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,! DUTY TO PRODUCE ALI5ATES ! PASSION = CREATION4 ,PRODUCTIVE LABOR IS P>T & P>CEL ( ! TE*NOLOGY ( LAW & ORD]4 ,! WORK+ DAY GR[S %ORT] AS ! EMPIRE ( CONDITION+ EXT5DS4 

,9 AN 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY :I* CONFUSES WORK & PRODUCTIVITY1 ! NECESSITY ( PRODUC+ HAS ALWAYS BE5 AN 5EMY ( ! DESIRE TO CREATE4 ,:AT SP>K ( HUMANITY1 ( A POSSIBLE CREATIVITY1 CAN REMA9 ALIVE 9 A BE+ DRAGG$ \T ( SLEEP AT SIX EV]Y MORN+1 JOLT$ AB\T 9 SUBURBAN TRA9S1 DEAF5$ BY ! RACKET ( MA*9]Y1 BLEA*$ & /EAM$ BY MEAN+LESS S\NDS & GE/URES1 SPUN DRY BY /ATI/ICAL CONTROLS1 & TOSS$ \T AT ! 5D ( ! DAY 9TO ! 5TRANCE HALLS ( RAILWAY /ATIONS1 ?OSE CA!DRALS ( DEP>TURE = ! HELL ( WEEKDAYS & ! NUGATORY P>ADISE ( WEEK5DS1 :]E ! CR[D COMMUNES 9 WE>9ESS & BOR$OM8 ,FROM ADOLESC5CE TO RETIREM5T EA* #b#d-H\R CYCLE REPEATS ! SAME %ATT]+ BOMB>DM5T1 LIKE BULLETS HITT+ A W9D[3 ME*ANICAL REPETITION1 TIME-:I*-IS-MONEY1 SUBMISSION TO BOSSES1 BOR$OM1 EXHAU/ION4 ,FROM ! BUT*]+ ( Y\?'S 5]GY TO ! GAP+ W\ND ( OLD AGE1 LIFE CRACKS 9 EV]Y DIRECTION UND] ! BL[S ( =C$ LABOR4 ,NEV] BE=E HAS A CIVILIZATION REA*$ SU* A DEGREE ( CONTEMPT = LIFE2 NEV] BE=E HAS A G5]ATION1 DR[N$ 9 MORTIFICATION1 FELT SU* A RAGE TO LIVE4 ,! SAME PEOPLE :O >E MURD]$ SL[LY 9 ! ME*ANIZ$ SLAU<T]H\SES ( WORK >E ALSO >GU+1 S++1 DR9K+1 DANC+1 MAK+ LOVE1 HOLD+ ! /REETS1 PICK+ UP WEAPONS & 9V5T+ A NEW POETRY4 ,ALREADY ! FRONT AGA9/ =C$ LABOR IS BE+ =M$2 ITS GE/URES ( REFUSAL >E MOLD+ ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! FUTURE4 ,EV]Y CALL = PRODUCTIVITY 9 ! CONDITIONS *OS5 BY CAPITALI/ & ,SOVIET ECONOMY IS A CALL TO SLAV]Y4 

,! NECESSITY ( PRODUCTION IS SO EASILY PROV$ ?AT ANY HACK PHILOSOPH] ( 9DU/RIALISM CAN FILL T5 BOOKS ) IT4 ,UN=TUNATELY = !SE NEO-ECONOMI/ ?9K]S1 !SE PRO(S BELONG TO ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 A TIME :5 ! MIS]Y ( ! WORK+ CLASSES MADE ! RI<T TO WORK ! C\NT]P>T ( ! RI<T TO BE A SLAVE1 CLAIM$ AT ! DAWN ( TIME BY PRISON]S AB\T TO BE MASSACR$4 ,ABOVE ALL IT WAS A QUE/ION ( SURVIV+1 ( NOT DISAPPE>+ PHYSICALLY4 ,! IMP]ATIVES ( PRODUCTION >E ! IMP]ATIVES ( SURVIVAL2 FROM N[ ON1 PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE1 NOT JU/ TO SURVIVE4 

,! TRIPALIUM IS AN 9/RUM5T ( TORTURE4 ,LABOR MEANS 'SUFF]+'4 ,WE >E UNWISE TO =GET ! ORIG9 ( ! WORDS 'TRAVAIL' & 'LABOR'4 ,AT LEA/ ! NOBILITY NEV] =GOT !IR [N DIGNITY & ! 9DIGNITY :I* M>K$ !IR BONDSM54 ,! >I/OCRATIC CONTEMPT = WORK REFLECT$ ! MA/]'S CONTEMPT = ! DOM9AT$ CLASSES2 WORK WAS ! EXPIATION TO :I* !Y W]E CONDEMN$ TO ALL ET]NITY BY ! DIV9E DECREE :I* HAD WILL$ !M1 = IMP5ETRABLE REASONS1 TO BE 9F]IOR4 ,WORK TOOK ITS PLACE AMONG ! SANCTIONS ( ,PROVID5CE AS ! PUNI%M5T = POV]TY1 & BECAUSE IT WAS ! MEANS TO A FUTURE SALVATION SU* A PUNI%M5T C\LD TAKE ON ! ATTRIBUTES ( PLEASURE4 BASICALLY1 WORK WAS LESS IMPORTANT ?AN SUBMISSION4 

,! B\RGEOISIE DOES NOT DOM9ATE1 IT EXPLOITS4 ,IT DOES NOT NE$ TO BE MA/]1 IT PREF]S TO USE4 ,:Y HAS NOBODY SE5 ?AT ! PR9CIPLE ( PRODUCTIVITY SIMPLY REPLAC$ ! PR9CIPLE ( FEUDAL AU?ORITY8 ,:Y HAS NOBODY WANT$ TO UND]/&8 

,IS IT BECAUSE WORK AMELIORATES ! HUMAN CONDITION & SAVES ! POOR1 AT LEA/ 9 ILLUSION1 FROM ET]NAL DAMNATION8 ,UND\BT$LY1 BUT TODAY IT SEEMS ?AT ! C>ROT ( HAPPI] TOMORR[S HAS SMOO?LY REPLAC$ ! C>ROT ( SALVATION 9 ! NEXT WORLD4 ,9 BO? CASES ! PRES5T IS ALWAYS UND] ! HEEL ( OPPRESSION4 

,IS IT BECAUSE IT TRANS=MS NATURE8 ,YES1 BUT :AT CAN ,I DO ) A NATURE ORD]$ 9 T]MS ( PR(IT & LOSS1 9 A WORLD :]E ! 9FLATION ( TE*NIQUES CONCEALS ! DEFLATION ( ! USE-VALUE ( LIFE8 ,BESIDES1 JU/ AS ! SEXUAL ACT IS NOT 9T5D$ TO PROCREATE1 BUT MAKES *ILDR5 BY ACCID5T1 ORGANIZ$ LABOR TRANS=MS ! SURFACE ( CONT95TS AS A BYPRODUCT1 NOT A PURPOSE4 ,WORK TO TRANS=M ! WORLD8 ,TELL ME ANO!R4 ,! WORLD IS BE+ TRANS=M$ 9 ! DIRECTION PRESCRIB$ BY ! EXI/5CE ( =C$ LABOR2 :I* IS :Y IT IS BE+ TRANS=M$ SO BADLY4 

,P]HAPS MAN REALIZES HIMSELF 9 HIS =C$ LABOR8 ,9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY ! CONCEPT ( WORK RETA9$ A VE/IGE ( ! NOTION ( CREATIVITY4 ,ZOLA DESCRIBES A NAILSMI?S' CONTE/ 9 :I* ! WORK]S COMPET$ 9 ! P]FECTION ( !IR T9Y MA/]PIECE4 ,LOVE ( ! TRADE & ! VITALITY ( AN ALREADY SMO!R$ CREATIVITY 9CONTE/ABLY HELP$ MAN TO BE> T5 OR FIFTE5 H\RS :I* NOBODY C\LD HAVE /OOD IF SOME K9D ( PLEASURE HAD NOT SLIPP$ 9TO IT4 ,! SURVIVAL ( ! CRAFT CONCEPTION ALL[$ EA* WORK] TO CONTRIVE A PREC>I\S COM=T 9 ! HELL ( ! FACTORY4 ,BUT ,TAYLORISM DEALT ! DEA?-BL[ TO A M5TALITY :I* HAD BE5 C>EFULLY FO/]$ BY >*AIC CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS USELESS TO EXPECT EV5 A C>ICATURE ( CREATIVITY FROM ! CONVEYOR-BELT4 ,N[ADAYS AMBITION & ! LOVE ( ! JOB WELL DONE >E ! 9DELIBLE M>K ( DEFEAT & ! MO/ M9DLESS SUBMISSION4 ,:I* IS :Y1 :]EV] SUBMISSION IS DEM&$1 ! OLD IDEOLOGICAL F>T W5DS ITS WAY1 FROM ! ,>BEIT ,MA*T ,FREI ( ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS TO ! HOMILIES ( ,H5RY ,=D & ,MAO ,TSE-TUNG4 

,SO :AT IS ! FUNCTION ( =C$ LABOR8 ,! MY? ( P[] EX]CIS$ JO9TLY BY ! MA/] & ,GOD DREW ITS CO]CIVE =CE FROM ! UNITY ( ! FEUDAL SY/EM4 ,DE/ROY+ ! UNIT>Y MY?1 ! P[] ( ! B\RGEOISIE 9AUGURAT$1 UND] ! FLAG ( CRISIS1 ! REIGN ( IDEOLOGIES1 :I* CAN NEV] ATTA91 SEP>ATELY OR TOGE!R1 A FRACTION ( ! EFFICACY ( MY?4 ,! DICTATOR%IP ( PRODUCTIVE WORK /EPP$ 9TO ! BREE*4 ,IT'S MISSION IS PHYSICALLY TO WEAK5 ! MAJORITY ( M51 COLLECTIVELY TO CA/RATE & /UPEFY !M 9 ORD] TO MAKE !M RECEPTIVE TO ! LEA/ PREGNANT1 LEA/ VIRILE1 MO/ S5ILE IDEOLOGIES 9 ! 5TIRE HI/ORY ( FALSEHOOD4 

,MO/ ( ! PROLET>IAT AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY HAD BE5 PHYSICALLY 5]VAT$1 SY/EMATICALLY BROK5 BY ! TORTURE ( ! WORK%OP4 ,REVOLTS CAME FROM >TISANS1 FROM PRIVILEG$ OR UNEMPLOY$ GR\PS1 NOT FROM WORK]S %ATT]$ BY FIFTE5 H\RS ( LABOR4 ,ISN'T IT DI/URB+ ?AT ! R$UCTION ( WORK+ TIME CAME JU/ :5 ! SPECTACUL> IDEOLOGICAL MISCELLANY PRODUC$ BY CONSUM] SOCIETY WAS BEG9N+ EFFECTIVELY TO REPLACE ! FEUDAL MY?S DE/ROY$ BY ! Y\NG B\RGEOISIE8 7,PEOPLE REALLY HAVE WORK$ = A REFRIG]ATOR1 A C>1 A TELEVISION SET4 ,MANY /ILL DO1 '9VIT$' AS !Y >E TO CONSUME ! PASSIVITY & EMPTY TIME ?AT ! 'NECESSITY' ( PRODUCTION '(F]S' !M47 

,/ATI/ICS PUBLI%$ 9 #ai* 9DICAT$ ?AT ! USE ( ! MO/ MOD]N TE*NOLOGY !N AVAILABLE W\LD R$UCE NECESS>Y WORK+ TIME TO ?REE H\RS A DAY4 ,NOT ONLY >E WE A LONG WAY (F ) \R SEV5 H\RS1 BUT AFT] WE>+ \T G5]ATIONS ( WORK]S BY PROMIS+ !M ! HAPP9ESS :I* IS SOLD TODAY ON ! 9/ALLM5T PLAN1 ! B\RGEOISIE 7& ITS ,SOVIET EQUIVAL5T7 PURSUE MAN'S DE/RUCTION \TSIDE ! WORK%OP4 ,TOMORR[ !Y WILL DECK \T !IR FIVE H\RS ( NECESS>Y WE> & TE> ) A TIME ( 'CREATIVITY' :I* WILL GR[ JU/ AS FA/ AS !Y CAN FILL IT ) ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( CREAT+ ANY?+ 7! FAM\S 'LEISURE EXPLOSION'74 

,IT HAS BE5 QUITE CORRECTLY WRITT53 @&QUOT,*9A FACES GIGANTIC ECONOMIC PROBLEMS2 = H]1 PRODUCTIVITY IS A MATT] ( LIFE & DEA?40 ,NOBODY W\LD DREAM ( D5Y+ IT4 ,:AT SEEMS IMPORTANT TO ME IS NOT ! ECONOMIC IMP]ATIVES1 BUT ! MANN] ( RESPOND+ TO !M4 ,! ,R$ ,>MY 9 #aiag WAS A NEW K9D ( ORGANIZATION4 ,! ,R$ ,>MY 9 #aif IS AN >MY SU* AS IS F\ND 9 CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES4 ,CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE %[N ?AT ITS EFFECTIV5ESS HAS BE5 F> BEL[ ! POT5TIAL ( A REVOLUTION>Y MILITIA4 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 ! PLANN$ ,*9ESE ECONOMY1 BY REFUS+ TO ALL[ F$]AT$ GR\PS TO ORGANIZE !IR WORK AUTONOM\SLY1 CONDEMNS ITSELF TO BECOME ANO!R EXAMPLE ( ! P]FECT$ =M ( CAPITALISM CALL$ SOCIALISM4 ,HAS ANYONE BO!R$ TO /UDY ! MODES ( WORK ( PRIMITIVE PEOPLES1 ! IMPORTANCE ( PLAY & CREATIVITY1 ! 9CR$IBLE YIELD OBTA9$ BY ME?ODS :I* ! APPLICATION ( MOD]N TE*NOLOGY W\LD MAKE A HUNDR$ TIMES MORE EFFICI5T8 ,OBVI\SLY NOT4 ,EV]Y APPEAL = PRODUCTIVITY COMES FROM ABOVE4 ,BUT ONLY CREATIVITY IS SPONTANE\SLY RI*4 ,IT IS NOT FROM 'PRODUCTIVITY' ?AT A FULL LIFE IS TO BE EXPECT$1 IT IS NOT 'PRODUCTIVITY' ?AT WILL PRODUCE AN 5?USIA/IC COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC NE$S4 ,BUT :AT CAN WE SAY :5 WE KN[ H[ ! CULT ( WORK IS HONOR$ FROM ,CUBA TO ,*9A1 & H[ WELL ! VIRTU\S PAGES ( ,GUIZOT W\LD S\ND 9 A ,MAY ,DAY SPEE*8 

,TO ! EXT5T ?AT AUTOMATION & CYB]NETICS =E%AD[ ! MASSIVE REPLACEM5T ( WORK]S BY ME*ANICAL SLAVES1 =C$ LABOR IS REVEAL$ AS BELONG+ PURELY TO ! B>B>IC PRACTICES NE$$ TO MA9TA9 ORD]4 ,?US P[] MANUFACTURES ! DOSE ( FATIGUE NECESS>Y = ! PASSIVE ASSIMILATION ( ITS TELEVIS$ DIKTATS4 ,:AT C>ROT IS WOR? WORK+ =1 AFT] ?IS8 ,! GAME IS UP2 !RE IS NO?+ TO LOSE ANYMORE1 NOT EV5 AN ILLUSION4 ,! ORGANIZATION ( WORK & ! ORGANIZATION ( LEISURE >E ! BLADES ( ! CA/RAT+ %E>S :OSE JOB IS TO IMPROVE ! RACE ( FAWN+ DOGS4 ,ONE DAY1 WILL WE SEE /RIK]S1 DEM&+ AUTOMATION & A T5-H\R WEEK1 *OOS+1 9/EAD ( PICKET+1 TO MAKE LOVE 9 ! FACTORIES1 ! (FICES & ! CULTURE C5T]S8 ,ONLY ! PLANN]S1 ! MANAG]S1 ! UNION BOSSES & ! SOCIOLOGI/S W\LD BE SURPRIS$ & WORRI$4 ,NOT )\T REASON2 AFT] ALL1 !IR SK9 IS AT /AKE4 

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