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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

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,AFT] ! ANTI-CORPORATE GLOBALIZATION PROTE/S 9 ,SEATTLE TOOK ! WORLD BY SURPRISE A YE> & A HALF AGO1 A NUMB] ( MA9/REAM J\RNALI/S LOOK$ TO A S(T-SPOK5 AN>*I/ !ORI/ FROM ,EUG5E1 ,OREGON1 = ANSW]S4,9DE$1 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 :OSE IDEAS W]E V]Y 9FLU5TIAL ) SOME ( !Y\NG PROTE/]S1 CAN N[ CR$IBLY CLAIM ! DECID$LY DUBI\S HONOR ( BE+ ,AM]ICA'S MO/ FAM\S AN>*I/4 ,ALL ! ATT5TION HAS DONE NO?+ TO S(T5 ,Z]ZAN'S VIEW ?AT MOD]N SOCIETY HAS SUBJUGAT$ ! POPULACE TO ! PO9T ?AT IT NO LONG] EV5 SEES ! B>S ( ITS CAGE4 ,9 ?IS 9T]VIEW1 ! #e#g-YE>-OLD RADICAL EXPLORES ! ROOTS ( DOM9ATION1 ! SUBTLE CO]CION ( ! CLOCK1 & HIS HOPE = A FUTURE )\T PROGRESS4 

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,N[ ?AT ! MA9/REAM M$IA HAVE DISCOV]$ AN>*ISM1 !RE SEEMS TO BE MORE & MORE CONFUSION AB\T :AT IT MEANS4 ,H[ DO Y\ DEF9E IT8 

,I W\LD SAY AN>*ISM IS ! ATTEMPT TO ]ADICATE ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION4 ,?IS 9CLUDES NOT ONLY SU* OBVI\S =MS AS ! NATION-/ATE1 ) ITS R\T9E USE ( VIOL5CE & ! =CE ( LAW1 & ! CORPORATION1 ) ITS 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ IRRESPONSIBILITY1 BUT ALSO SU* 9T]NALIZ$ =MS AS PATRI>*Y1 RACISM1 HOMOPHOBIA4 ,BEYOND ?AT1 AN>*ISM IS ! ATTEMPT TO LOOK EV5 9TO ?OSE P>TS ( \R EV]YDAY LIVES WE ACCEPT AS GIV5S1 AS P>TS ( ! UNIV]SE1 TO SEE H[ !Y1 TOO1 DOM9ATE US OR FACILITATE \R DOM9ATION ( O!RS4 

,BUT HAS A CONDITION EV] EXI/$ 9 :I* RELATIONS HAVE NOT BE5 BAS$ ON DOM9ATION8 

,?AT WAS ! HUMAN CONDITION = AT LEA/ #ii P]C5T ( \R EXI/5CE AS A SPECIES1 FROM BE=E ! EM]G5CE ( ,HOMO SAPI5S1 AT LEA/ A C\PLE ( MILLION YE>S AGO1 UNTIL P]HAPS ONLY #a1 YE>S AGO1 ) ! EM]G5CE ( FIR/ AGRICULTURE & !N CIVILIZATION4 ,S9CE ?AT TIME WE HAVE WORK$ V]Y H>D TO CONV9CE \RSELVES ?AT NO SU* CONDITION EV] EXI/$1 BECAUSE IF NO SU* CONDITION EV] EXI/$1 IT'S FUTILE TO WORK T[>D IT N[4 ,WE MAY AS WELL !N ACCEPT ! REPRESSION & SUBJUGATION ?AT DEF9E \R WAY ( LIV+ AS NECESS>Y ANTIDOTES TO 0EVIL HUMAN NATURE40 ,AFT] ALL1 ACCORD+ TO ?IS L9E ( ?\<T1 \R PRE-CIVILIZ$ EXI/5CE ( DEPRIVATION1 BRUTALITY1 & IGNORANCE MADE AU?ORITY A B5EVOL5T GIFT ?AT RESCU$ US FROM SAVAG]Y4 

,?9K AB\T ! IMAGES ?AT COME TO M9D :5 Y\ M5TION ! LABELS 0CAVE MAN0 OR 0,NE&]?AL40 ,?OSE IMAGES >E IMPLANT$ & !N 9VOK$ TO REM9D US :]E WE W\LD BE )\T RELIGION1 GOV]NM5T1 & TOIL1 & >E PROBABLY ! BIGGE/ IDEOLOGICAL JU/IFICATIONS = ! :OLE VAN ( CIVILIZATION1 >MIES1 RELIGION1 LAW1 ! /ATE4 ,! PROBLEM ) ?OSE IMAGES1 ( C\RSE1 IS ?AT !Y >E 5TIRELY WRONG4 ,!RE HAS BE5 A POT5T REVOLUTION 9 ! FIELDS ( AN?ROPOLOGY & >*AEOLOGY OV] ! PA/ #b YE>S1 & 9CREAS+LY PEOPLE >E COM+ TO UND]/& ?AT LIFE BE=E AGRICULTURE & DOME/ICATION1 9 :I* BY DOME/ICAT+ O!RS WE DOME/ICAT$ \RSELVES1 WAS 9 FACT L>GELY ONE ( LEISURE1 9TIMACY ) NATURE1 S5SUAL WISDOM1 SEXUAL EQUALITY1 & HEAL?4 

,H[ DO WE KN[ ?IS8 

,9 P>T ?R\< OBS]V+ MOD]N =AG+ PEOPLES1 :AT FEW WE'VE NOT YET ELIM9AT$1 & WAT*+ !IR EGALIT>IAN WAYS DISAPPE> UND] ! PRESSURES ( HABITAT DE/RUCTION & (T5TIMES DIRECT CO]CION OR MURD]4 ,ALSO1 AT ! O!R 5D ( ! TIME SCALE1 ?R\< 9T]PRET+ >*AEOLOGICAL DIGS4 ,AN EXAMPLE ( ?IS HAS TO DO ) ! %>+ ?AT IS N[ UND]/OOD TO BE A KEYNOTE TRAIT ( NON-DOME/ICAT$ PEOPLE4 ,IF Y\ W]E TO /UDY HE>? SITES ( ANCI5T PEOPLES1 & TO F9D ?AT ONE FIRE SITE HAS ! REMA9S ( ALL ! GOODIES1 :ILE O!R SITES HAVE V]Y FEW1 !N ?AT SITE W\LD PROBABLY BE ! *IEF'S4 ,BUT IF TIME AFT] TIME Y\ SEE ?AT ALL ! SITES HAVE AB\T ! SAME AM\NT ( /UFF1 :AT BEG9S TO EM]GE IS A PICTURE ( A PEOPLE :OSE WAY ( LIFE IS BAS$ ON %>+4 ,& ?AT'S :AT IS CONSI/5TLY F\ND 9 PR5EOLI?IC SITES4 ,A ?IRD WAY ( KN[+ IS BAS$ ON ! ACC\NTS ( E>LY ,EUROPEAN EXPLOR]S1 :O AGA9 & AGA9 SPOKE ( ! G5]OSITY & G5TL5ESS ( ! PEOPLES !Y 5C\NT]$4 ,?IS IS TRUE ALL ACROSS ! GLOBE4 

,H[ DO Y\ RESPOND TO PEOPLE :O SAY ?IS IS ALL JU/ NUTTY ,R\SSEAUVIAN NOBLE SAVAGE NONS5SE8 

,I RESPECTFULLY SUGGE/ !Y READ MORE )9 ! FIELD4 ,?IS ISN'T AN>*I/ !ORY4 ,IT'S MA9/REAM AN?ROPOLOGY & >*AEOLOGY4 ,!RE >E DISAGREEM5TS AB\T SOME ( ! DETAILS1 BUT NOT AB\T ! G5]AL /RUCTURE4 

,IF ?+S W]E SO GREAT BE=E1 :Y DID AGRICULTURE BEG98 

,?AT'S A V]Y DIFFICULT QUE/ION1 BECAUSE = SO MANY HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( YE>S !RE WAS V]Y LITTLE *ANGE4 ,?AT'S LONG BE5 A S\RCE ( FRU/RATION TO S*OL>S 9 AN?ROPOLOGY & >*AEOLOGY3 ,H[ C\LD !RE HAVE BE5 ALMO/ Z]O *ANGE = HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( YE>S1 ! :OLE L[] & MIDDLE ,PALEOLI?IC ,]A & !N SUDD5LY AT A C]TA9 PO9T 9 ! UPP] ,PALEOLI?IC !RE'S ?IS EXPLOSION1 SEEM+LY \T ( NO:]E8 ,Y\ SUDD5LY HAVE >T1 & ON ! HEELS ( ?AT1 AGRICULTURE4 

,I ?9K IT WAS /ABLE BECAUSE IT WORK$1 & ,I ?9K IT *ANG$ F9ALLY BECAUSE = MANY MILL5NIA !RE WAS A K9D ( SL[ SLIPPAGE 9TO DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,?IS HAPP5$ SO SL[LY1 ALMO/ IMP]CEPTIBLY1 ?AT PEOPLE DIDN'T SEE :AT WAS HAPP5+1 OR :AT !Y W]E 9 DANG] ( LOS+4 ,! ALI5ATION BR\<T AB\T BY DIVISION ( LABOR1 ALI5ATION FROM EA* O!R1 FROM ! NATURAL WORLD1 FROM !IR BODIES1 !N REA*$ SOME SORT ( CRITICAL MASS1 GIV+ RISE TO ITS APO!OSIS 9 :AT WE'VE COME TO KN[ AS CIVILIZATION4 ,AS TO H[ CIVILIZATION ITSELF TOOK HOLD1 ,I ?9K ,FREUD NAIL$ ?AT ONE :5 HE SAID ?AT 0CIVILIZATION IS SOME?+ :I* WAS IMPOS$ ON A RESI/+ MAJORITY BY A M9ORITY :I* UND]/OOD H[ TO OBTA9 POSSESSION ( ! MEANS ( P[] & CO]CION40 ,?AT'S :AT WE SEE HAPP5+ TODAY1 & !RE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE IT WAS ANY DIFF]5T 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 

,:AT'S WRONG ) DIVISION ( LABOR8 

,IF Y\R PRIM>Y GOAL IS MASS PRODUCTION1 NO?+ AT ALL4 ,IT'S C5TRAL TO \R WAY ( LIFE4 ,EA* P]SON P]=MS AS A T9Y COG 9 ?IS BIG MA*9E4 ,IF1 ON ! O!R H&1 Y\R PRIM>Y GOAL IS RELATIVE :OL5ESS1 EGALIT>IANISM1 AUTONOMY1 OR AN 9TACT WORLD1 !RE'S QUITE A LOT WRONG ) IT4 ,I ?9K ?AT AT BASE A P]SON IS NOT COMPLETE OR FREE 9S(> AS ?AT P]SON'S LIFE & ! :OLE SURR\ND+ SETUP DEP5D ON HIS OR H] BE+ JU/ SOME ASPECT ( A PROCESS1 SOME FRACTION ( IT4 ,A DIVID$ LIFE MIRRORS ! BASIC DIVISIONS 9 SOCIETY & IT ALL />TS !RE4 ,HI]>*Y & ALI5ATION />T !RE1 = EXAMPLE4 ,I DON'T ?9K ANYONE W\LD D5Y ! EFFECTIVE CONTROL ?AT SPECIALI/S & EXP]TS HAVE 9 ! CONTEMPOR>Y WORLD4 ,& ,I DON'T ?9K ANYONE W\LD >GUE ?AT CONTROL ISN'T 9CREAS+ ) EV]-GREAT] ACCEL]ATION4 

,BUT HUMANS >E SOCIAL ANIMALS4 ,ISN'T IT NECESS>Y = US TO RELY ON EA* O!R8 

,IT'S IMPORTANT TO UND]/& ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! 9T]DEP5D5CE ( A FUNCTION+ COMMUNITY & A =M ( DEP5D5CE ?AT COMES FROM RELY+ ON O!RS :O HAVE SPECIALIZ$ SKILLS Y\ DON'T HAVE4 ,!Y N[ HAVE P[] OV] Y\4 ,:E!R !Y >E 0B5EVOL5T0 9 US+ IT IS REALLY BESIDE ! PO9T4 

,9 ADDITION TO DIRECT CONTROL BY ?OSE :O HAVE SPECIALIZ$ SKILLS1 !RE IS A LOT ( MY/IFICATION ( ?OSE SKILLS4 ,P>T ( ! IDEOLOGY ( MOD]N SOCIETY IS ?AT )\T IT1 Y\'D BE COMPLETELY LO/1 Y\ W\LDN'T KN[ H[ TO DO ! SIMPLE/ ?+4 ,WELL1 HUMANS HAVE BE5 FE$+ !MSELVES = ! PA/ C\PLE ( MILLION YE>S1 & DO+ IT A LOT MORE SUCCESSFULLY & EFFICI5TLY ?AN WE DO N[4 ,! GLOBAL FOOD SY/EM IS 9SANE4 ,IT'S AMAZ+LY 9HUMANE & 9EFFICI5T4 ,WE WA/E ! WORLD ) PE/ICIDES1 H]BICIDES1 ! EFFECTS ( FOSSIL FUELS TO TRANSPORT & /ORE FOODS1 & SO ON1 & LIT]ALLY MILLIONS ( PEOPLE GO !IR 5TIRE LIVES )\T EV] HAV+ 5\< TO EAT4 ,BUT FEW ?+S >E SIMPL] ?AN GR[+ OR GA!R+ Y\R [N FOOD4 

,Y\'VE SAID ?AT WE'VE ALSO COME TO BE DOM9AT$ BY TIME ITSELF4 

,TIME IS AN 9V5TION1 A CULTURAL >TIFACT1 A =MATION ( CULTURE4 ,IT HAS NO EXI/5CE \TSIDE CULTURE4 ,& IT'S A PRETTY EXACT MEASURE ( ALI5ATION4 

,H[ SO8 

,EV]Y?+ 9 \R LIVES IS MEASUR$ & RUL$ BY TIME1 EV5 DREAMS1 AS WE =CE !M TO CON=M TO A WORKADAY WORLD ( AL>M CLOCKS & S*$ULES4 ,IT'S REALLY AMAZ+ :5 Y\ ?9K ?AT IT WASN'T ?AT LONG AGO ?AT TIME WASN'T SO DISEMBODI$1 SO AB/RACT4 ,BUT WAIT A SECOND4 ,ISN'T ! TICK1 TICK1 TICK ( A CLOCK AB\T AS TANGIBLE AS Y\ CAN GET8 

,I REALLY LIKE :AT AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,LUCI5 ,LEVY-,BRUHL WROTE AB\T ?IS3 0,\R IDEA ( TIME SEEMS TO BE A NATURAL ATTRIBUTE ( ! HUMAN M9D4 ,BUT ?AT IS A DELUSION4 ,SU* AN IDEA SC>CELY EXI/S :]E PRIMITIVE M5TALITY IS CONC]N$40 

,:I* MEANS8 

,MO/ SIMPLY1 ?AT !Y LIVE 9 ! PRES5T1 AS WE ALL DO :5 WE'RE HAV+ FUN4 ,IT HAS BE5 SAID ?AT ! ,MBUTI ( S\!RN ,AFRICA BELIEVE ?AT 0BY A CORRECT FULFILLM5T ( ! PRES5T1 ! PA/ & ! FUTURE WILL TAKE C>E ( !MSELVES40 

,:AT A CONCEPT6 

,PRIMITIVE PEOPLES G5]ALLY HAVE NO 9T]E/ 9 BIR?DAYS OR MEASUR+ !IR AGES4 ,AS = ! FUTURE1 !Y HAVE LITTLE DESIRE TO CONTROL :AT DOES NOT YET EXI/1 JU/ AS !Y HAVE LITTLE DESIRE TO CONTROL NATURE4 ,?AT MOM5T-BY-MOM5T JO9+ ) ! FLUX & FL[ ( ! NATURAL WORLD1 ( C\RSE1 DOESN'T PRECLUDE AN AW>5ESS ( ! SEASONS1 BUT ?IS 9 NO WAY CON/ITUTES AN ALI5AT$ TIME CONSCI\SNESS ?AT ROBS !M ( ! PRES5T4 

,:AT ,I'M TALK+ AB\T IS H>D = US TO WRAP \R M9DS >\ND BECAUSE ! NOTION ( TIME HAS BE5 SO DEEPLY 9CULCAT$ ?AT IT'S SOMETIMES H>D TO IMAG9E IT NOT EXI/+4 

,Y\'RE NOT TALK+ AB\T JU/ NOT MEASUR+ SECONDS 444 

,I'M TALK+ AB\T TIME NOT EXI/+4 ,TIME1 AS AN AB/RACT CONT9U+ 0?READ0 ?AT UNRAVELS 9 AN 5DLESS PROGRESSION ?AT L9KS ALL EV5TS TOGE!R :ILE REMA9+ 9DEP5D5T ( !M4 ,?AT DOESN'T EXI/4 ,SEQU5CE EXI/S4 ,RHY?M EXI/S4 ,BUT NOT TIME4 ,P>T ( ?IS HAS TO DO ) ! NOTION ( MASS PRODUCTION & DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,TICK1 TICK1 TICK1 AS Y\ SAID4 ,ID5TICAL SECONDS4 ,ID5TICAL PEOPLE4 ,ID5TICAL *ORES REPEAT$ 5DLESSLY4 ,WELL1 NO TWO OCCURR5CES >E ID5TICAL1 & IF Y\ >E LIV+ 9 A /REAM ( 9N] & \T] EXP]I5CE ?AT CON/ANTLY BR+S CLU/]S ( NEW EV5TS1 EA* MOM5T IS QUANTITATIVELY & QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T FROM ! MOM5T BE=E4 ,! NOTION ( TIME SIMPLY DISAPPE>S4 

,I'M /ILL CONFUS$4 

,Y\ MI<T TRY ?IS3 ,IF EV5TS >E ALWAYS NOVEL1 !N NOT ONLY W\LD R\T9E BE IMPOSSIBLE1 BUT ! NOTION ( TIME W\LD BE MEAN+LESS4 

,& ! OPPOSITE W\LD BE TRUE AS WELL4 

,EXACTLY4 ,ONLY ) ! IMPOSITION ( TIME CAN WE BEG9 TO IMPOSE R\T9E4 ,! #a#d? C5TURY SAW ! FIR/ PUBLIC CLOCKS1 & ALSO ! DIVISION ( H\RS 9TO M9UTES & M9UTES 9TO SECONDS4 ,! 9CREM5TS ( TIME W]E N[ AS FULLY 9T]*ANGEABLE AS ! /&>DIZ$ P>TS & WORK PROCESSES NECESS>Y = CAPITALISM4 

,AT EV]Y /EP ( ! WAY ?IS SUBS]VI5CE TO TIME HAS BE5 MET ) RESI/ANCE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 E>LY FI<T+ 9 ,FRANCE'S ,JULY ,REVOLUTION ( #a#h#c1 ALL ACROSS ,P>IS PEOPLE BEGAN TO SPONTANE\SLY %OOT AT PUBLIC CLOCKS4 ,9 ! #a#i#fS1 MANY PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ ME1 QUIT WE>+ WAT*ES4 

,= A :ILE 9 MY #bS1 ,I ASK$ VISITORS TO TAKE (F !IR WAT*ES AS !Y 5T]$ MY HOME4 ,EV5 TODAY *ILDR5 MU/ BE BROK5 ( !IR RESI/ANCE TO TIME4 ,?IS WAS ONE ( ! PRIM>Y REASONS = ! IMPOSITION ( ?IS C\NTRY'S M&ATORY S*OOL SY/EM ON A L>GELY UNWILL+ PUBLIC4 ,S*OOL TEA*ES Y\ TO BE AT A C]TA9 PLACE AT A C]TA9 TIME1 & PREP>ES Y\ = LIFE 9 A FACTORY4 ,IT CALIBRATES Y\ TO ! SY/EM4 ,FR5* SITUATIONI/ ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM HAS A WOND]FUL QUOTE AB\T ?IS3 0,! *ILD'S DAYS ESCAPE ADULT TIME2 !IR TIME IS SWOLL5 BY SUBJECTIVITY1 PASSION1 DREAMS HAUNT$ BY REALITY4 ,\TSIDE1 ! $UCATORS LOOK ON1 WAIT+1 WAT* 9 H&1 TILL ! *ILD JO9S & FITS ! CYCLE ( ! H\RS40 

,TIME IS IMPORTANT NOT ONLY SOCIOLOGICALLY & ECOLOGICALLY1 BUT ALSO P]SONALLY4 ,IF ,I CAN %>E ANO!R QUOTE1 IT W\LD BE .<,AU/RIAN PHILOSOPH] ,LUDWIG.> ,WITTG5/E9'S 0,ONLY A MAN :O LIVES NOT 9 TIME BUT 9 ! PRES5T IS HAPPY40 ,JU/ LA/ YE> ,I CAME ACROSS AN ACC\NT BY ! #a#h?-C5TURY EXPLOR] ,SAMUAL ,HE>NE1 ! FIR/ :ITE MAN TO EXPLORE NOR!RN ,CANADA4 ,HE DESCRIB$ ,9DIAN *ILDR5 PLAY+ ) WOLF PUPS4 ,! *ILDR5 W\LD PA9T ! PUPS' FACES ) V]MILION OR R$ O*]1 & :5 !Y W]E DONE PLAY+ ) !M RETURN !M UNHURT TO ! D54 ,NEI!R ! PUPS NOR ! PUPS' P>5TS SEEM$ TO M9D AT ALL4 ,N[ WE GUN !M D[N FROM AIRPLANES4 ,?AT'S PROGRESS = Y\4 

,MORE BROADLY1 :AT HAS PROGRESS MEANT 9 PRACTICE8 

,PROGRESS HAS MEANT ! LOOM+ SPECT] ( ! COMPLETE DEHUMANIZATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! CATA/ROPHE ( ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE4 ,I ?9K !RE >E FEW] PEOPLE :O BELIEVE 9 PROGRESS N[ ?AN EV]1 BUT PROBABLY !RE >E /ILL MANY :O P]CEIVE IT AS 9EVITABLE4 ,WE'RE C]TA9LY CONDITION$ ON ALL SIDES TO ACCEPT ?AT1 & WE'RE HELD HO/AGE TO IT4 

,IF FEW] PEOPLE BELIEVE 9 PROGRESS1 :AT HAS REPLAC$ IT8 

,9]TIA4 ,?IS IS IT4 ,DEAL ) IT1 OR ELSE GET SCREW$4 ,Y\ DON'T HE> SO MU* N[ AB\T ! ,AM]ICAN ,DREAM1 OR ! GLORI\S NEW TOMORR[4 ,N[ IT'S A GLOBAL RACE = ! BOTTOM AS TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS COMPETE TO SEE :I* CAN MO/ EXPLOIT WORK]S1 MO/ DEGRADE ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,?AT COMPETITION ?+ WORKS ON ! P]SONAL LEVEL1 TOO4 ,IF Y\ DON'T PLUG 9TO COMPUT]S Y\ WON'T GET A JOB4 ,?AT'S PROGRESS4 

,:]E DOES ?AT LEAVE US8 

,I'M OPTIMI/IC1 BECAUSE NEV] BE=E HAS \R :OLE LIFE/YLE BE5 REVEAL$ AS MU* = :AT IT IS4 

,N[ ?AT WE'VE SE5 IT1 :AT IS !RE TO DO8 

,! FIR/ ?+ IS TO QUE/ION IT1 TO MAKE C]TA9 ?AT P>T ( ! DISC\RSE ( SOCIETY1 IF NOT ALL ( IT1 DEALS ) !SE LIFE-&-DEA? ISSUES1 9/EAD ( ! AVOIDANCE & D5IAL ?AT *>ACT]IZES SO MU* ( :AT PASSES = DISC\RSE4 ,& ,I BELIEVE1 ONCE AGA91 ?AT ?IS D5IAL CAN'T HOLD UP MU* LONG]1 BECAUSE !RE'S SU* A J>R+ CONTRA/ BETWE5 REALITY & :AT IS SAID AB\T REALITY4 ,ESPECIALLY 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 ,I W\LD SAY4 ,MAYBE1 & ?IS IS ! NI<TM>E SC5>IO1 ?AT CONTRA/ CAN GO ON =EV]4 ,! ,UNABOMB] ,MANIFE/O POSITS ?AT POSSIBILITY3 ,PEOPLE C\LD JU/ BE SO CONDITION$ ?AT !Y WON'T EV5 NOTICE !RE'S NO NATURAL WORLD ANYMORE1 NO FRE$OM1 NO FULFILLM5T1 NO NO?+4 ,Y\ JU/ TAKE Y\R ,PROZAC EV]Y DAY1 LIMP ALONG DYSPEPTIC & NEUROTIC1 & FIGURE ?AT'S ALL !RE IS4 

,SO1 H[ DO Y\ SEE ! FUTURE PLAY+ \T8 

,I WAS TALK+ TO A FRI5D AB\T IT ?IS AFT]NOON1 & HE WAS GIV+ REASONS :Y !RE ISN'T GO+ TO BE A GOOD \TCOME1 OR EV5 AN OP5+ T[>D A GOOD \TCOME4 ,I C\LDN'T SAY HE WAS WRONG1 BUT AS ,I M5TION$ BE=E1 ,I'M K9D ( BETT+ ?AT ! DEMON/RABLE IMPOV]I%M5T ON EV]Y LEVEL GOADS PEOPLE 9TO ! K9D ( QUE/ION+ WE'RE TALK+ AB\T1 & T[>D MU/]+ ! WILL TO CONFRONT IT4 ,P]HAPS N[ WE'RE 9 ! D>K BE=E ! DAWN4 ,I REMEMB] :5 .<SOCIAL CRITIC ,H]B]T.> ,M>CUSE WROTE ,ONE-,DIM5SIONAL ,MAN4 ,IT CAME \T 9 AB\T #a#i#f#d1 & HE WAS SAY+ ?AT HUMANS >E SO MANIPULAT$ 9 MOD]N CONSUM]I/ SOCIETY ?AT !RE REALLY CAN BE NO HOPE = *ANGE4 ,& !N )9 A C\PLE ( YE>S ?+S GOT PRETTY 9T]E/+1 PEOPLE WOKE UP FROM ! '#eS TO CREATE ! MOVEM5TS ( ! '#fS4 ,I BELIEVE HAD HE WRITT5 ?IS BOOK A LITTLE LAT] IT W\LD HAVE BE5 MU* MORE POSITIVE4 

,P]HAPS ! '#fS HELP$ %APE MY [N OPTIMISM4 ,I WAS AT ! ALMO/ P]FECT AGE4 ,I WAS AT ,/AN=D 9 COLLEGE1 & !N ,I MOV$ TO ,HAI<T ,A%BURY1 & ,B]KELEY WAS ACROSS ! ,BAY4 ,I GOT 9TO SOME 9T]E/+ SITUATIONS JU/ BECAUSE ,I WAS 9 ! RI<T PLACE AT ! RI<T TIME4 ,I AGREE ) PEOPLE :O SAY ! '#fS DIDN'T EV5 SCRAT* ! SURFACE1 BUT Y\ HAVE TO ADMIT !RE WAS SOME?+ GO+ ON4 ,& Y\ C\LD GET A GLIMPSE1 A S5SE ( POSSIBILITY1 A S5SE ( HOPE1 ?AT IF ?+S KEPT GO+1 !RE WAS A *ANCE ( US F9D+ A DIFF]5T PA?4 

,WE DIDN'T1 BUT ,I /ILL C>RY ?AT POSSIBILITY1 & IT W>MS ME1 EV5 ?\< #c YE>S LAT] ?+S >E FROZ51 & AWFUL4 ,SOMETIMES ,I'M AMAZ$ ?AT Y\NG] PEOPLE CAN DO ANY?+1 OR HAVE ANY HOPE1 BECAUSE ,I'M NOT SURE !Y'VE SE5 ANY *ALL5GE ?AT HAS SUCCE$$ EV5 P>TIALLY4 

,:AT DO Y\ WANT FROM Y\R WORK & Y\R LIFE8 

,I W\LD LIKE TO SEE A FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNITY1 AN 9TIMATE EXI/5CE1 :]E RELATIONS >E NOT BAS$ ON P[]1 & ?US NOT ON DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,I W\LD LIKE TO SEE AN 9TACT NATURAL WORLD & ,I W\LD LIKE TO LIVE AS A FULLY HUMAN BE+4 ,I W\LD LIKE ?AT = ! PEOPLE >\ND ME4 

,ONCE AGA91 H[ DO WE GET !RE FROM H]E8 

,I HAVE NO IDEA4 ,IT MI<T BE SOME?+ AS SIMPLE AS EV]YBODY JU/ /AY+ HOME FROM WORK4 ,FUCK IT4 ,)DRAW Y\R 5]GY4 ,! SY/EM CAN'T LA/ )\T US4 ,IT NE$S TO SUCK \R 5]GY4 ,IF PEOPLE /OP RESPOND+ TO ! SY/EM1 IT'S DOOM$4 

,BUT IF WE /OP RESPOND+1 IF WE REALLY DECIDE NOT TO GO ALONG1 >5'T WE DOOM$ ALSO1 BECAUSE ! SY/EM WILL DE/ROY US8 

,RI<T4 ,IT'S NOT SO EASY4 ,IF IT W]E ?AT SIMPLE1 PEOPLE W\LD JU/ /AY HOME1 BECAUSE IT'S SU* A DRAG TO GO ?R\< !SE MIS]ABLE R\T9ES 9 AN 9CREAS+LY EMPTY CULTURE4 ,BUT A QUE/ION WE ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP 9 M9D IS ?IS3 ,WE'RE DOOM$1 BUT 9 :I* WAY >E WE MORE DOOM$8 ,I REC5TLY GAVE A TALK AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,OREGON 9 :I* ,I SPOKE ON A LOT ( !SE TOPICS4 ,NE> ! 5D ,I SAID1 0,I KN[ ?AT A CALL = ?IS SORT ( OV]TURN+ ( ! SY/EM S\NDS RIDICUL\S1 BUT ! ONLY ?+ ,I CAN ?9K ( ?AT'S EV5 MORE RIDICUL\S IS TO JU/ LET ! SY/EM KEEP ON GO+40 

,H[ DO WE KN[ ?AT ALL ! ALI5ATION WE SEE >\ND US WILL LEAD TO BREAKD[N & REJUV5ATION8 ,:Y CAN'T IT JU/ LEAD TO MORE ALI5ATION84 

,IT'S A QUE/ION ( H[ REV]SIBLE ! DAMAGE IS4 ,SOMETIMES1 & ,I DON'T BELIEVE ?IS IS TOO MU* AVOIDANCE OR D5IAL1 SOMETIMES 9 HI/ORY ?+S >E REV]S$ 9 A MOM5T :5 ! PHYSICAL WORLD 9TRUDES 5\< TO KNOCK US (F BALANCE4 .<,RA\L.> ,VANEIGEM REF]S TO A LOVELY LITTLE ?+ ?AT GIVES ME TREM5D\S HOPE4 ,! DOGS 9 ,PAVLOV'S LABORATORY HAD BE5 CONDITION$ = HUNDR$S ( H\RS4 ,!Y W]E FULLY TRA9$ & DOME/ICAT$4 ,!N !RE WAS A FLOOD 9 ! BASEM5T4 ,& Y\ KN[ :AT HAPP5$8 ,!Y =GOT ALL ( !IR TRA9+ 9 ! BL9K ( AN EYE4 ,WE %\LD BE ABLE TO DO AT LEA/ ?AT WELL4 ,I AM /AK+ MY LIFE ON IT1 & IT IS T[>D ?IS 5D ?AT ,I DEVOTE MY WORK4 

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