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,CAPITALISM HAS DEMY/IFI$ SURVIVAL4 ,IT HAS MADE ! POV]TY ( DAILY LIFE 9TOL]ABLE 9 VIEW ( ! 9CREAS+ WEAL? ( TE*NICAL POSSIBILITIES4 ,SURVIVAL HAS BECOME AN ECONOMIZ+ ON LIFE4 ,! CIVILIZATION ( COLLECTIVE SURVIVAL 9CREASES ! DEAD TIME 9 9DIVIDUAL LIVES TO ! PO9T :]E ! DEA? =CES >E LIABLE TO C>RY ! DAY OV] COLLECTIVE SURVIVAL ITSELF4 ,! ONLY HOPE IS ?AT ! PASSION = DE/RUCTION MAY BE RECONV]T$ 9TO A PASSION = LIFE4 

,UP UNTIL N[ PEOPLE HAVE M]ELY COMPLI$ ) A SY/EM ( WORLD TRANS=MATION4 ,TODAY ! TASK IS TO MAKE ! SY/EM COMPLY ) ! TRANS=MATION ( ! WORLD4 

,! ORGANIZATION ( HUMAN SOCIETIES HAS *ANG$ ! WORLD1 & ! WORLD 9 *ANG+ HAS BR\<T UPHEAVAL TO ! ORGANIZATION ( HUMAN SOCIETIES4 ,BUT IF HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION SEIZES CONTROL ( NATURE1 :ILE ITSELF UND]GO+ TRANS=MATION 9 ! C\RT ( ?IS /RUGGLE1 ! PORTION ( LIB]TY & CREATIVITY FALL+ TO ! LOT ( ! 9DIVIDUAL IS DRA9$ AWAY BY ! REQUIREM5TS ( ADAPTATION TO SOCIAL NORMS ( V>I\S K9DS4 ,?IS IS TRUE1 AT ANY RATE1 SO LONG AS NO G5]ALIZ$ REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T OCCURS4 

,! TIME BELONG+ TO ! 9DIVIDUAL 9 HI/ORY IS = ! MO/ P>T DEAD TIME4 ,ONLY A RA!R REC5T AWAK5+ ( CONSCI\SNESS HAS MADE ?IS FACT 9TOL]ABLE TO US4 ,= ) ITS REVOLUTION ! B\RGEOISIE DOES TWO ?+S4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 IT PROVES ?AT PEOPLE CAN ACCEL]ATE WORLD TRANS=MATION1 & ?AT !Y CAN IMPROVE !IR 9DIVIDUAL LIVES 7:]E IMPROVEM5T IS UND]/OOD 9 T]MS ( ACCESSION TO ! RUL+ CLASS1 TO RI*ES1 TO CAPITALI/ SUCCESS74 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME ! B\RGEOIS ORD] NULLIFIES ! 9DIVIDUAL'S FRE$OM BY 9T]F]5CE2 IT 9CREASES ! DEAD TIME 9 DAILY LIFE 7IMPOS+ ! NE$ TO PRODUCE1 CONSUME1 CALCULATE72 & IT CAPITULATES BE=E ! HAPHAZ>D LAWS ( ! M>KET1 BE=E ! 9EVITABLE CYCLICAL CRISES ) !IR BURD5 ( W>S & MIS]Y1 & BE=E ! LIMITATIONS 9V5T$ BY 0COMMON S5SE0 70,Y\ CAN'T *ANGE HUMAN NATURE10 0,! POOR WILL ALWAYS BE ) US01 ETC474 ,! POLITICS ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 AS ( ! B\RGEOISIE'S SOCIALI/ HEIRS1 IS ! POLITICS ( A DRIV] PUMP+ ! BRAKE :ILE ! ACCEL]ATOR IS JAMM$ FA/ TO ! FLOOR3 ! MORE ! SPE$ 9CREASES1 ! MORE FR5ETIC1 P]IL\S & USELESS BECOME ! ATTEMPTS TO SL[ D[N4 ,! HELT]-SKELT] PACE ( CONSUMPTION IS SET AT ONCE BY ! RATE ( ! DIS9TEGRATION ( ,P[] & BY ! IMM95CE ( ! CON/RUCTION ( A NEW ORD]1 A NEW DIM5SION1 A P>ALLEL UNIV]SE BORN ( ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,OLD ,WORLD4 

,! *ANGEOV] FROM ! >I/OCRATIC SY/EM ( ADAPTATION TO ! 0DEMOCRATIC0 ONE BRUTALLY WID5$ ! GAP BETWE5 ! PASSIVITY ( 9DIVIDUAL SUBMISSION & ! SOCIAL DYNAMISM ?AT TRANS=MS NATURE ! GAP BETWE5 PEOPLE'S P[]LESSNESS & ! P[] ( NEW TE*NIQUES4 ,! CONTEMPLATIVE ATTITUDE WAS P]FECTLY SUIT$ TO ! FEUDAL SY/EM1 TO A VIRTUALLY MOTIONLESS WORLD UND]P9N$ BY ET]NAL GODS4 ,BUT ! SPIRIT ( SUBMISSION WAS H>DLY COMPATIBLE ) ! DYNAMIC VISION ( M]*ANTS1 MANUFACTUR]S1 BANK]S & DISCOV]]S ( RI*ES -! VISION ( ?OSE ACQUA9T$ NOT ) ! REVELATION ( ! IMMUTABLE1 BUT RA!R ) ! %IFT+ ECONOMIC WORLD1 ! 9SATIABLE HUNG] = PR(IT & ! NECESSITY ( CON/ANT 9NOVATION4 ,YET :]EV] ! B\RGEOISIE'S ACTION RESULTS 9 ! POPUL>IZATION & VALORIZATION ( ! S5SE ( TRANSI5CE1 ! S5SE ( HOPE1 ! B\RGEOISIE QUA P[] SEEKS TO IMPRISON PEOPLE )9 ?IS TRANSITOR9ESS4 ,TO REPLACE ! OLD !OLOGY ( /ASIS ! B\RGEOISIE SETS UP A METAPHYSICS ( MOTION4 ,AL?\< BO? !SE IDEOLOGICAL SY/EMS H9D] ! MOVEM5T ( REALITY1 ! E>LI] ONE DOES SO MORE SUCCESSFULLY & MORE H>MONI\SLY ?AN ! SECOND3 ! >I/OCRATIC S*EME IS MORE CONSI/5T1 MORE UNIFI$4 ,= TO PLACE AN IDEOLOGY ( *ANGE 9 ! S]VICE ( :AT DOES NOT *ANGE CREATES A P>ADOX :I* NO?+ H5CE=W>D CAN EI!R CONCEAL FROM CONSCI\SNESS OR JU/IFY TO CONSCI\SNESS4 ,?US 9 \R UNIV]SE ( EXP&+ TE*NOLOGY & COM=T WE SEE PEOPLE TURN+ 9 UPON !MSELVES1 %RIVEL+ UP1 LIV+ TRIVIAL LIVES & DY+ = DETAILS4 ,IT IS A NI<TM>E :]E WE >E PROMIS$ ABSOLUTE FRE$OM BUT GRANT$ A MIS]ABLE SQU>E 9* ( 9DIVIDUAL AUTONOMY -A SQU>E 9*1 MOREOV]1 ?AT IS /RICTLY POLIC$ BY \R NEI<BORS4 ,A SPACE-TIME ( PETT9ESS & MEAN ?\<TS4 

,BE=E ! B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION1 ! POSSIBILITY ( DEA? 9 A LIV+ ,GOD L5T EV]YDAY LIFE AN ILLUSORY DIM5SION :I* ASPIR$ TO ! FULLNESS ( A MULTIFACET$ REALITY4 ,Y\ MI<T SAY ?AT HUMANITY HAS NEV] COME CLOS] TO SELF-REALIZATION :ILE YET CONF9$ TO ! REALM ( ! 9AU!NTIC4 ,BUT :AT IS ONE TO SAY ( A LIFE LIV$ \T 9 ! %AD[ ( A ,GOD ?AT IS DEAD3 ! DECOMPOS+ ,GOD ( FRAGM5T$ P[]8 ,! B\RGEOISIE HAS DISP5S$ ) A ,GOD BY ECONOMIZ+ ON PEOPLE'S LIVES4 ,IT HAS ALSO MADE ! ECONOMIC SPH]E 9TO A SACR$ IMP]ATIVE & LIFE 9TO AN ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,?IS IS ! MODEL ?AT \R FUTURE PROGRAMM]S >E PREP>+ TO RATIONALIZE1 TO SUBMIT TO PROP] PLANN+ -9 A WORD1 TO 0HUMANIZE40 ,&1 NEV] FE>1 !Y WILL BE NO LESS IRRESPONSIBLE ?AN ! CORPSE ( ,GOD4 

,KI]KEGA>D DESCRIBES SURVIVAL SICKNESS WELL3 0,LET O!RS BEMOAN ! MALICI\SNESS ( !IR AGE4 ,:AT IRKS ME IS ITS PETT9ESS1 = \RS IS AN AGE )\T PASSION444,MY LIFE COMES \T ALL ONE COLOR40 ,SURVIVAL IS LIFE R$UC$ TO B>E ESS5TIALS1 TO LIFE'S AB/RACT =M1 TO ! M9IMUM ( ACTIVITY REQUIR$ TO 5SURE PEOPLE'S P>TICIPATION 9 PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION4 ,! 5TITLEM5T ( A ,ROMAN SLAVE WAS RE/ & SU/5ANCE4 ,AS B5EFICI>IES ( ! ,RI<TS ( ,MAN WE RECEIVE ! :]E)AL TO N\RI% & CULTIVATE \RSELVES1 5\< CONSCI\SNESS TO PLAY A ROLE1 5\< 9ITIATIVE TO ACQUIRE P[] & 5\< PASSIVITY TO FLAUNT ,P[]'S 9SIGNIA4 ,\R FRE$OM IS ! FRE$OM TO ADAPT AFT] ! FA%ION ( HI<] ANIMALS4 

,SURVIVAL IS LIFE 9 SL[ MOTION4 ,H[ MU* 5]GY IT TAKES TO REMA9 ON ! LEVEL ( APPE>ANCES6 ,! M$IA GIVES WIDE CURR5CY TO A :OLE P]SONAL HYGI5E ( SURVIVAL3 AVOID /RONG EMOTIONS1 WAT* Y\R BLOOD PRESSURE1 EAT LESS1 DR9K 9 MOD]ATION ONLY1 SURVIVE 9 GOOD HEAL? SO ?AT Y\ CAN CONT9UE PLAY+ Y\R ROLE4 0,OV]WORK3 ! EXECUTIVE'S DISEASE10 SAID A REC5T HEADL9E 9 ,LE ,MONDE4 ,WE MU/ BE ECONOMICAL ) SURVIVAL = IT WE>S US D[N2 WE HAVE TO LIVE IT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE = IT BELONGS TO DEA?4 ,9 =M] TIMES ONE DI$ A LIVE DEA?1 ONE QUICK5$ BY ! PRES5CE ( ,GOD4 ,TODAY \R RESPECT = LIFE PROHIBITS US FROM T\*+ IT1 REVIV+ IT OR SNAPP+ IT \T ( ITS LE?>GY4 ,WE DIE ( 9]TIA1 :5EV] ! *>GE ( DEA? ?AT WE C>RY ) US REA*ES SATURATION PO9T4 ,UN=TUNATELY !RE IS NO BRAN* ( SCI5CE ?AT CAN MEASURE ! 9T5SITY ( ! DEADLY RADIATION ?AT KILLS \R DAILY ACTIONS4 ,9 ! 5D1 BY D9T ( ID5TIFY+ \RSELVES ) :AT WE >E NOT1 ( SWIT*+ FROM ONE ROLE TO ANO!R1 FROM ONE AU?ORITY TO ANO!R1 & FROM ONE AGE TO ANO!R1 H[ CAN WE AVOID BECOM+ \RSELVES P>T ( ?AT NEV]-5D+ /ATE ( TRANSITION :I* IS ! PROCESS ( DECOMPOSITION8 

,! PRES5CE )9 LIFE ITSELF ( A MY/]I\S YET TANGIBLE DEA? SO MISL$ ,FREUD ?AT HE PO/ULAT$ AN ONTOLOGICAL CURSE 9 ! %APE ( A 0DEA? 9/9CT40 ,?IS MI/AKE ( ,FREUD'S1 :I* ,REI* HAD ALREADY PO9T$ \T1 HAS N[ BE5 CL>IFI$ BY ! PH5OM5ON ( CONSUMPTION4 ,! ?REE ASPECTS ( ! DEA? 9/9CT -,NIRVANA1 ! REPETITION COMPULSION & MASO*ISM -HAVE TURN$ \T TO BE SIMPLY ?REE /YLES ( DOM9ATION3 CON/RA9T PASSIVELY ACCEPT$1 S$UCTION ?R\< CON=MITY TO CU/OM1 & M$IATION P]CEIV$ AS AN 9ELUCTABLE LAW4 

,AS WE KN[1 ! CONSUMPTION ( GOODS -:I* COMES D[N ALWAYS1 9 ! PRES5T /ATE ( ?+S1 TO ! CONSUMPTION ( P[] -C>RIES )9 ITSELF ! SE$S ( ITS [N DE/RUCTION & ! CONDITIONS ( ITS [N TRANSC5D5CE4 ,! CONSUM] CANNOT & MU/ NOT EV] ATTA9 SATISFACTION3 ! LOGIC ( ! CONSUMABLE OBJECT DEM&S ! CREATION ( FRE% NE$S1 YET ! ACCUMULATION ( SU* FALSE NE$S EXAC]BATES ! MALAISE ( PEOPLE CONF9$ ) 9CREAS+ DIFFICULTY SOLELY TO ! /ATUS ( CONSUM]S4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! WEAL? ( CONSUM] GOODS IMPOV]I%ES AU!NTIC LIFE4 ,IT DOES SO 9 TWO WAYS4 ,FIR/1 IT REPLACES AU!NTIC LIFE ) ?+S4 ,SECONDLY1 IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE1 ) ! BE/ WILL 9 ! WORLD1 TO BECOME ATTA*$ TO !SE ?+S1 PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y HAVE TO BE CONSUM$1 I4E41 DE/ROY$4 ,:5CE AN ABS5CE ( LIFE :I* IS EV] MORE FRU/RAT+1 A SELF-DEV\R+ DISSATISFACTION4 ,?IS NE$ TO LIVE IS AMBIVAL5T3 IT CON/ITUTES ONE ( ?OSE PO9TS :]E P]SPECTIVE IS REV]S$4 

,9 ! CONSUM]'S MANIPULAT$ VIEW ( ?+S -! VIEW ( CONDITION+ -! LACK ( LIFE APPE>S AS 9SUFFICI5T CONSUMPTION ( P[] & 9SUFFICI5T SELF-CONSUMPTION 9 ! S]VICE ( P[]4 ,AS A PALLIATIVE TO ! ABS5CE ( REAL LIFE WE >E (F]$ DEA? ON AN 9/ALLM5T PLAN4 ,A WORLD ?AT CONDEMNS US TO A BLOODLESS DEA? IS NATURALLY OBLIG$ TO PROPAGATE ! TA/E = BLOOD4 ,:]E SURVIVAL SICKNESS REIGNS1 ! DESIRE TO LIVE LAYS HOLD SPONTANE\SLY ( ! WEAPONS ( DEA?3 S5SELESS MURD] & SADISM FL\RI%4 ,= PASSION DE/ROY$ IS REBORN 9 ! PASSION = DE/RUCTION4 ,IF !SE CONDITIONS P]SI/1 NO ONE WILL SURVIVE ! ]A ( SURVIVAL4 ,ALREADY ! DESPAIR IS SO GREAT ?AT MANY PEOPLE W\LD GO ALONG ) ! ,ANTON9 ,>TAUD :O SAID3 0L BE> ! /IGMA ( AN 9SI/5T DEA? ?AT /RIPS REAL DEA? ( ALL T]ROR = ME40 

,! 9DIVIDUAL ( SURVIVAL IS 9HABIT$ BY PLEASURE-ANXIETY1 BY UNFULFILLM5T3 A MUTILAT$ P]SON4 ,:]E IS ONE TO F9D ONESELF 9 ! 5DLESS SELF-LOSS 9TO :I* EV]Y?+ DRAWS ONE8 ,!Y >E W&]]S 9 A LABYR9? ) NO C5T]1 A MAZE FULL ( MAZES4 ,!IRS IS A WORLD ( EQUIVAL5TS4 ,%\LD ONE KILL ONESELF8 ,KILL+ ONESELF1 ?\<1 IMPLIES SOME S5SE ( RESI/ANCE3 ONE MU/ POSSESS A VALUE ?AT ONE CAN DE/ROY4 ,:]E !RE IS NO?+1 ! DE/RUCTIVE ACTIONS !MSELVES CRUMBLE TO NO?+4 ,Y\ CANNOT HURL A VOID 9TO A VOID4 0,IF ONLY A ROCK W\LD FALL & KILL ME10 WROTE ,KI]KEGA>D1 0AT LEA/ ?AT W\LD BE AN EXP$I5T40 ,I D\BT IF !RE IS ANYONE TODAY :O HAS NOT BE5 T\*$ BY ! HORROR ( A ?\<T SU* AS ?AT4 ,9]TIA IS ! SURE/ KILL]1 ! 9]TIA ( PEOPLE :O SETTLE = S5ILITY AT EI<TE51 PLUNG+ EI<T H\RS A DAY 9TO DEGRAD+ WORK & FE$+ ON IDEOLOGIES4 ,B5EA? ! MIS]ABLE T9SEL ( ! SPECTACLE !RE >E ONLY GAUNT FIGURES YE>N+ =1 YET DREAD+1 ,KI]KEGA>D'S 0EXP$I5T10 SO ?AT !Y MI<T NEV] AGA9 HAVE TO DESIRE :AT !Y DREAD & DREAD :AT !Y DESIRE4 

,AT ! SAME TIME ! PASSION = LIFE EM]GES AS A BIOLOGICAL NE$1 ! REV]SE SIDE ( ! PASSION = DE/ROY+ & LETT+ ONESELF BE DE/ROY$4 0,SO LONG AS WE HAVE NOT MANAG$ TO ABOLI% ANY ( ! CAUSES ( HUMAN DESPAIR WE HAVE NO RI<T TO TRY & ABOLI% ! MEANS :]EBY PEOPLE ATTEMPT TO GET RID ( DESPAIR40 ,! FACT IS ?AT PEOPLE POSSESS BO? ! MEANS TO ELIM9ATE ! CAUSES ( DESPAIR & ! P[] TO MOBILIZE !SE MEANS 9 ORD] TO RID !MSELVES ( IT4 ,NO ONE HAS ! RI<T TO IGNORE ! FACT ?AT ! SWAY ( CONDITION+ ACCU/OMS !M TO SURVIVE ON ONE HUNDR$? ( !IR POT5TIAL = LIFE4 ,SO G5]AL IS SURVIVAL SICKNESS ?AT ! SLI<TE/ CONC5TRATION ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE C\LD NOT FAIL TO UNITE ! L>GE/ NUMB] ( PEOPLE 9 A COMMON WILL TO LIVE4 ,! NEGATION ( DESPAIR W\LD ( NECESSITY BECOME ! CON/RUCTION ( A NEW LIFE4 ,! REJECTION ( ECONOMIC LOGIC 7:I* ONLY ECONOMIZES ON LIFE7 W\LD ( NECESSITY 5TAIL ! DEA? ( ECONOMICS & C>RY US BEYOND ! REALM ( SURVIVAL4 

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