AT ( POS+ FALSE QUE/IONS1 RAIS+ FALSE DILEMMAS & LEAV+ ! CONDITION$ 9DIVIDUAL1 POOR BUGG]1 ) ! WORRY ( SORT+ \T :I* IS ! TRU] ( TWO LIES4 ,BUT SU* PO9TLESS DIV]SIONS C>RY LITTLE WEI<T COMP>$ ) ! SURVIVAL SICKNESS TO :I* CONSUM] SOCIETY EXPOSES ITS MEMB]S4 

,BOR$OM BRE$S ! IRRESI/IBLE REJECTION ( UNI=MITY1 A REFUSAL ?AT CAN BREAK \T AT ANY MOM5T4 ,/OCKHOLM1 ,AM/]DAM & ,WATTS 7= A />T7 HAVE %[N ?AT ! T9IE/ ( PRETEXTS CAN FIRE ! OIL SPREAD ON TR\BL$ WAT]S4 ,?9K ( ! VA/ QUANTITY ( LIES ?AT CAN BE WIP$ \T BY ONE ACT ( REVOLUTION>Y POETRY6 ,FROM ,VILLA TO ,LUMUMBA1 FROM ,/OCKHOLM TO ,WATTS1 QUALITATIVE AGITATION1 ! AGITATION ?AT RADICALIZES ! MASSES BECAUSE IT SPR+S FROM ! RADICALISM ( ! MASSES1 IS R$EF9+ ! FRONTI]S ( SUBMISSION & DEGRADATION 

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,9 UNIT>Y REGIMES ! SACR$ WAS ! CEM5T :I* HELD TOGE!R ! SOCIAL PYRAMID 9 :I* EA* P>TICUL> BE+ FROM ! HI<E/ LORD TO ! L[E/ S]F HAD HIS PLACE ACCORD+ TO ! WILL ( ,PROVID5CE1 ! ORD] ( ! WORLD & ! K+'S PLEASURE4 ,! COHESION ( ! /RUCTURE SOON DISAPPE>$1 DISSOLV$ BY ! CORROSIVE CRITICISM ( ! Y\NG B\RGEOISIE2 BUT1 AS WE KN[1 ! %AD[ ( ! DIV9E HI]>*Y REMA9S4 ,! DISMANTL+ ( ! PYRAMID1 F> FROM DE/ROY+ ! 9HUMAN CEM5T1 ONLY PULV]IZES IT4 ,WE SEE LITTLE P>TICUL> BE+S BECOM+ ABSOLUTE3 LITTLE 'CITIZ5S' RELEAS$ BY SOCIAL ATOMIZATION4 ,! 9FLAT$ IMAG9ATION ( EGOC5TRICITY CREATES A UNIV]SE ON ! MODEL ( ONE PO9T1 A PO9T JU/ ! SAME AS ?\S&S ( O!R PO9TS1 GRA9S ( S&1 ALL FREE1 EQUAL & FRAT]NAL1 SCURRY+ H]E & !RE LIKE SO MANY ANTS :5 !IR NE/ IS BROK5 OP54 ,ALL ! L9ES HAVE GONE HAYWIRE S9CE ,GOD DISAPPE>$1 DEPRIV+ !M ( !IR PO9T ( CONV]G5CE2 !Y WEAVE & COLLIDE 9 APP>5T DISORD]4 ,BUT MAKE NO MI/AKE1 DESPITE ! AN>*Y ( COMPETITION & ! ISOLATION ( 9DIVIDUALISM1 CLASS & CA/E 9T]E/S >E BEG9N+ TO TIE UP1 /RUCTUR+ A GEOMETRY1 & IMPATI5T TO RECONQU] ITS COH]5CE4 

,N[1 ! COH]5CE ( UNIT>Y P[]1 AL?\< IT'S BAS$ ON ! DIV9E PR9CIPLE1 IS A PALPABLE COH]5CE1 :I* EA* 9DIVIDUAL LIVES 9 & KN[S4 ,BUT P>ADOXICALLY ! MAT]IAL PR9CIPLE ( FRAGM5T>Y P[] CAN ONLY FURNI% AN AB/RACT COH]5CE4 ,H[ C\LD ! ORGANIZATION ( ECONOMIC SURVIVAL HOPE TO SUB/ITUTE ITSELF SMOO?LY = ?IS IMMAN5T1 ?IS OMNIPRES5T ,GOD :O IS CALL$ ON TO WITNESS ! MO/ TRIVIAL GE/URES1 LIKE CUTT+ BREAD & SNEEZ+4448 ,! OMNIPOT5CE ( ! FEUDAL MODE ( DOM9ATION WAS QUITE RELATIVE ANYWAY1 BUT LET US SUPPOSE ?AT ) ! AID ( CYB]NETICIANS IT C\LD BE EQUAL$ BY A SECUL>IZ$ GOV]NM5T ( M54 ,EV5 SO1 H[ C\LD ANYONE REPLACE ! MY?IC & POETIC E?OS SURR\ND+ ! LIFE ( COMMUNITIES ?A/ >E SOCIALLY COHESIVE1 AN E?OS ?AT PROVIDES !M ) SOME K9D ( ?IRD DIM5SION8 ,! B\RGEOISIE IS WELL & TRULY CAU<T 9 ! TRAP ( ITS [N HALF-REVOLUTION  
  

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,QUANTIFICATION IMPLIES L9E>ITY4 ! QUALITATIVE IS PLURIVAL5T1 ! QUANTITATIVE UNIVOCAL4 ,LIFE QUANTIFI$ BECOMES A MEASUR$ R\TE-M>* T[>DS DEA?4 ,! RADIANT ASC5T ( ! S\L T[>DS HEAV5 IS REPLAC$ BY 9ANE SPECULATIONS AB\T ! FUTURE4 ,MOM5TS ( TIME NO LONG] RADIATE1 AS !Y DID 9 ! CYCLICAL TIME ( E>LI] SOCIETIES2 TIME IS A ?READ /RET*+ FROM BIR? TO DEA?1 FROM MEMORIES ( ! PA/ TO EXPECTATIONS ( ! FUTURE1 ON :I* AN ET]NITY ( SURVIVAL /R+S \T A R[ ( 9/ANTS & HYBRID PRES5TS NIBBL$ AWAY BY :AT IS PA/ AN :AT IS YET TO COME4 

,! FEEL+ ( LIV+ 9 SYMBIOSIS ) COSMIC =CES -- ! S5SE ( ! SIMULTANE\S -- REVEAL$ TO \R =EFA!RS JOY :I* \R PASS+ PRES5CE 9 ! WORLD IS H>D PUT TO PROVIDE4 ,:AT REMA9S ( SU* A JOY8 ,ONLY V]TIGO1 GIDDY TRANSCI5CE1 ! EF=T ( KEEP+ UP ) ! TIMES4 ,Y\ MU/ MOVE ) ! TIMES -- ! MOTTO ( ?OSE :O MAKE A PR(IT \T ( IT4 

,NOT ?AT WE %\LD LAM5T ! PASS+ ( ! OLD DAYS ( CYCLICAL TIME1 ! TIME ( MY/ICAL EFFUSION4 ,RA!R CORRECT IT3 C5T] IT 9 MAN1 & NOT 9 ! DIV9E ANIMAL4 ,MAN IS NOT ! C5T] ( PRES5T TIME1 HE IS M]ELY A PO9T 9 IT4 ,TIME IS COMPOS$ ( A SUCCESSION ( PO9TS1 EA* TAK5 9DEP5D5TLY ( ! O!RS LIKE AN ABSOLUTE1 BUT AN ABSOLUTE ?AT IS 5DLESSLY REPEAT$ & REHA%$4 ,BECAUSE !Y >E LOCAT$ ON ! SAME L9E1 ALL ACTIONS & ALL MOM5TS ASSUME EQUAL IMPORTANCE4 ,! DEF9ITION ( PROSAISM4 ,D[N QUANTITY /REET1 EV]Y?+'S ALWAYS JU/ ! SAME4 ,& !SE ABSOLUTIZ$ FRAGM5TS >E ALL QUITE 9T]*ANGEABLE4 ,DIVID$ FROM ONE ANO!R -- & ?US SEP>AT$ FROM MAN HIMSELF -- ! MOM5TS ( SURVIVAL FOLL[ ONE ANO!R & RESEMBLE ONE ANO!R JU/ LIKE ! SPECIALIZ$ ATTITUDES ?AT CORRESPOND TO !M3 ROLES4 ,MAK+ LOVE OR RID+ A MOTORBIKE1 IT'S ALL ! SAME4 ,EA* MOM5T HAS ITS /]EOTYPE1 & ! FRAGM5TS ( TIME C>RY (F ! FRAGM5TS ( M5 9TO A PA/ ?AT CAN NEV] BE *ANG$4 

,:AT'S ! USE ( ?READ+ PE>LS TO MAKE A G>L& ( MEMORIES8 ,IF ONLY ! WEI<T ( ! PE>LS W\LD SNAP ! ?READ6 ,BUT NO3 MOM5T BY MOM5T1 TIME BORES ON2 EV]Y?+ IS LO/1 NO?+ CREAT$444 

,:AT DO ,I WANT8 ,NOT A SUCCESSION ( MOM5TS1 BUT ONE HUGE 9/ANT4 ,A TOTALITY ?AT IS LIV$ & )\T ! EXP]I5CE ( 'TIME PASS+'4 ,! FEEL+ ( 'TIME PASS+' IS SIMPLY ! FEEL+ ( GR[+ OLD4 ,& YET1 S9CE ONE MU/ FIR/ ( ALL SURVIVE 9 ORD] TO LIVE1 VIRTUAL MOM5TS1 POSSIBILITIES1 >E NECESS>ILY ROOT$ 9 ?AT TIME4 ,TO F$]ATE MOM5TS1 TO BR+ \T ! PLEASURE 9 !M1 TO RELEASE !IR PROMISE ( LIFE IS ALREADY TO BE LE>N+ H[ TO CON/RUCT A 'SITUATION'  
  

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,9DIVIDUAL SURVIVAL-L9ES CROSS1 COLLIDE & 9T]SECT4 ,EA* ONE ASSIGNS LIMITS TO ! FRE$OM ( O!RS2 PROJECTS CANCEL ONE ANO!R \T 9 ! NAME ( !IR AUTONOMY4 ,?IS IS ! BASIS ( ! GEOMETRY ( FRAGM5T>Y P[]4 

,WE ?9K WE >E LIV+ 9 ! WORLD1 :5 9 FACT WE >E BE+ POSITION$ 9 A P]SPECTIVE4 ,NO LONG] ! SIMULTANE\S P]SPECTIVE ( PRIMITIVE PA9T]S1 BUT ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! ,R5AISSANCE RATIONALI/S4 ,IT IS H>DLY POSSIBLE = LOOKS1 ?\<TS & GE/URES TO ESCAPE ! ATTRACTION ( ! DI/ANT VANI%+-PO9T :I* ORD]S & DE=MS !M2 SITUATES !M 9 ITS SPECTACLE4 ,P[] IS ! GREATE/ T[N-PLANN]4 ,IT P>CELS \T LOYS ( PUBLIC & PRIVATE SURVIVAL1 BUYS UP VACANT LOTS AT CUT PRICE1 & ONLY P]MITS CON/RUCTION ?AT COMPLIES ) ITS REGULATIONS4 ,ITS [N PLANS 9VOLVE ! COMPULSORY ACQUISITION ( EV]YBODY4 ,IT BUILDS ) A HEAV9ESS :I* IS ! 5VY ( ! REAL T[N-BUILD]S ?AT COPY ITS /YLE1 TRANSLAT+ ! OLD MUMBO-JUMBO ( ! SACR$ HI]>*Y 9TO /OCKBROK]-BELTS1 :ITE COLL> AP>TM5TS & WORK]S FLATS4 7,LIKE1 = EXAMPLE1 9 ,CROYDON7 

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