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,AU?OR 3 ,ALEJ&RO ,DE ,ACO/A 

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,VOICE #b3 ,H[LS = ,SADE IS D$ICAT$ TO ,GIL ,J ,WOLMAN40 

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7,ON A /REET CORN]1 !N RUNN+ D[N ! /REET7 

,OLD ,ALCIPHRON3 ,SORRY ,I'M LATE4 ,I'M ALWAYS LATE TO !SE ?+S6 

,Y\NG ,ALCIPHRON3 ,DON'T WORRY1 OLD] ONE4 ,I'M ! ONLY ONE H]E4 ,EV]YONE ELSE IS AT ?AT ,OCCUPY ?+444 

,O,A3 444 :I* DIDN'T TEMPT Y\ 5\<1 Y\NG] ONE8 

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,O,A3 ,ANYWAY1 BE=E ALL ?AT1 WE W]E TO MEET H]E TO TALK AB\T ! BOOK BY ,MC,K5ZIE ,W>K1 ,! ,BEA* ,B5EA? ! ,/REET4 

,Y,A3 ,TITLES ?AT RECYCLE SLOGANS3 ALWAYS A BAD IDEA4 ,BUT ,I AM READY4 

,O,A3 ,AS AM ,I1 ) ?IS %EAF ( NOTES & ?IS ANNOTAT$ COPY4 ,LET'S />T WALK+4 ,?IS WAY4 ,WELL1 ! FIR/ V]SION ( ! BOOK HAD A MU* MORE 9T]E/+ TITLE3 #e ,YE>S ( ,RECUP]ATION ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL4 

,Y,A3 ,MU* BETT]4 ,BUT LOOK1 ,I AM IMPATI5T 7?\< ,I PRET5D NOT TO BE :5 ,I SPEAK ) Y\74 ,:Y EI!R ONE8 ,:Y ANO!R BOOK ON ! ,S,I8 

,O,A3 ,DO WE KN[ !M8 ,FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( \R LANGUAGE1 ! FIR/ PHASE ( TRANSLATION1 R5D]+ ! TEXTS 9TO ,5GLI%1 IS MORE OR LESS ACCOMPLI%$4 ,! MAJORITY ( ,SITUATIONI/ WRIT+S HAVE BE5 COMPIL$1 MANY OR MO/ IMAGES REPRODUC$4 ,!RE >E SEV]AL >*IVES ?AT COLLECT MU* ( ! MAT]IAL1 ADD+ COMM5T>Y & CONTEXT2 !RE >E ACADEMIC & NONACADEMIC AN?OLOGIES4 

,Y,A3 ,Y\ >E SUGGE/+ ?AT TRANSLATION 9 O!R S5SES1 ! SECOND1 ?IRD1 N? PHASES1 IS UN/ABLE & ONGO+8 

,O,A3 ,YES4 ,:AT US$ TO BE CALL$ 9T]PRETATION4 ,LOOK1 !RE HAVE BE5 DECADES ( ,SITUATIONI/-9SPIR$ PROJECTS1 SO MU* SO ?AT = SOME ( US SOME V]SION ( ! ,S,I IS A BASIC PO9T ( REF]5CE4 ,BUT = O!RS1 !SE MANY 5TRYWAYS >E NOT AUTOMATICALLY WAYS 94 ,AN AN?OLOGY OR AN >*IVE1 SO IT SEEMS TO ME1 IS NOT A WAY 92 ONE NE$S A REASON1 & ! REASON ITSELF NE$S A DESIRE4 ,FA/]4 

,Y,A3 ,RUN TOGE!R DESIRE-REASON-NE$ TO F9D A WAY 91 PASS+ ?R\< ! 5TRYWAY8 

,O,A3 ,YES - FA/]1 LET'S RUN1 >M 9 >M - IF ONE IS LIKE Y\1 ! FIR/-TIM] - IDEALIZ$ OR NOT - OR LIKE ME1 :5 ,I BECOME CAPABLE ( READ+ !SE TEXTS ANEW1 /UDY+ !SE IMAGES AFRE% 444 

,Y,A3 ,SO ! DESIRE-REASON-NE$ COMPLEX WILL EV5TUALLY %[ ! PA? ONE TAKES ?R\< ! LABYR9? 444 :]E >E WE GO+8 

,O,A3 ,= SOME ( US \R PROJECTS W]E ! CRY/ALLIZATION ( ?AT DESIRE1 ! M>K ( \R 9T]E/1 \R 5TRY 9TO DIALOGUE ) O!RS 7&1 ?\< MANY ( US DID NOT SUSPECT IT1 ) TRADITION4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IT WAS ONE WAY TO LE>N TO SPEAK ,M>XI% & ,HEGELESE74 

,Y,A3 ,?IS GOES = ALL ( US1 ! IDEALIZ$ 7OR NOT7 FIR/-TIM] & ! RE/3 WE WANT A TRANSLATION 9TO A LANGUAGE ( \R [N 444 

,O,A3 444 SO ?AT ! FIGURES :O APPE> 9 A BOOK CAN COME TO SEEM LIKE \R FRI5DS1 & VICE V]SA 444 

,Y,A3 444 SO ?AT ! !ORETICAL T]MS ?AT PEPP] IT CAN BE ANALOG\S1 (T5 5\<1 TO ! ONES WE USE4 

,O,A3 ,9DE$1 ,I W\LD UND]L9E ?AT ! USE ( SITUATIONI/ T]MS 7SPECTACLE1 SITUATION1 D]IVE1 PSY*OGEOGRAPHY1 ETC47 DECADES LAT] & 9 O!R PLACES CANNOT BUT HAVE SOME?+ ( ANALOGY AB\T IT4 

,Y,A3 ,I IMAG9E !RE >E MORE ANALOGIES TO COME4 ,! ISSUE 9 ?IS SORT ( TRANSLATION IS NOT ONE ( EXACTITUDE1 BUT ( METAMORPHOSIS4 ,WE LIKE :AT SEEMS (F 9 !SE T]MS & PEOPLE :5 !Y MUTATE :AT IS /ATIC 9 \R LIVES4 ,BUT ?AT IS A CONDITION WE SET ACCORD+ TO \R DESIRES4 

,O,A3 ,HAVE ,I ANSW]$ Y\R QUE/ION AS TO :Y ONE MI<T READ A BOOK LIKE ?IS8 

,Y,A3 ,MORE OR LESS4 ,AT LEA/ ITS APPE>ANCE IS A GOOD OCCASION TO /AGE SU* QUE/IONS1 BECAUSE IT IS 9 SOME WAYS AN 9TRODUCTION 7CORRESPOND+ TO ! LATT] PHASES ( TRANSLATION71 & 9 O!R WAYS BETRAYS ?AT FUNCTION4 

,O,A3 ,MUSEUM1 & HOLE 9 ! MUSEUM'S WALL4 ,/OP H]E4 

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7,AT ! GATE ( ! LABYR9?7 

,Y,A3 ,H]E - Y\ MEAN ?IS LABYR9?8 

,O,A3 ,WELL1 AT ITS GATE4 ,! WAY 91 MAYBE ! WAY \T AS WELL4 

,Y,A3 ,Y\ CAN BEG9 BY EXPLA9+ ?IS TO ME3 MUSEUM1 & HOLE 9 ! MUSEUM'S WALL8 

,O,A3 ,C>ESS ! /ONE ( ! GATE AS ,I DO4 ,AN >TICLE 9 ,9T]NATIONALE ,SITUATIONNI/E #d HAD ! TITLE ,DIE WELT ALS ,LABYR9?3 A DESCRIPTION = AN EXHIBITION ?AT W\LD LEAD FROM A MUSEUM TO ! /REETS 9 CONVOLUT$ PA?S4 ,LET ME READ A BIT TO Y\3 0IT IS NOT DESIRABLE TO BUILD ! LABYR9? 9 ! MUSEUM ( A C]TA9 ,G]MAN T[N :I* IS UNSUITABLE TO ! D]IVE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! V]Y FACT ( UTILIZ+ A MUSEUM BR+S ) IT A P>TICUL> PRESSURE1 & ! WE/ FACE ( ! ,AM/]DAM LABYR9? WAS A WALL SPECIALLY CON/RUCT$ 9 ! GUISE ( AN 5TRANCE TO BREA* ?IS3 ?AT HOLE 9 ! WALL HAD BE5 REQUE/$ BY \R ,G]MAN SECTION AS A GU>ANTEE ( NON-SUBMISSION TO ! LOGIC ( ! MUSEUM4 ,! ,S4,I4 HAS ALSO ADOPT$1 9 ,APRIL1 A PLAN BY ,WYCKA]T PR(\NDLY MODIFY+ ! USE ( ! LABYR9? /UDI$ = ,AM/]DAM4 ,! LABYR9? %ALL NOT BE BUILT 9SIDE ANO!R BUILD+ BUT1 ) GREAT] FLEXIBILITY & 9 DIRECT RELATION TO URBAN REALITIES1 ON WELL-SITUAT$ WA/EL& 9 A SELECT$ CITY1 SO AS TO BECOME ! SETT+ (F PO9T = D]IVES40 

,Y,A3 ,I SEE4 ,! LABYR9? IS !IR TIME444 

,O,A3 444 & SO WE RETURN TO ,W>K'S BETT] TITLE4 ,! REF]5CE TO RECUP]ATION W\LD SEEM TO BE AN IRREV]5T GE/URE RA!R ?AN AN ANGRY COMPLA9T4 ,A %RUG 9 ! FACE ( ! PURI/S ( ! GR\P4 

,Y,A3 ,( ! IDEA ( ! GR\P1 ! ,S,I1 OR ANY GR\P 444 SUGGE/+ ! 9EVITABILITY ( RECUP]ATION1 :I* C\LD BE ! WAY ?+S >E AT ?IS TURN ( ! LABYR9? 444 

,O,A3 444 OR1 MORE SPECULATIVELY1 A SPECTACUL> V]SION ( SOME QUITE ORD9>Y ASPECT ( CULTURE4 ,I MEAN A GLIMPSE ( ?AT ASPECT ( CULTURE ?AT EXPRESSES \R /UDI$ CRUELTY TO ! CULTURES ( O!RS - :I* CAN BE L9K$ ) ! '#f#h GRAFFITO SOYONS CRUELS6 OR ,NIETZS*E'S BE CRUEL ) Y\R PA/ & ALL :O W\LD KEEP Y\ !RE 444 WAIT1 WAS ?AT ,NIETZS*E8 

,Y,A3 ,H[ W\LD ,I KN[1 BO? H&S ON ?IS /ONE8 ,ANYWAY1 ?IS W\LD NOT MEAN ?AT !RE IS NO IMPORTANT DI/9CTION BETWE5 RECUP]ATION & :ATEV] WE W\LD FACE (F AGA9/ IT1 CREAT+ SITUATIONS1 = EXAMPLE1 BUT IT DOES MEAN ?AT1 FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( CULTURE AS CRUELTY1 OR AT LEA/ FROM ?AT ( ! CURR5T 9EVITABILITY ( RECUP]ATION1 !RE IS NOT MU* URG5CY 9 DI/+UI%+ BETWE5 GOOD & BAD ,SITUATIONI/ IDEAS 444 

,O,A3 444 OR PEOPLE4 ,& ?AT LACK ( URG5CY1 ITS IRREV]5CE1 IS A GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE ,W>K'S /YLE3 ?\< HE PLAYS ! ACADEMIC GAME WELL 5\<1 HE DOES SO ) A C]TA9 LACK ( S]I\SNESS ?AT1 9 HIS T]MS1 CONSI/5TLY ALL[S HIM TO SET ASIDE ! CONCEPTS 7& PROP] NAMES67 ( HI< !ORY 9 FAVOR ( ! 9COMPLETE RAMBL+S & FAIL$ PROJECTS ( :AT HE CALLS L[ !ORY4 

,Y,A3 ,Y\ >E GO+ TO HAVE TO EXPLA9 ?AT BUS9ESS ( HI< & L[ !ORY TO ME4 

,O,A3 ,TAKE Y\R H&S (F ! /ONE1 Y\NG] ONE2 LET US /EP BACK & GAZE UPON ! GATE4 ,PROBABLY ! T]M9OLOGY >ISES ?R\< ! TW9 DEM&S ( ! ACADEMIC M>KET & ! CRUDE PRAGMATISM ( ?OSE WE C\LD CALL PRACTITION]S 7ACTIVI/S OR >TI/S1 = EXAMPLE74 ,IF ,I AM RI<T AB\T ?IS1 HI< !ORY W\LD BE :ATEV] 9TELLECTUAL MODE CAN CLAIM SOME MIXTURE ( PRE/IGE & 9-FA%ION /ATUS 9 ! ACADEMIC WORLD AT ! MOM5T1 ALONG ) ! CANON ?IS MODE SUGGE/S4 

,Y,A3 ,ONE C\LD SAY SO MU* MORE AB\T ?IS6 ,:]E SU* !ORY COMES FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY & :]E IT DOESN'T1 ITS EMPHASIS ON PROP] NAMES & ADJECTIVES =M$ FROM !M1 :O PUBLI%ES IT1 ETC4 - NOT TO M5TION H[ ANYONE >RIV$ AT ! IDEA ( 0!ORY0 AT ALL444 

,O,A3 ,SURE1 BUT LET'S REMA9 9 HIS S*EMA = N[4 ,L[ !ORY C\LD !N BE EI!R ! POPUL>IZATION ( HI< !ORY 9 9CREAS+LY DILUT$1 APPLI$ =MS2 OR1 MORE 9T]E/+LY1 IT C\LD BE SOME?+ ELSE 5TIRELY1 A WAY ( !ORIZ+ ?AT NOT ONLY FAILS TO BE HI< !ORY1 BUT DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO QUALIFY AS SU*4 

,Y,A3 ,\TSID] !ORY1 /REET !ORY2 NONACADEMIC1 OR AT LEA/ NOT PRIM>ILY ACADEMIC4 

,O,A3 ,ALSO1 IF ?IS IS TO BE AN 9T]E/+ IDEA1 NOT NECESS>ILY POPUL> !ORY2 NOT NECESS>ILY !ORY AIM$ AT ! IMAG9>Y MASSES1 ! IDEAL EV]YMAN1 ! <O/LY EV]YWOMAN444 

,Y,A3 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS S*EMA1 MO/ IF NOT ALL ( ! !ORETICAL WORKS PRODUC$ BY AN>*I/S 7& SITUATIONI/S1 SUPPOS+ !RE >E ANY7 TODAY W\LD HAVE TO BE CLASS$ AS L[ !ORY4 

,O,A3 ,NATURALLY1 NO8 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY 9T]E/+ :5 WE CONSID] H[ MANY ( !SE WORKS PROPOSE A WAY ( ?9K+ & LIV+ ?AT IS TO SOME DEGREE IMPOSSIBLE4 

,Y,A3 ,YES1 & H[ ?AT IMPOSSIBILITY1 RA!R ?AN BE+ SOLELY A S\RCE ( FRU/RATION = WRIT]S & READ]S1 ACTS AS SOME?+ MORE ON ! ORD] ( AN 9TIMATE1 VITAL *ALL5GE1 A LURE = FEEL+4 

,O,A3 ,A *ALL5GE ( ?IS SORT C\LD BE ,W>K'S DESIRE444 

,Y,A3 ,= ?AT TO BE CLE>1 WE W\LD HAVE TO KN[ :O ,W>K IS ADDRESS+ 9 ?IS BOOK4 ,= MY P>T1 ,I AM NOT SURE4 ,I AM NOT SURE HE IS SURE4 

,O,A3 ,YES1 ?AT IS :Y ,I HAVE TO 9V5T IDEAL FIR/-TIME READ]S = HIM4 

,Y,A3 ,WELL1 IF ,I FOLL[ :AT Y\ SAID A M9UTE AGO1 HE C]TA9LY DEVELOPS ,SITUATIONI/ T]MS & CONCEPTS 9 A SATISFY+LY L[ WAY1 BY :I* ,I MEAN3 NOT 5\< ( A DEF9ITION TO SATISFY A !ORI/2 5\< TO GET A CREATIVE M9D GO+ 9 AN 9T]E/+ DIRECTION4 

,O,A3 ,OR1 5\< NOT TO HAVE READ A ?\S& BOOKS BE=E 0PUTT+ IDEAS 9TO PRACTICE10 AS !Y SAY1 ?\< ?IS S*EMA ( READ+-&-!N-ACT+ IS SILLY 9DE$444 

,Y,A3 ,L[ !ORY W\LD HAVE TO SABOTAGE ?AT S*EMA1 OR RESULT FROM ITS SABOTAGE4 ,LET'S COME BACK TO !ORY & ITS T]MS ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,WE >E /ILL 9 NE$ ( A WAY 94 ,:AT AB\T ,SITUATIONI/ PEOPLE 7S9CE WE WON'T HAVE ! PROBLEM ( WOND]+ :E!R PEOPLE CAN BE PUT 9TO PRACTICE78 

,O,A3 ,! LA/ TIME ,I REVIEW$ A BOOK ON ! ,SITUATIONI/S1 ONE ( A SPATE ( ACADEMIC BOOKS ?AT HAVE APPE>$ 9 ! LA/ DECADE OR SO1 ,I 9S]T$ ?IS REM>K 9 PASS+3 0,MANY COMM5TATORS ON ! ,S,I EI!R HALLUC9ATE !MSELVES 9TO ! DECADES-OLD FRAY ( EXPULSIONS & CORRECTIONS1 OR !Y PULL AWAY 9TO AN AB/RACT & S*OL>LY SAFETY ZONE40 ,9 ,W>K'S FAVOR1 ,I CAN SAY ?AT HE DOES NEI!R ( !SE4 ,I CONT9U$3 0,C\LD IT BE ?AT ?IS SPLIT IS AN EFFECT ( ! CONT9UAL C5T]+ ( ,GUY ,DEBORD AS ORIG9ATOR1 F\ND+ G5IUS1 EV5 ,BRETONIAN 'POPE' EVID5C$ 9 ?IS AN?OLOGY 7FROM ITS TITLE ON71 A C]TA9 ',DEBORDISM' DIAGNOS$ BY ,LU!R ,BLISSETT ) ALL ( ! SPITE RES]V$ BY SITUATIONI/S = N\NS ) ?AT SUFFIX80 

,Y,A3 ,SO 9 PLAC+ 7= Y\1 UNEXPECT$7 EMPHASIS ON EV]YONE-BUT-,DEBORD1 SOME ( !M SO-CALL$ M9OR FIGURES1 & !IR V]SIONS ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ PROJECT444 

,O,A3 444 ,W>K DISMISSES ! PURI/S ( ! ,S,I BY WRIT+ AS IF !RE WAS NEV] REALLY ONE GR\P4 ,LI/5 TO ?IS BIT3 0,ONE DISCOV]S 9 ! FIR/ ?REE YE>S ( ! ,S,I MANY POT5TIAL V]SIONS ( IT0444 

,Y,A3 444 & LAT] TOO4 ,IT IS H>D TO F9D ! /ORY ( ,DEBORD AS POPE H]E4 ,HE IS RA!R A SECRET>Y1 WRIT+ LETT]S TO & AB\T PRACTICALLY EV]YBODY4 

,O,A3 ,I NOT$ ?AT1 AL?\< HE DOES NOT PLACE ,DEBORD AT ! C5T] ( HIS N>RATIVE1 ,W>K DOES NOT CRITICIZE HIM = ! PRACTICE ( EXCLUSION1 :I* W\LD BE1 = SOME1 EVID5CE = HIS [N S5SE ( C5TRALITY4 

,Y,A3 ,IT IS A QUALIFI$ EXPLANATION4 ,WRIT+ ?AT HE DOES NOT ?9K !RE WAS ONE ,S,I *ANGES ! /ATUS ( EXCLUSIONS4 

,O,A3 ,LI/5 TO ?IS P>T3 0,SITUATIONI/S W]E EXPECT$ TO KN[ :AT WAS EXPECT$ ( !M & )\T BE+ TOLD4 ,DEBORD'S POLICY AS SECRET>Y WAS 'TO PLACE A PRIORI CONFID5CE1 9 ALL CASES1 & ONLY UNTIL ! FIR/ PRO( TO ! CONTR>Y1 9 A C]TA9 NUMB] ( RECOGNIZ$ COMRADES1 BAS$ UPON OBJECTIVE CRIT]IA4' ,! REASON = MO/ EXCLUSIONS IS NOT MY/]I\S4 ,IT WAS A FAILURE TO LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS4 ,MEMB]S >E :AT !Y DO3 ',NO PROBLEM 9 \R COLLECTIVE ACTION CAN BE RESOLV$ BY GOOD WILL4' ,A C]TA9 UNS5TIM5TAL UND]/&+ ( H[ FRI5D%IPS =M & DISSOLVE1 ( H[ *>ACT] BECOMES DIFF]5T TO ITSELF AS IT /RUGGLES 9 & AGA9/ TIME UND]LIE ! DI/9CTIVE QUALITY ( ,SITUATIONI/ SUBJECTIVITY1 :]E 'NEI!R FRE$OM NOR 9TELLIG5CE >E GIV5 ONCE & = ALL4'0 ,REPEAT3 9 ,DEBORD'S ,S,I1 EXCLUSION WAS P]HAPS RELAT$ MORE TO A C]TA9 UND]/&+ ( FRI5D%IP ?AN TO ! LEFTOV] HABITS ( COMMUNI/ P>TIES & GR\PUSCULES IT IS USUALLY CONNECT$ TO BY COMM5TATORS4 

,Y,A3 ,I W\LD RA!R NOT BE FRI5DS ) SOMEONE ?AT PLACES HIS FRI5DS 9 SU* D\BLE B9DS6 

,O,A3 ,Y\R PREF]5CES OR M9E ASIDE1 :AT C\LD BE MORE COMMON8 ,DRIV51 9T5SE PEOPLE >E (T5 ?IS WAY - NO?+ 0S9I/]0 AB\T IT1 AS ,W>K PUTS IT4 ,= A P>TY 9 P[]1 OR SEEK+ P[]1 TO EXCLUDE IS 9DE$ S9I/]4 ,= A GR\P SU* AS ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 7OR SOME V]SION !RE(7 TO DO SO IS ANO!R MATT] 5TIRELY4 ,W>K APTLY CALLS !M 0A PROVISIONAL MICRO-SOCIETY03 SOME?+ BETWE5 A POLITICAL GR\P & A B& ( FRI5DS4 

,Y,A3 ,AN AFF9ITY GR\P8 ,PEOPLE >E ALWAYS EXPLA9+ H[ !Y COME TOGE!R & H[ !Y /AY TOGE!R1 NOT H[ !Y >E DISASSEMBL$ OR FALL AP>T 444 

,O,A3 ,9 ANY CASE1 SOME PEOPLE MAKE FRI5DS = LIFE1 & O!RS DON'T2 SOME FRI5D%IPS 5D WELL1 & O!RS 5D BADLY2 & TO ! DEGREE ?AT SOME ( ?AT IS DONE FREELY1 ,I PREF] TO UND]/& ?IS AS ONE ( ! MANY USES ( FRE$OM 9 FRI5D%IP1 RA!R ?AN 5CROA*+ ON !M1 EV5 BY CRITICISM4 

,Y,A3 ,SO ?AT W\LD BE ONE EXAMPLE ( ! OP5NESS ( ,W>K'S IRREV]5T APPROA*4 

,O,A3 ,YES4 ,IT IS ULTIMATELY PLEASANT TO ?9K ?AT ?IS MI<T BE A SIGN ?AT !RE >E N[ MANY WAYS 9TO LE>N+ FROM ! ,SITUATIONI/S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 DEC5T]+ ,DEBORD1 ,W>K ALSO REVOKES ! /ATUS ( ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE AS ! DEF9+ TEXT ( ,SITUATIONI/ !ORY4 ,I CONSID] IT A GOOD ?+ ?AT PEOPLE MI<T N[ BEG9 ) SOME?+ O!R ?AN ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE4 ,= ALL ITS 9T]E/1 ?IS ATTEMPT TO GIVE ! MOVEM5T A !ORY TEXT 7OR TO 9V5T A MOVEM5T BY WRIT+ ONE1 9 CLASSIC SOCIALI/_/COMMUNI/ FA%ION7 IS DONE AT ! CO/ ( ! EXPULSION ( ! IDEA ( SITUATION1 PROBABLY SO AS TO GIVE C5T] /AGE TO ! BY N[ CLE>LY DUBI\S POLITICAL PROPOSAL ( WORK]'S C\NCILS4 

,Y,A3 ,SO Y\ >E CELEBRAT+ ! DEC5T]+ ( ?IS BOOK8 ,I HAV5'T READ IT YET4 

,O,A3 ,DEC5T]$1 IT WILL BE BETT] READ+4 ,PA/ DEC5T]+ IT1 ?OSE ( US :O HAVE LE>N$ SOME?+ FROM IT1 & SOME IRRESPONSIBLE O!RS1 WILL HAVE TO REWRITE IT ONE DAY )\T ! DIALECTIC & 9 A WAY ?AT R5D]S ! WORK]'S C\NCILS A LOCAL SOLUTION 7,C\NCIL-BOLOS87 & RE/ORES ! CON/RUCTION ( SITUATIONS TO ITS MORE CRITICAL PLACE4 ,O!RWISE G5]ATION AFT] G5]ATION WILL CONT9UE TO GET MIR$ 9 ! CRUDE/ DUALISM ( APPE>ANCE & REALITY 444 SEP>ATION REALIZ$ 444 

,Y,A3 ,:AT AB\T ! O!R ONE ,I ALWAYS HE> AB\T1 ,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE8 

,O,A3 ,WELL1 ,VANEIGEM B>ELY APPE>S 9 ,! ,BEA*4 ,IT IS LESS CLE> :Y - PROBABLY1 :]EAS ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE HAS TOO MU* ( A HI< !ORY AG5DA1 ,REVOLUTION SETS TOO MU* ( A UNILAT]AL TONE4 ,Y\ KN[1 ! Y\NG] G5]ATIONS 444 :ATEV] ONE ULTIMATELY MAKES ( !SE DEC5T]+S1 !Y >E ALSO WAYS TO UNDO SOME ( ! B9DS & KNOTS ?AT WE HAVE 9H]IT$ FROM ! ,SITUATIONI/S & !IR 9T]PRET]S4 

,Y,A3 ,I ?9K IT IS ! NI<TM>E ( SOME TO CONSID] ?AT !Y COME TOGE!R ) !IR 9T]PRET]S4 

,O,A3 ,HA6 #e YE>S ( RECUP]ATION6 

,Y,A3 444 BETT] ?AN FIFTY YE>S ( 9TRODUCTION1 HALF A C5TURY ( GETT+ READY TO LIVE444 

,O,A3 444 9 SOME S5SE EV5 ! LITTLE BETRAYAL ?AT IS 9 IRREV]5CE CAN BE A WAY \T = :I* WE WILL BE GRATEFUL %\LD ! LABYR9? GR[ TIRESOME4 

,Y,A3 ,BUT N[ ,I AM IMAG9+ TWO LABYR9?S3 !IR TIME1 & \RS4 

,O,A3 ,:I* SUGGE/S ?AT WE >E READY TO PASS 9SIDE4 ,LET'S BE SIL5T = A :ILE4 

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7,SOME TIME LAT]1 9SIDE ! LABYR9?7 

,Y,A3 ,IT IS V]Y D>K 9 H]E4 

,O,A3 ,:AT HAVE Y\ BE5 ?9K+ AB\T 9 ! D>K1 Y\NG] ONE8 

,Y,A3 ,PROP] NAMES444 

,O,A3 444 !SE O!RS1 /RANGE FRI5DS444 

,Y,A3 ,W>K DEVOTES ! BULK ( ,! ,BEA* TO DISCUSSIONS ( EV]YONE-BUT-,DEBORD4 ,BUT ONE C\LD ALSO SAY ?AT ! FIR/ M>G9AL SITUATIONI/ 9 ,W>K'S BOOK IS 444 ,GUY ,DEBORD4 

,O,A3 ,BE=E APPE>+ AS ! SECRET>Y1 HE %[S UP 9 ! DAYS ( ,LETTRISM AS A 0/REET E?NOGRAPH]0 9T]E/$ 9 ! LIFE ( NON-WORK+ PEOPLE - HANG+ \T ) DROP\TS & DEL9QU5TS4 ,I REMEMB] ?IS L9E3 0,DEBORD WAS RESE>*+ A PEOPLE :O W]E NEI!R B\RGEOIS NOR PROLET>IAN NOR BOHEMIAN1 & DECID$LY NOT MIDDLE CLASS40 

,Y,A3 ,9 !IR COMPANY1 BE=E !RE WAS A GR\P1 OR BE=E ! GR\P HAD A NAME1 IDEAS & EXP]I5CES W]E EX*ANG$1 FRI5D%IPS & 5MITIES BLOOM$4 

,O,A3 ,& LOVE AFFAIRS4 

,Y,A3 ,& ?AT TOGE!RNESS IS SOME?+ O!R ?AN POLITICS OR COMMUNITY4 

,O,A3 .<,SI<.> 

,Y,A3 ,9 ?IS /REET RESE>* WE MI<T HAVE LE>N$ ! /AKES 9 /ICK+ TOGE!R AS GANGS DO4 ,AS ,RALPH ,RUMNEY SAID3 0,\R SOCIAL EXCLUSION MADE US A CLOSE GR\P40 

,O,A3 ,& LOVE AFFAIRS8 ,W>K DESCRIBES ,MI*ELE ,B]N/E9'S NOVELS ,ALL ! ,K+'S ,HORSES & ,! ,NI<T AS DET\RNEM5TS ( ,F4 ,SAGAN & ,A4 ,ROBBE-,GRILLET1 !N-POPUL> NOVELI/S1 & AT ! SAME TIME V]SIONS ( H] RELATION%IPS ) ,DEBORD & O!RS4 ,LOVE TRIANGLES1 & SO ON4 

,Y,A3 ,GANGS 444 DIFF]5T SORTS ( KNOTS & B9DS8 

,O,A3 ,W>K MAKES ?IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY BROA* ! SUBJECT ( SEXUAL POLITICS1 & MAYBE !RE IS SOME?+ H]E TO M$ITATE ON3 :5 ! 9EVITABLY N>CISSI/IC NOVEL ( ONE'S LIFE1 ?AT NOVEL WE >E ALL 9VOLUNT>ILY WRIT+ AB\T \RSELVES1 IS TO BE WRITT5 \T1 IT MI<T BE DESIRABLE TO TAKE A DET\R ?R\< ! SPECTACUL> PRES5TATION ( ANO!R'S LIFE4 

,Y,A3 ,= ME1 ?AT !RE W]E TWO NOVELS BAS$ ON ! SAME EV5TS IS P]HAPS ! REM>KABLE1 REBELLI\S PO9T 9 ALL ?AT4 

,O,A3 ,REBELLI\S WRIT+8 ,:AT AB\T ,ALEX&] ,TROC*I'S COLLECTIVE WRIT+ PROJECT1 SIGMA PORTFOLIO8 

,Y,A3 ,ITS \TCOME WAS C]TA9LY SOME?+ O!R ?AN A NOVEL3 AN 09T]P]SONAL LOG4 ,IT IS TO BE AN OP5-5D$ S]IES ( SIMPLE TYP$ & DUPLICAT$ DOCUM5TS40 

,O,A3 ,9 ,TROC*I'S [N WORDS3 0,?IS GAMBIT1 A R\ND-ROB9 :I* 9CLUDES N P>TICIPANTS1 AN 9T]P]SONAL EXP]IM5T 9 EXPRESSION2 A MAN RESPOND+ AS & :5 HE PLEASES2 COPIES ( HIS RESPONSE AT ONCE RONEO-$ = CIRCULATION2 9DIVIDUALS *IM+ 91 *ECK+ \T AT ANY TIME40 

,Y,A3 ,:AT IS RONEO-$8 

,O,A3 ,I DON'T KN[ EI!R4 ,SOME K9D ( DUPLICATION1 DITTO MA*9E4 

,Y,A3 ,PR$ICTABLY1 ,W>K GETS EXCIT$ AB\T SIGMA & DESCRIBES IT AS 0A WEB ( LOGS BE=E !RE WAS EV5 AN 9T]NET40 

,O,A3 ,MORE 9T]E/+LY1 H]E IS ,TROC*I AGA93 0WE PROPOSE IMM$IATE ACTION ON ! 9T]NATIONAL SCALE1 A SELF-GOV]N+ 7NON-7ORGANIZATION ( PRODUC]S ( ! NEW CULTURE BEYOND1 & 9DEP5D5T (1 ALL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS4440 

,Y,A3 ,Y\ HAVE C]TA9LY MEMORIZ$ A LOT ( ?IS BOOK6 

,O,A3 ,NO1 ,I HAVE A SMALL LI<T ) ME1 & MY ANNOTAT$ COPY4 ,Y\ DIDN'T NOTICE BECAUSE ,I AM WALK+ BEH9D Y\4 ,I WANT TO TALK AB\T ,ASG] ,JORN1 :I* IS GO+ TO REQUIRE SOME L5G?Y QUOTES4 ,CLOSE Y\R EYES & RE5T] ! D>K ( ! LABYR9?4 ,FIR/1 CONC]N+ A REC5T OBJECT ( SOME CONTROV]SY1 ! FACT ?AT HE CONT9U$ TO FUND ! ,SITUATIONI/S AFT] HIS EXIT1 HE SAID3 0MY 9T]E/ 9 ! SITUATIONI/ MOVEM5T IS PURELY P]SONAL & PASSIONATE1 9 A DIRECT FA%ION1 &1 IF ! 9EVITABLE DEVELOPM5TS ( SOCIAL CIRCUM/ANCES NECESSITATE MY EXCLUSION FROM ! MOVEM5T ?IS *ANGES ABSOLUTELY NO?+ 9 MY PURELY ECONOMIC ATTITUDE T[>DS ?IS MOVEM5T4 ,! ECONOMIC SURPLUS ?AT MY SOCIAL SITUATION1 9S(> AS ,I AM A PA9T]1 GIVES ME IS BE/ PLAC$ ) ! SITUATIONI/ MOVEM5T1 EV5 IF ?IS MOVEM5T IS OBLIG$ TO ATTACK ME = BE+ 9 A SITUATION FROM :I* ,I CAN'T ESCAPE1 BUT :I* EMB>RASSES ! MOVEM5T40 

,Y,A3 ,AN APPROPRIATE COMPLEM5T TO Y\R E>LI] /ATEM5TS AB\T FRI5D%IP & EXCLUSION4 ,BUT ,I ?\<T ?AT1 OV]ALL1 ! DISCUSSION ( ,ASG] ,JORN'S !ORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS 9 ,! ,BEA* IS CONFUS$4 

,O,A3 ,P]HAPS ,JORN1 ! 0AMATEUR ,M>XI/10 WAS CONFUS+4 ,ONE CAN GET AT LEA/ A S5SE ( ! PRIMACY ( ES!TIC OV] SCI5TIFIC CONSID]ATIONS = HIM4 ,TAKE HIS FLIRTATION ) ONE ( ! MO/ OBTUSE WORKS 9 ! ,M>XI/ CANON1 ,5GELS' ,ANTI-,DUHR+3 0,IT IS ,5GELS :O LEADS ,JORN D[N ! SLIPP]Y SLOPE ( A DIALECTICS ( NATURE1 & LIKE ,5GELS HE RISKS A SOME:AT VAPID G5]ALIZATION ( C]TA9 FIGURES FROM SCI5TIFIC LIT]ATURE 444 ,BUT :AT DI/+UI%ES ,JORN FROM ,5GELS IS NOT JU/ ?AT HIS READ+S 9 SCI5TIFIC LIT]ATURE >E MORE CONTEMPOR>Y2 !Y >E READ+S ( A DIFF]5T K9D4 ,JORN DOES NOT ASPIRE TO A MAT]IALI/ WORLD VIEW1 AS ,5GELS DID1 BUT A MAT]IALI/ ATTITUDE TO LIFE4 ,HE WANTS NOT A METAPHYSICS LEGITIMIZ$ BY SCI5CE BUT A PATAPHYSICS ?AT READS SCI5CE CREATIVELY4 ,RA!R ?AN IMITATE SCI5TIFIC WRIT+1 ,JORN - LIKE ,ALFR$ ,J>RY - APPROPRIATES FROM SCI5TIFIC WRIT+ ACCORD+ TO HIS [N DESIRES40 

,Y,A3 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ! BULK ( ,W>K'S CASE = L[ !ORY RE/S ON :AT HE SAYS AB\T ,JORN4 

,O,A3 ,IT IS ALMO/ 9EVITABLE ?AT HE FACES (F ,JORN 7NOT ,DEBORD67 VS4 ,AL?USS] 9 ! NAME ( L[ !ORY4 0,JORN'S AMATEUR ,M>XI/ !ORIES FROM ! #a#i#dS & E>LY '#eS W5T L>GELY UNPUBLI%$ AT ! TIME & RECEIV$ SCANT ATT5TION4 ,! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL APPROPRIATION ( ,M>XI/ ?\<T W\LD NOT BE ,S>TRE'S BUT ?AT ( ,JORN'S CONTEMPOR>Y ,L\IS ,AL?USS]4 ,!Y C\LD H>DLY BE MORE DIFF]5T4 ,AL?USS] SP5T ! W> 9 A ,P,[ CAMP1 NOT ! ,RESI/ANCE4 ,AL?USS]'S ?\<T WAS 9 ,JORN'S T]MS CLE>LY ?AT ( A MAT]IALI/ WORLD VIEW4 ,IT TOOK SCI5CE RA!R ?AN ES!TIC PRACTICE AS ITS MODEL4 ,AL?USS] /AY$ )9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7) ,MAOI/ SYMPA?IES7 RA!R ?AN BREAK ) IT4 ,HE MADE ,M>XISM RESPECTABLE )9 ! SPACE ( ! ACADEMY1 RA!R ?AN ATTEMPT+ TO F\ND A NEW NEXUS BETWE5 !ORY & PRACTICE \TSIDE IF IT4 ,AL?USS] WAS MU* MORE 9T]E/$ 9 HI/ORY AS OBJECTIVE PROCESS ?AN AS SUBJECTIVE PRACTICE4 ,:]E ,AL?USS] BECAME A RESPECT$ ACADEMIC PHILOSOPH]1 ,JORN'S ACADEMIC ADVIS] G5TLY SUGGE/$ ?AT HIS !SIS WAS NOT REALLY ! SORT ( ?+ ?AT C\LD EV5 BE SUBMITT$40 

,Y,A3 ,:Y ALL !SE L5G?Y QUOTES = ?IS GUY8 

,O,A3 ,BE PATI5T4 ,L[ !ORY CAN BE LONG-W9D$ TOO4 0,JORN PO9TS T[>DS ! QUE/ION ( PRACTICE1 \TSIDE (1 & N[ AFT] ! ECLIPSE (1 BO? ! ,COMMUNI/ & B\RGEOIS V]SIONS ( HI/ORY4 ,IF ,AL?USS] CEM5TS A PLACE )9 ! ACADEMY = DEVELOP+ ,M>XISM AS A CRITICAL PO/W> DISC\RSE1 HE DOES SO AT ! EXP5SE ( ALIGN+ IT ) HI< !ORY4 ,M>X IS ABSORB$ 9TO ! CONV5TIONS ( ACADEMIC ?\<T1 9TO ITS SPACES ( AU?ORITY1 ITS CODES ( DISCIPL9E1 ITS TEMPORALITY ( SEME/]S & SABBATICALS4 ,JORN (F]S SOME?+ 9 ADDITION TO ALL ?AT4 ,HIS IS A DEVELOPM5T ( ,M>X AS A CRITICAL PO/W> DISC\RSE ?AT CREATES ITS [N GAMES1 MAKES ITS [N RULES1 ANSW]S TO A QUITE DIFF]5T TIME1 & BELONGS TO A MORE M>G9AL BUT MORE 9T]E/+ SPACE1 ! SPACE NOT ( AN 9/ITUTION BUT ( A PROVISIONAL MICRO-SOCIETY1 )9 :I* ! PRACTICE ( ?\<T MI<T BE O!RWISE40 

,Y,A3 ,HMMM4 ,ALL ( ?IS WILL TAKE SOME RUM9ATION4 ,W>K ASSUMES WE HAVE A /AKE 9 ! \TCOME ( ,M>XISM4 ,Y\ MI<T2 ,I DON'T4 

,O,A3 ,BUT !RE >E ANALOGIES TO BE MADE ) AN>*I/ !ORY AS IT EXI/S & TO COME1 NO8 ,?9K IT OV]4 ,ALSO1 AS ) ! TWO NOVELS1 IT'S NOT TRIVIAL ?AT HE MADE SU* BIZ>RE PA9T+S :ILE WRIT+ ALL ?IS /UFF4 ,WE'LL TALK AB\T IT LAT] :5 Y\'VE HAD A *ANCE TO SEE !M 9 GOOD LI<T+4 ,CON/ANT8 

,Y,A3 ,MU* MORE APPROPRIATE = ?IS D>K 5CLOSURE4 ,FROM ! E>LY RESE>*ES ON URBANISM TO ! ,NEW ,BABYLON PROJECT1 HE SEEMS TO HAVE HAD AN 9FLU5CE1 OR AT LEA/ HIS [N TAKE1 ON ! CON/RUCTION ( SITUATIONS4 ,HE PROPOS$ A DYNAMIC URBANISM ( MOVABLE1 ,I ALMO/ WANT TO SAY POSEABLE BUILD+S4 ,! PSY*OLOGICAL EFFECTS ( AN 5VIRONM5T UPON A P]SON OR GR\P >E QUITE LIMIT$ IF BUILD+S >E HEAVY & /ATIC 444 

,O,A3 ,SO SET PEOPLE & BUILD+S 9TO MOTION3 0,[N+ PROP]TY AF=DS SOMEONE A H\SE 9 :I* TO BE AT HOME1 AT ! PRICE ( BE+ HOMELESS 9 ! WORLD4 ,DISP5SE ) PROP]TY1 DISP5SE ) SEP>ATION1 & ! FEEL+ ( BE+ M]ELY ?R[N 9TO ! WORLD GOES ) !M4 ,\R SPECIES-BE+ CAN GIVE V5T TO ITS W&]LU/1 AT HOME 9 A H\SE-LIKE WORLD4 ,CON/ANT ?\<T MOD]NITY WAS ALREADY ACCEL]AT+ A RETURN TO A NOMADIC EXI/5CE4 ,NEW ,BABYLON IS NOMADIC LIFE FULLY REALIZ$40 

,Y,A3 ,>*ITECTURE SET 9 MOTION1 PLIABLE >*ITECTURE1 ALL[S ! EV5TS ( LIFE1 NO LONG] M]E PSY*OLOGICAL EFFECTS1 TO BE PRIM>Y6 

,O,A3 ,DYNAMISM SEEMS TO MAKE US RAISE \R VOICES6 ,JAQUEL9E DE ,JONG8 

,Y,A3 ,%E APPE>S MO/ DRAMATICALLY ) ! ,SECOND ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 0A RIVAL & A REPLACEM5T0 = :AT WAS1 = !M1 ! 0,FIR/0 ,S,I4 ,!IR J\RNAL1 ,SITUATIONI/ ,TIMES1 WAS AN ALT]NATIVE TO ,9T]NATIONALE ,SITUATIONNI/E4 ,9 !IR F\ND+ DOCUM5T1 ONE CAN READ3 0N[ EV]YONE IS FREE TO BECOME A ,SITUATIONI/ )\T ! NE$ = SPECIAL =MALITIES40 ,I LOV$ ?AT4 

,O,A3 ,SO MAYBE Y\ HAVE AN OP9ION ON ?IS MATT] ( EXCLUSIONS AS WELL8 

,Y,A3 ,NO1 ?AT IS !IR BUS9ESS4 ,BUT ,I PREF] TO DO ?+S )\T SPECIAL =MALITIES4 

,O,A3 ,DE ,JONG WRITES 9 A LETT] TO ,DEBORD3 0,! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL HAS TO BE CONSID]$ EI!R AS AN AVANT-G>DE S*OOL :I* HAS ALREADY PRODUC$ A S]IES ( FIR/-CLASS >TI/S ?R[N \T AFT] HAV+ PASS$ ?R\< !IR $UCATION ,O,R AS AN ANTI-ORGANIZATION BAS$ UPON NEW IDEOLOGY :I* IS SITUATIONI/ & :I* HAS NOT YET F\ND 9 DETAILS ITS CLE> =MULATIONS 9 ! FIELDS ( SCI5CE1 TE*NIQUE1 & >T40 ,! ANTI-ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PRACTICE EXCLUSION1 BUT RA!R ALL[S AN UNCONTROLL$ 9CLUSION3 0EV]YBODY :O DEVELOPS !ORETICALLY OR PRACTICALLY ?IS NEW UNITY IS AUTOMATICALLY A MEMB] ( ! SITUATIONI/ 9T]NATIONAL & 9 ?IS P]SPECTIVE ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,TIMES40 

,Y,A3 ,WELL1 WE C\LD HAVE 9H]IT$ ?IS S*IZO V]SION 9/EAD ( ! P>ANOIAC PRO-,SITU1 PO/-,SITU1 ETC4 >RANGEM5TS ?AT RESPECT$ ! C5TRAL & C5TRALIZ+ V]SION444 

,O,A3 ,S*IZO1 ?AT REM9DS ME 444 ,*T*EGLOV8 

,Y,A3 ,ALMO/ NOT M5TION$ AT ALL6 ,I WILL REMEMB] ,*T*EGLOV ) A L9E FROM \TSIDE ,W>K'S BOOK4 ,POOR ,*T*EGLOV6 ,HE WAS BOR$ 9 ! CITY4 ,9 ,OLYMPIA ,I F\ND A BOOK ( POEMS AB\T HIM4 ,H]E IS ! BE/ L9E3 0,! MOON RISES ABOVE ! ,/ATE40 

,O,A3 ,\R DIALOGUE IS LUN>1 NO8 ,I BELIEVE WE HAVE F\ND \R WAY TO ONE ( ! EXITS4 

,Y,A3 ,LET US PASS ?R\< ! HOLE 9 ! WALL1 OLD] ONE4 

,O,A3 ,ON ! O!R SIDE1 WE MI<T SPEAK AB\T SOME SITUATIONI/ T]MS BE=E P>T+ WAYS 444 !SE WORDS ?AT NE$$1 P]HAPS /ILL NE$ DEF9ITION444 

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7,\TSIDE ! LABYR9?1 ON ANO!R /REET1 MAYBE ! SAME /REET7 

,Y,A3 ,IT IS BRI<T H]E1 OR AT LEA/ BRI<T]4 ,& ,I AM ! ONE :O ASKS ! QUE/IONS N[1 OLD] ONE6 ,Y\ >E ! ONE :O KN[S SOME?+ AB\T !SE T]MS ?AT >E MORE CONCRETE ?AN IDEAS1 LESS PRECISE ?AN CONCEPTS1 & ,I WANT TO SEE :AT NEWS Y\ LE>N$ 9 ?IS BOOK ( ,W>K'S4 ,MY LI/ IS %ORT4 ,DECOMPOSITION8 

,O,A3 ,IT MI<T BE HELPFUL TO COMP>E ! DEF9ITIONS FROM ,9T]NATIONALE ,SITUATIONNI/E #a4 ,H]E IS ! ONE = DECOMPOSITION3 0,! PROCESS 9 :I* TRADITIONAL CULTURAL =MS HAVE DE/ROY$ !MSELVES AS A RESULT ( ! EM]G5CE ( SUP]IOR MEANS ( CONTROLL+ NATURE :I* MAKE POSSIBLE & NECESS>Y SUP]IOR CULTURAL CON/RUCTIONS4 ,WE CAN DI/+UI% BETWE5 ! ACTIVE PHASE ( ! DECOMPOSITION & EFFECTIVE DEMOLITION ( ! OLD SUP]/RUCTURES -- :I* CAME TO AN 5D >\ND #aic -- & A PHASE ( REPETITION ?AT HAS PREVAIL$ S9CE ?AT TIME4 ,! DELAY 9 ! TRANSITION FROM DECOMPOSITION TO NEW CON/RUCTIONS IS L9K$ TO ! DELAY 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y LIQUIDATION ( CAPITALISM40 ,W>K BROAD5S ! CONTEXT = UND]/&+ ?IS IDEA1 PRES5T+ DECOMPOSITION 9 & AS ! PASSAGE FROM A TE*NIQUE ( AVANT-G>DE >T TO A CRITIQUE ( MOD]N LIFE3 TAK+ ?+S AP>T UNTIL WE NOTICE ?AT ?+S >E FALL+ AP>T 444 

,Y,A3 444 OR AS WE NOTICE ?+S >E FALL+ AP>T4 ,& !N /ILL TAK+ ?+S AP>T1 BUT 9 O!R WAYS & = O!R REASONS4 

,O,A3 ,ONE S\RCE IS ,ISIDORE ,IS\3 0,:5 MO/ PEOPLE ?\<T ( ! PO/W> YE>S AS A TIME ( RECON/RUCTION1 ,IS\ WANT$ TO PU% ! DE/RUCTION ( CULTURE /ILL FUR!R4 ,HIS TRANS-HI/ORICAL !ORY ( CULTURE TOOK ! WILL TO CREATE AS ITS PRIM>Y AXIOM4 ,NOT ,M>XI/ NECESSITY1 NOT ,S>TREAN FRE$OM1 BUT CREATION IS ! HI<E/ =M ( HUMAN ACTIVITY4 ,CREATION TAKES US FROM ! SPIT ( UNCONSCI\SNESS TO ! ET]NITY ( A CONSCI\SLY CREAT$ HI/ORY1 = :ILE ! >TI/ CREATES )9 HI/ORY1 ! ACT ( CREATION T\*ES ! ET]NAL4 ,ALL =MS - ES!TIC & SOCIAL - MOVE FROM A /AGE ( AMPLIFICATION TO ONE ( DECOMPOSITION4 ,9 ! AMPLIFICATION /AGE1 A =M GR[S TO 9CORPORATE :OLE ASPECTS ( EXI/5CE4 ,! AMPLIFI$ =M %APES LIFE & MAKES IT MEAN+FUL4 ,9 ! P]IOD ( DECOMPOSITION1 =MS TURN ON !MSELVES1 BECOME SELF-REF]5TIAL4 ,=MS FALL FROM GRACE & FROM HI/ORY4 ,AS ! =M DECOMPOSES1 SO DOES ! LIFE TO :I* IT ONCE GAVE %APE4 ,=M BECOMES UNREAL2 LANGUAGE BECOMES TAME3 ',T>ZAN LE>NS 9 HIS FA!R'S BOOK TO CALL TIG]S CATS4'0 

,Y,A3 ,BUT SOMEH[ ! SITUATIONI/ CAN GET 9TO DECOMPOSITION & OP]ATE )9 IT1 PU% IT F>!R8 ,TIG] CATS >E NOT JU/ SAD1 !Y >E ALSO FUNNY4 ,!Y >E DIALECTICALLY REV]SIBLE TO CAT TIG]S1 M9I-TIG]S1 SUGGE/+ ! P[] ( ! SMALL & ! WEAK 444 ,YES1 ,I SEE4 ,?IS DECOMPOSITION WAS TO BE PURSU$ 0TO ! LIMIT40 ,I LIKE ?AT4 ,D]IVE8 

,O,A3 ,FROM ! J\RNAL3 0,A MODE ( EXP]IM5TAL BEHAVIOR L9K$ TO ! CONDITIONS ( URBAN SOCIETY3 A TE*NIQUE ( RAPID PASSAGE ?R\< V>I$ AMBIANCES40 ,W>K SUPPLEM5TS ?IS ) ! MEMORY ( Y\R FRI5D ,*T*EGLOV1 HIS P>T 9 ! 9V5TION ( /REET E?NOGRAPHY2 ?IS W&]+ OR DRIFT+ >\ND URBAN SPACES C\LD BE UND]/OOD MORE PRECISELY AS A DISCOV]Y ( LIV$ TIME4 ,?IS IS TIME DEVOT$ NEI!R TO WORK NOR TO LEISURE4 ,! TIME ( ! NON-WORK+ CLASSES4 

,Y,A3 ,! TIME ( RESE>* 444 ( L[ !ORY4 ,SITUATION8 

,O,A3 ,WELL1 Y\ KN[1 0,A MOM5T ( LIFE CONCRETELY & DELIB]ATELY CON/RUCT$ BY ! COLLECTIVE ORGANIZATION ( A UNIT>Y AMBIANCE & A GAME ( EV5TS40 ,AS Y\ MI<T HAVE HE>D1 P>T ( ! POLEMICAL FUNCTION ( ?IS DEF9ITION IS TO REPLACE ! CONCEPT ( ! >TWORK AS COMMODITY4 ,BUT ,W>K SUGGE/S ?AT 9 ! BACKGR\ND ( ! POLEMIC !RE IS ALSO AN 5GAGEM5T ) ! IDEA ( FRE$OM4 ,HE HELPFULLY CONTRA/S ,S>TRE'S USE ( ! T]M SITUATION3 0,S>TRE 444 FAM\SLY MAKES ! CATEGORY ( FRE$OM A C5TRAL ONE1 BUT 9 SO DO+ .<HAS.> A SLY REC\RSE ALSO TO ! CATEGORY ( SITUATION4 ,?AT :I* IS =-ITSELF1 CONSCI\SNESS1 PRESUPPOSES SOME?+ EXT]NAL TO IT4 ',!RE CAN BE A FREE =-ITSELF ONLY 9 A RESI/+ WORLD4' ,IT IS BECAUSE ( ! 9TRACTABLE PHYSICALITY ( ?+S ?AT FRE$OM >ISES AS FRE$OM40 ,BUT ! SITUATION AS DEF9$ ABOVE DOES NOT DI/+UI% BETWE5 CONSCI\SNESS & :AT IS EXT]NAL TO IT4 

,Y,A3 ,:I* P]HAPS EXPLA9S ! ATTRACTION ( ! ADJECTIVE UNIT>Y = SOME ( !SE FOLKS4 

,O,A3 ,TO CON/RUCT FRE$OM1 CON/RUCT SITUATIONS3 MICRO-WORLDS1 PROVISIONAL MICRO-SOCIETIES1 9 :I* ! OB/ACLE & :AT IT BLOCKS >E SIMULTANE\SLY TRANS=M$4 

,Y,A3 ,I AM ?9K+ ( ,CON/ANT1 AGA9 444 

,O,A3 ,IT IS A TELL+ ASPECT ( SITUATION AS A L[-!ORETICAL T]M ?AT IT 9CLUDES A HIDD5 REF]5CE TO1 & CORRECTION ( PREVI\S HI<-!ORETICAL CONCEPTS (1 ! SUPREMELY RECUP]ABLE IDEA ( FRE$OM4 ,&8 

,Y,A3 444 ,I ALMO/ DON'T WANT TO BO!R1 GIV5 :AT Y\'VE SAID SO F>4 ,!RE'S PL5TY TO GET GO+ ) 444 

,O,A3 ,SO 444 

,Y,A3 ,OH1 :AT ! HELL4 ,SPECTACLE8 

,O,A3 ,! T]M IS NOT DEF9$ 9 ! 9ITIAL LI/ 9 ,9T]NATIONALE ,SITUATIONNI/E & WAS LAT] OV]DEF9$444 

,Y,A3 444 ,DEBORD AIM+ 9 ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE AT A CONCEPT WOR?Y ( HI< !ORY1 SO Y\ HAVE SUGGE/$4 

,O,A3 ,W>K SOME:AT P]V]SELY AMUSES HIMSELF BY DISCUSS+ IT NOT ?R\< ,DEBORD'S OPUS1 AS SOCIAL RELATION M$IAT$ BY IMAGES OR MAT]IALIZ$ WORLDVIEW OR TOPSY-TURVY WORLD BUT ?R\< ! WORK ( HIS SOMETIMES FRI5D1 SOMETIMES 5EMY1 ! SOCIOLOGI/ ,LEFEBVRE4 ,= ,LEFEBVRE IT IS 0! GREAT PLEONASM1 ! ,?+ ( ,?+S40 ,AS ?\< ! T]M WAS ALREADY SATURAT$ ) MEAN+ AT ! BEG9N+ - AS ?\< ! BOOKS ?AT SPEAK ( IT 7,LEFEBVRE'S & ,DEBORD'S7 >E ALSO PLEONA/IC 444 ,! DEF9ITION ( ! SPECTACLE & ! SPECTACLE ( DEF9ITION3 S*EMA = HI< !ORY4 ,W>K ALL[S US TO CONSID] ?IS SOCIOLOGICAL APPROPRIATION ( :AT WAS H>DLY 9T5D$ AS A SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPT AS A MOM5T ( #e YE>S ( RECUP]ATION444 

,Y,A 444 ?IS T]M1 SO IT W\LD SEEM1 HAS A DIFF]5T /ATUS4 

,O,A3 ,! FIR/ ?REE ALREADY BELONG TO L[ !ORY4 ,ALMO/ NO ONE C>ES AB\T !M4 ,?IS LA/ ONE WILL HAVE TO BE RE-APPROPRIAT$ IF IT IS TO BE ( USE4 

,Y,A3 ,AS LONG AS RE-APPROPRIAT$ DOES NOT SUGGE/ ! MA/]Y ?AT IS HI< !ORY'S CONC]N4 ,I ?9K RA!R ( SETT+ IT ADRIFT1 ALONG ) ALL ! O!RS4 

,O,A3 ,W>K SAYS3 0,L[ !ORY RETURNS 9 MOM5TS1 NOT ( DISAPPO9TM5T1 BUT ( BOR$OM4 ,WE >E BOR$ ) !SE BURNT (F]+S1 !SE W>M$-UP LEFTOV]S4 ,HI< !ORY C$ES TOO MU* TO ! EXI/+ ORGANIZATION ( KN[L$GE & >T4 ,IT IS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! SPECTACLE ( DIS9TEGRATION EXT5D+ 9TO KN[L$GE ITSELF4 ,RA!R A NEGATIVE !ORY ?AT REVEALS ! GAP BETWE5 ?IS WORLD & ITS PROMISES4 ,RA!R A NEGATIVE ACTION :I* REVEALS ! GAP BETWE5 :AT CAN BE DONE & :AT IS TO BE DONE40 

,Y,A3 ,BUT IS ALL L[ !ORY NEGATIVE !ORY8 ,WE NE$ TO ?9K ?IS ?R\<1 WORK ?R\< ! P]MUTATIONS 444 WE NE$ SPACES 9 :I* TO DO ?IS 444 

,O,A3 0,= SU* EXP]IM5TS ! ,SITUATIONI/ LEGACY /&S RIPE = A DET\RNEM5T ?AT HAS NO RESPECT = ?OSE :O CLAIM PROPRIET>Y RI<TS OV] IT40 

,Y,A3 ,RI<TS3 ! MUSEUM4 ,EXP]IM5TS3 ! HOLE 9 ! MUSEUM'S WALL4 ,:]E ELSE8 

,O,A3 ,?\< ONE IS (T5 H\S$ 9SIDE ! O!R1 0,! >*IVE TOO IS A SPACE = D]IVE40 

,Y,A3 ,! CITY & ! >*IVE 444 WELL-POSITION$ WA/EL&S1 !Y SAID4 ,BUT !Y >E DEAD4 ,:O IS !RE N[1 9 ! D]IVE8 

,O,A3 ,9 SOME EXEMPL>Y & DANG]\S S5SE1 WE >E4 ,9 ANO!R S5SE1 WE ONLY F9D A MASK1 ?AT ( TRANSLATOR OR RESE>*] ( L[ !ORY4 ,9 A ?IRD S5SE1 NO ONE IS !RE4 

,Y,A3 ,:AT AM ,I SUPPOS$ TO DO ) ?AT ANSW]8 ,I AM GO+ BACK 9TO ! LABYR9?4 ,I WANT TO SEE IF ! WAY 9 IS ALSO A WAY \T4 ,:]EV] ,I COME \T1 ,I GUESS ,I'LL GO VISIT ! ,OCCUPY ?+ AFT] ALL4 ,BUT ,I AM GO+ TO BE LATE4 

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