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,CONTR>Y TO ! 9T]E/S ( ?OSE :O CONTROL ITS USE1 TE*NOLOGY T5DS TO DIS5*ANT ! WORLD4 ,MASS CONSUMPTION SOCIETY /RIPS GADGETS ( ANY MAGICAL VALUE4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ORGANIZATION 7A TE*NIQUE = H&L+ NEW TE*NIQUES7 ROBS NEW PRODUCTIVE =CES ( !IR SUBV]SIVE APPEAL & !IR P[] ( DISRUPTION4 ,ORGANIZATION ?US /&S REVEAL$ AS NO?+ BUT ! PURE ORGANIZATION ( AU?ORITY 7#a74 ,ALI5AT$ M$IATIONS MAKE MAN WEAK] AS !Y BECOME 9DISP5SIBLE4 ,A SOCIAL MASK DISGUISES PEOPLE & ?+S4 ,9 ! PRES5T /AGE ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION1 ?IS MASK TRANS=MS ITS WE>]S 9TO DEAD ?+S1 COMMODITIES4 ,NATURE NO LONG] EXI/S4 ,TO R$ISCOV] NATURE MEANS TO RE9V5T IT AS A WOR?:ILE ADV]S>Y BY CON/RUCT+ NEW SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,) ! EXPANSION ( MAT]IAL EQUIPM5T1 ! OLD HI]>*ICAL SOCIETY IS BUR/+ AT ! SEAMS 7#b7 

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,! SAME BANKRUPTCY IS EVID5T 9 NON-9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATIONS1 :]E PEOPLE >E /ILL DY+ ( />VATION1 & AUTOMAT$ CIVILIZATIONS1 :]E PEOPLE >E ALREADY DY+ OD BOR$OM4 ,EV]Y P>ADISE IS >TIFICIAL4 ,! LIFE ( A ,TROBRI& ISL&]1 RI* 9 SPITE ( RITUAL & TABOO1 IS AT ! M]CY ( A SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC2 ! LIFE ( AN ORD9>Y ,SW$E1 POOR 9 SPITE ( HIS COM=TS1 IS AT ! M]CY ( SUICIDE & SURVIVAL SICKNESS4 

,R\SSEAUISM & PA/ORAL IDYLS ACCOMPANY ! FIR/ ?ROBB+S ( ! 9DU/RIAL MA*9E4 ,! IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS1 AS ONE F9DS IT 9 ,CONDORCET OR ,ADAM ,SMI?1 EM]G$ FROM ! OLD MY? ( ! ,F\R ,AGES4 ,) ! AGE ( IRON LEAD+ 9TO ! GOLD5 AGE1 IT SEEM$ 'NATURAL' ?AT PROGRESS %\LD FULFILL ITSELF AS A RETURN3 A RETURN TO ! /ATE ( 9NOC5CE BE=E ! ,FALL4 

,! BELIEF 9 ! MAGICAL P[] ( TE*NOLOGY GOES H& 9 H& ) ITS OPPOSITE1 ! MOVEM5T ( DIS5*ANTM5T4 ,! MA*9E IS ! MODEL ( ! 9TELLIGIBLE4 ,!RE IS NO MY/]Y1 NO?+ OBSCURE 9 ITS DRIVE-BELTS1 COGS & GE>S2 IT CAN ALL BE EXPLA9$ P]FECTLY4 ,BUT ! MA*9E IS ALSO ! MIRACLE ?AT IS TO TRANSPORT MAN 9TO ! REALMS ( HAPP9ESS & FRE$OM4 ,BESIDES1 ?IS AMBIGUITY IS USEFUL TO ITS MA/]S3 ! OLD CON AB\T HAPPY TOMORR[S & ! GRE5 GRASS OV] ! HILL OP]ATES AT V>I\S LEVELS TO JU/IFY ! RATIONAL EXPLOITATION ( M5 TODAY4 ,?US IT IS NOT ! LOGIC ( DIS5*ANTM5T ?AT %AKES PEOPLE'S FAI? 9 PROGRESS SO MU* AS ! 9HUMAN USE ( TE*NICAL POT5TIAL1 ! WAY ?AT ITS MY/ICAL JU/IFICATION BEG9S TO GRATE4 ,:ILE ! LABOR+ CLASSES & ! UND]DEVELOP$ PEOPLES /ILL (F]$ ! SPECTACLE ( !IR SL[LY DECREAS+ MAT]IAL POV]TY1 ! 5?USIASM = PROGRESS /ILL DREW AMPLE N\RI%M5T FROM ! TR\<S ( LIB]AL IDEOLOGY & ITS EXT5SION1 SOCIALISM4 ,BUT1 A C5TURY AFT] ! SPONTANE\S DEMY/IFICATION ( ! ,LYONS WORK]S1 :5 !Y SMA%$ ! LOOMS1 A G5]AL CRISIS BROKE \T1 SPR++ ?IS TIME FROM ! CRISIS ( BIG 9DU/RY3 ,FASCI/ REGRESSION1 SICKLY DREAMS ( A RETURN TO >TISANRY & CORPORATISM1 ! ,UBUESQUE MA/]-RACE ( BLOND BEA/S4 

,TODAY1 ! PROMISES ( ! OLD SOCIETY ( PRODUCTION >E RA9+ D[N ON \R HEADS 9 AN AVALAN*E ( CONSUM] GOODS ?AT NOBODY W\LD V5TURE TO CALL MANA FROM HEAV54 ,Y\ CAN H>DLY BELIEVE 9 ! MAGICAL P[] ( GADGETS 9 ! SAME WAY AS PEOPLE US$ TO BELIEVE 9 PRODUCTIVE =CES4 ,!RE IS A C]TA9 HAGIOGRAPHICAL LIT]ATURE ON ! /EAM HAMM]4 ,ONE CANNOT IMAG9E MU* ON ! ELECTRIC TOO?BRU%4 ,! MASS PRODUCTION ( 9/RUM5TS ( COM=T -- ALL EQUALLY REVOLUTION>Y ACCORD+ TO ! PUBLICITY H&\TS -- HAS GIV5 ! MO/ UNSOPHI/ICAT$ ( M5 ! RI<T TO EXPRESS AN OP9ION ON ! M>VELS ( TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATION 9 A TONE AS FAMILI> AS ! H& HE /ICKS UP ! B>MAID'S SKIRT4 ,! FIR/ L&+ ON ,M>S WILL PASS UNNOTIC$ ON ,BLACKPOOL BEA*4 

,ADMITT$LY1 ! YOKE & H>NESS1 ! /EAM 5G9E1 ELECTRICITY & ! RISE ( NUCLE> 5]GY ALL DI/URB$ & ALT]$ ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( SOCIETY 7?\< ?IS WAS ALMO/ ACCID5TAL74 ,BUT TODAY IT W\LD BE FOOLI% TO EXPECT NEW PRODUCTIVE =CES TO UPSET MODES ( PRODUCTION4 ,! BLOSSOM+ ( TE*NOLOGY HAS SE5 ! BIR? ( A SUP]-TE*NOLOGY ( SYN!SIS :I* C\LD PROVE AS IMPORTANT AS ! SOCIAL COMMUNITY1 ?AT FIR/ ( ALL TE*NICAL SYN!SES1 F\ND$ AT ! DAWN ( TIME4 ,P]HAPS MORE IMPORTANT /ILL2 = IF CYB]NETICS WAS TAK5 FROM ITS MA/]S1 IT MI<T BE ABLE TO FREE HUMAN GR\PS FROM LABOR & FROM SOCIAL ALI5ATION4 ,?IS WAS PRECISELY ! PROJECT ( ,*>LES ,F\RI] 9 AN AGE :5 UTOPIA WAS /ILL POSSIBLE4 

,BUT BETWE5 ,F\RI] & ! CYB]NETICIANS :O CONTROL ! OP]ATIONAL ORGANIZATION ( TE*NOLOGY LIES ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 FRE$OM & SLAV]Y4 ,( C\RSE1 ! CYB]NETIC PROJECT CLAIMS ?AT IT IS ALREADY SUFFICI5TLY DEVELOP$ TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE ALL ! PROBLEMS RAIS$ BY ! APPE>ANCE ( A NEW TE*NIQUE4 ,BUT DON'T Y\ BELIEVE IT 

#a3 ,! P]MAN5T DEVELOPM5T ( PRODUCTIVE =CES1 ! EXPLOD+ MASS PRODUCTION ( CONSUM] GOODS1 PROMISE NO?+4 ,MUSICAL AIR-CONDITION]S & SOL>-OV5S /& UNH]ALD$ & UNSUNG4 ,WE SEE A WE>9ESS COM+1 & ONE ?AT IS ALREADY SO OBVI\SLY PRES5T ?AT SOON] OR LAT] IT'S B\ND TO DEVELOP 9TO A CRITIQUE ( ORGANIZATION ITSELF 

#b3 ,= ALL ITS FLEXIBILITY1 ! CYB]NETIC SYN!SIS WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO CONCEAL ! FACT ?AT IT IS ONLY ! SUP]S$+ SYN!SIS ( ! DIFF]5T =MS ( GOV]NM5T ?AT HAVE RUL$ OV] M51 & !IR F9AL /AGE4 ,H[ C\LD IT HOPE TO DISGUISE ! 9H]5T ALI5ATION ?AT NO P[] HAS EV] MANAG$ TO %IELD FROM ! WEAPONS ( CRITICISM & ! CRITICISM ( WEAPONS8 

,BY LAY+ D[N ! BASIS = A P]FECT P[] /RUCTURE1 ! CYB]NETICIANS WILL ONLY /IMULATE ! P]FECTION ( REFUSAL4 ,!IR PROGRAMM+ ( NEW TE*NIQUES WILL BE %ATT]$ BY ! SAME TE*NIQUES TURN$ TO ITS [N USE BY ANO!R K9D ( ORGANIZATION4 ,A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION 

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,TE*NOCRATIC ORGANIZATION RAISES TE*NICAL M$IATION TO ITS HI<E/ PO9T ( COH]5CE4 ,IT HAS BE5 KN[N = AGES ?AT ! MA/] USES ! SLAVE AS A MEANS TO APPROPRIATE ! OBJECTIVE WORLD1 ?AT ! TOOL ONLY ALI5ATES ! WORK] AS LONG AS IT BELONGS TO A MA/]4 ,SIMIL>LY 9 ! REALM ( CONSUMPTION3 IT'S NOT ! GOODS ?AT >E 9H]5TLY ALI5AT+1 BUT ! CONDITION+ ?AT LEADS !IR BUY]S TO *OOSE !M & ! IDEOLOGY 9 :I* !Y >E WRAPP$4 ,! TOOL 9 PRODUCTION & ! CONDITION+ ( *OICE 9 CONSUMPTION >E ! MA9/AYS ( ! FRAUD3 !Y >E ! M$IATIONS :I* MOVE MAN ! PRODUC] & MAN ! CONSUM] TO ! ILLUSION ( ACTION 9 A REAL PASSIVITY & TRANS=M HIM 9TO AN ESS5TIALLY DEP5D5T ?+4 ,! /OL5 M$IATIONS SEP>ATE ! 9DIVIDUAL FROM HIMSELF1 HIS DESIRES1 HIS DREAMS1 & HIS WILL TO LIVE2 & SO PEOPLE COME TO BELIEVE 9 ? MY? ?AT Y\ CAN'T DO )\T !M1 OR ! P[] ?AT GOV]NS !M4 ,:]E P[] FAILS TO P>ALYZE ) CON/RA9TS1 IT P>ALYZES BY SUGGE/ION3 BY =C+ EV]YONE TO USE CRUT*ES ( :I* IT IS ! SOLE SUPPLI]4 ,P[] AS ! SUM ( ALI5AT+ M$IATIONS IS ONLY WAIT+ = ! HOLY WAT] ( CYB]NETICS TO BAPTIZE IT 9TO ! /ATE ( ,TOTALITY4 ,BUT TOTAL P[] DOES NOT EXI/1 ONLY TOTALIT>IAN P[]S4 ,& ! BAPTISM ( CYB]NETICS HAS ALREADY BE5 CANCEL$ [+ TO LACK ( 9T]E/4 

,BECAUSE ! OBJECTIVE WORLD 7OR NATURE1 IF Y\ PREF]7 HAS BE5 GRASP$ BY MEANS ( ALI5AT$ M$IATIONS 7TOOLS1 ?\<TS1 FALSE NE$S71 IT 5DS UP SURR\ND$ BY A SORT ( SCRE53 SO ?AT1 P>ADOXICALLY1 ! MORE MAN TRANS=MS HIMSELF & ! WORLD1 ! MORE IT BECOMES ALI5 TO HIM4 ,! VEIL ( SOCIAL RELATIONS 5VELOPS ! NATURAL WORLD TOTALLY4 ,:AT WE CALL 'NATURAL' TODAY IS AB\T AS NATURAL AS ,NATURE ,GIRL LIP/ICK4 ,! 9/RUM5TS ( PRAXIS DO NOT BELONG TO ! AG5TS ( PRAXIS1 ! WORK]S3 & IT IS OBVI\SLY BECAUSE ( ?IS ?AT ! OPAQUE ZONE ?AT SEP>ATES MAN FROM HIMSELF & FROM NATURE HAS BECOME A P>T ( MAN & A P>T ( NATURE4 ,\R TASK IS NOT TO R$ISCOV] NATURE BUT TO MAKE A NEW ONE1 TO RECON/RUCT IT4 

,! SE>* = ! REAL NATURE1 = A NATURAL LIFE ?AT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) ! LIE ( SOCIAL IDEOLOGY1 IS ONE ( ! MO/ T\*+ NAIVETES ( A GOOD P>T ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT1 NOT TO M5TION ! AN>*I/S & SU* NOTABLE FIGURES AS ! Y\NG ,WILHELM ,REI*4 

,9 ! REALM ( ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN1 ! REAL TRANS=MATION ( NATURE ONLY TAKES PLACE ?R\< ! REAL TRANS=MATION ( ! SOCIAL FRAUD4 ,AT NO PO9T 9 !IR /RUGGLE HAVE MAN & NATURE EV] BE5 REALLY FACE TO FACE4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 KEPT AP>T BY :AT M$IATES ?IS /RUGGLE3 HI]>*ICAL SOCIAL P[] & ITS ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE4 ,TO TRANS=M NATURE WAS TO SOCIALIZE IT1 BUT !Y C]TA9LY MADE A MESS ( ! JOB4 ,!RE IS NO NATURE O!R ?AN SOCIAL NATURE1 S9CE HI/ORY HAS NEV] KN[N A SOCIETY )\T P[]4 

,IS AN E>?QUAKE A NATURAL PH5OM5ON8 ,IT AFFECTS M51 BUT IT AFFECTS !M ONLY AS ALI5AT$ SOCIAL BE+S4 ,:AT IS AN E>?QUAKE-9-ITSELF8 ,SUPPOSE ?AT AT ?IS MOM5T !RE WAS AN E>?QUAKE DISA/] ON ,ALPHA ,C5TAURI4 ,:O W\LD IT BO!R AP>T FROM ! OLD F>TS 9 ! UNIV]SITIES & O!R C5T]S ( PURE ?\<T8 

,& DEA?3 DEA? ALSO /RIKES M5 SOCIALLY4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 BECAUSE ! 5]GY & RES\RCES P\R$ D[N ! DRA9 ( MILIT>ISM & WA/$ 9 ! AN>*Y ( CAPITALISM & BUREAUCRACY C\LD MAKE A VITAL CONTRIBUTION TO ! SCI5TIFIC /RUGGLE AGA9/ DEA?4 ,BUT ABOVE ALL BECAUSE IT IS 9 ! VA/ LABORATORY ( SOCIETY 7& UND] ! B5EVOL5T EYE ( SCI5CE7 ?AT ! F\L BREW ( CULTURE 9 :I* ! G]MS ( DEA? >E SPAWN$ IS KEPT ON ! BOIL2 7/RESS1 N]V\S T5SION1 CONDITION+1 POLLUTION1 LATROG5IC DISEASE4447 ,ONLY ANIMALS >E /ILL ALL[$ TO DIE A NATURAL DEA?444 SOME ( !M4 

,C\LD IT BE ?AT1 AFT] DIS5GAG+ !MSELVES FROM ! ANIMAL WORLD BY MEANS ( !IR HI/ORY1 M5 MI<T COME TO 5VY ! ANIMAL'S CONTACT ) NATURE8 ,?IS IS1 ,I ?9K1 ! *ILDI% MEAN+ :I* %\LD BE SE5 9 ! SE>* = ! 'NATURAL'4 ,BUT IF WE C\LD 5RI* IT & SET IT (F 9 ! RI<T DIRECTION SU* A DESIRE W\LD MEAN ?AT WE HAD SUP]S$$ #c1 YE>S ( HI/ORY4 

,:AT WE HAVE TO DO N[ IS TO CREATE A NEW NATURE ?AT WILL BE A WOR?:ILE ADV]S>Y3 ?AT IS1 TO RESOCIALISE IT BY LIB]AT+ ! TE*NICAL APP>ATUS FROM ! SPH]E ( ALI5ATION1 BY SNAT*+ IT FROM ! H&S ( RUL]S & SPECIALI/S4 ,ONLY AT ! 5D ( A PROCESS ( SOCIAL DISALI5ATION WILL NATURE BECOME A WOR?:ILE OPPON5T3 9 A SOCIETY 9 :I* MAN'S CREATIVITY WILL NOT COME UP AGA9/ MAN HIMSELF AS ! FIR/ OB/ACLE TO ITS EXPANSION  
  

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,TE*NOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION CAN'T BE DE/ROY$ FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,IT'S COLLAPSE IS ! RESULT ( 9T]NAL DECAY4 ,F> FROM BE+ PUNI%$ = ITS ,PROME!AN ASPIRATIONS1 IT IS DY+ BECAUSE IT NEV] ESCAP$ FROM ! DIALECTIC ( MA/] & SLAVE4 ,EV5 IF ! CYB]NAUTS DID COME TO P[] !Y'D HAVE A H>D TIME /AY+ !RE4 ,! V]Y BE/ !Y CAN (F] HAS ALREADY BE5 TURN$ D[N 9 !SE WORDS FROM A BLACK WORK] TO A :ITE BOSS 7,PRES5CE ,AFRICA9E1 #a#i#e#f73 0,:5 WE FIR/ SAW Y\R TRUCKS & PLANES WE ?\<T ?AT Y\ W]E GODS4 ,!N1 AFT] A FEW YE>S WE LE>N$ H[ TO DRIVE Y\R TRUCKS1 AS WE %ALL SOON LE>N H[ TO FLY Y\R PLANES1 & WE UND]/OOD ?AT :AT 9T]E/$ Y\ MO/ WAS MANUFACTUR+ TRUCKS & PLANES & MAK+ MONEY4 ,= \R P>T1 :AT WE >E 9T]E/$ 9 IS US+ !M4 ,N[1 Y\ >E JU/ \R METAL-WORK]S40 

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