#ae ,PO/-,PRIMITIVI/ ,!SES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

,TW5TY YE>S AGO A GR\P ( ,DETROIT AN>*I/S BEGAN WORK ON A NEW SYN!SIS ( 5VIRONM5TAL & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ?\<T4 ,DI/+UI%+ !MSELVES FROM O!R BURGEON+ ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5TS 9 ! EI<TIES AN>*OPUNK SC5E !Y S\<T TO DRAW 9SPIRATION DIRECTLY FROM \R PRIMITIVE ROOTS4 ,AN>*Y1 !Y DECL>$1 %\LD NOT BE CONSID]$ 9 T]MS ( AN AB/RACT /ATE TO BE POLITICALLY WON1 BUT RA!R A LIV+ EXP]I5CE & EXT5SIVE HI/ORICAL REALITY4 ,REEVALUAT+ ! IDEOLOGIES & DOGMA ( ! CLASSIC AN>*I/ MOVEM5T !Y TURN$ ATT5TION TO ! >*AEOLOGICAL RECORD & EXI/+ 9DIG5\S SOCIETIES4 ,BY BUILD+ ON PO/-LEFT CRITIQUES !Y PASSIONATELY WORK$ TO BR+ ATT5TION TO A MU* WID] CONTEXT & HI/ORY ( M5TAL1 SOCIAL & PHYSICAL EXPRESSIONS ( TOTALIT>IANISM4 ,& F9ALLY1 TAK+ A /UNN+LY BROAD /ANCE ?AT FRAM$ HUMANITY'S NEOLI?IC EMBRACE ( MASS SOCIETY 9 T]MS ( ! MY?OLOGICAL ,FALL FROM ,$51 ! MOVEM5T *OSE TO T>GET AS A S+LE :OLE BO? ! VIRUL5T SOCIAL HI]>*IES ?AT ACCOMPANI$ ! ONSET ( AGR>IANISM & ! 5TIRETY ( TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T S9CE4 

,! RADICAL CORE ( A VA/ GRE5 AN>*I/ AWAK5+1 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM BLOSSOM$ ACROSS ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNITY & !N BEYOND4 

,HI<-PR(ILE OP]ATIONS SU* AS ,E>? ,FIR/'S CREATION ( ! ,CASCADIA ,FREE ,/ATE TO BLOCK OLD-GR[? LOGG+ BUILT AN 9T]NATIONAL MOM5TUM >\ND GRE5 AN>*Y4 ,AT ! SAME TIME 9TELLECTUALS LIKE ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN GA9$ PUBLIC EXPOSURE 9 DEF5SE & SUPPORT ( ,UNABOMB] ,T$ ,KACZYNSKI'S ANTI-CIVILIZATION POLITICS4 ,9 ! ,SEATTLE RIOTS AGA9/ ! ,W,T,O PRIMITIVI/ GR\P FROM ,EUG5E /OLE ! M$IA SPOTLI<T4 ,TODAY V>I\S BUNDL+S ( GRE5 AN>*I/ ?\<T HAVE BECOME DIFFUSE & DEEPLY 9TEGRAL 9 ! BROAD] AN>*I/ MOVEM5T &1 DESPITE SOME DRAMATICALLY TURN+ TIDES1 PRIMITIVISM /ILL 5JOYS A SIGNIFICANT 9FLU5CE4 

,NATURALLY ?IS HAS PROVOK$ SIZABLE CRITICISM4 

,)9 ! TRADITIONALLY SOCIALI/ & UNABA%$LY LEFTI/ VE9S WRIT]S SU* AS ,MI*AEL ,ALB]T & ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 HAVE BE5 REPULS$ AT ! MOVEM5T'S RADICAL REJECTION ( EV]YDAY BASIC TE*NOLOGY & UNIV]SALLY ACCEPT$ CON/RUCTS LIKE LANGUAGE ITSELF4 ,& ON ! GR\ND MANY ACTIVI/S D]IDE A LACK ( 5GAGEM5T ) OR SYMPA?Y & AW>5ESS ( SOCIAL REALITIES4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ID5TITY ISSUES & ACCUSATIONS ( IRRELEVANCY HAVE PLAGU$ ! MA9LY ECONOMICALLY-PRIVILEG$ :ITE ANGLOPHONE MOVEM5T4 

,DESPITE ?IS1 OR P]HAPS BECAUSE ( !SE CRITIQUES & !IR LIMIT$ NATURE1 ! PRIMITIVI/ DISC\RSE HAS CONT9U$ SEEP+ \T TO WID] AUDI5CES BEYOND AN>*ISM ?R\< ?+S LIKE ! GR[+ 9FATUATION ( LIB]AL CONSPIRACY TYPES ) PEAK OIL & ,D]RICK ,J5S5'S POPUL>IZATION ( ECOLOGICAL /RUGGLE4 

,S]I\S 9TELLECTUAL RESI/ANCE1 :]E IT HAS COME1 HAS BE5 LESS !ORETICALLY 9SPIR$ ?AN SOCIALLY MOTIVAT$4 ,= MANY RADICALS ! MO/ TANGIBLE EFFECTS ( PRIMITIVISM HAVE BE5 CULTURAL4 ,PR$ICTIONS ( AN 9EVITABLE & P]MAN5T CRA% ( CIVILIZATION HAVE SAPP$ ! P]CEIV$ NE$ = REVOLUTION>Y ACTION & DIFF]+ DEGREES ( SURVIVALI/ ELITISM HAVE MIX$ ) ALREADY RAMPANT %ALL[ & SELF-PREOCCUPI$ COMPETITIVE MORALISMS TO ! EFFECT ( EV5 GREAT] DISCONNECT4 ,A SORT ( ,D,I,Y GRE5 CAPITALISM HAS BE5 RECREAT$ BY C]TA9 RADICAL CIRCLES 9 :I* PRESUMABLY IF Y\ COLLECT 5\< SURVIVAL SKILLS TOK5S Y\ GET TO RETIRE TO Y\R V]Y [N PLU% PO/-COLLAPSE BUNGAL[ ) A PANORAMIC VIEW ( EV]YONE Y\ EV] HAD DRAMA ) DY+4 

,?IS IS OBVI\SLY ALL V]Y CONC]N+4 ,BUT1 AS ) ANY POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OR REVOLUTION>Y P>ADIGM1 ! DEMOGRAPHICS & P>TICUL> SOCIAL CONSEQU5CES >E F> LESS IMPORTANT ?AN :AT PRIMITIVISM ACTUALLY HAS TO SAY4 ,NEI!R EXTREMISM NOR RADICALISM >E EV] REASONS = REJECTION UNTO !MSELVES1 NOR >E EV5 IMPRACTICALITY OR A FUMBL$ 5ACTM5T - :ATEV] TACTICS MI<T BE CONCLUD$ FROM AN ASS]TION1 IF ! UND]LY+ IDEA IS 9VIOLATE1 ! CONSEQU5CE ( IT %\LD NOT BL9D US TO ?AT REALITY4 

,! ACTUAL >GUM5T BEH9D AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS FI]CE4 ,IT IS 9TELLIG5T & COMPLEX1 YET BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE AT ROOT444 ,& IT IS ULTIMATELY WRONG4 

,9 GIV+ FLE% TO !SE FIFTE5 !SES ,I SEEK NOT TO CALL \T ! RADICAL GRE5 MOVEM5T :OLESALE4 ,NOR DO ,I MEAN TO LIMIT MYSELF TO SOME (FICIAL OR?ODOXY ( PRIMITIVISM PROP]4 ,RA!R ,I MEAN TO ADDRESS SEV]AL CORE & RECURR+ /R&S ( ?\<T 9 PRIMITIVISM TODAY & ! DEEP FAIL+S ?AT HAVE COME TO DEF9E IT AS A :OLE4 

,BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS @& ,DI/9CTIONS >5'T ,P>TICUL>LY FUNDAM5TAL 

,IT'S NO SECRET WE1 AS A SOCIETY1 HAVE A BAD CASE ( COSMOLOGY-?R\<-TAXONOMY4 ,! 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION 9 P>TICUL> SAW AN EXPLOSION ( CATEGORIZATION & DEM>CATION BETWE5 AB/RACTIONS4 ,FROM ANIMAL_/VEGETABLE_/M9]AL WE GOT SUB-P>!NONS4 PHYLAS1 COMP\NDS1 9FRACLASSES & A HO/ ( O!R COGNITIVE DIVISIONS4 ,IT WAS A PR(\ND & EXPANSIVE CAMPAIGN ( C5TRALIZATION & ITEMIZATION &1 LIKE ALL O!RS1 IT WAS MO/LY AB\T CONTROL4 

,JU/ AS HAS BE5 TRUE S9CE ! V]Y FIR/ P]SON MUCK$ >\ND ) LANGUAGE3 NAM+ IS P[]4 

,IT WAS NOT 5\< TO BUILD A MASSIVE PHYSICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE BY :I* TO APPLY SOCIAL HI]>*IES4 ,HUMANITY ITSELF HAD TO BE BROK5 D[N & CONTROLL$4 ,! GREATE/ TOOLS ( CO]CION & CONTROL ?AT HAD EV] BE5 AVAILABLE--! NE$S & FRAILTIES ( \R [N BODIES--W]E TO BE SO ?OR\<LY ITEMIZ$ AS GIVE *>GE TO ! SECOND GREATE/ TOOL ( CO]CION & CONTROL3 A RELIGION4 

,BIOLOGY OV]-ASS]T$ ITS ASSOCIATION ) H>D SCI5CES LIKE *EMI/RY & PHYSICS & BR\<T ?AT UNE>N$ LEGITIMACY TO BE> 9 ! SOCIAL REALM4 ,EV5 AS =E/S W]E CLE>CUT & SPECIES EXT]M9AT$1 ,EUROPE'S EXP&+ ECOSY/EM ( SOCIAL HI]>*Y LAUN*$ A B>RAGE ( TAXONOMIC DECL>ATIONS TO CONV9CE ! PEOPLE ?AT IT BE/ UND]/OOD !IR 9T]ACTIONS1 PLACE & ROLE )9 ! WORLD4 ,WE MAY NOT UND]/& ! PROCESSES KILL+ Y\1 BUT WE CAN PICK ITS NAME (F A *>T4 

,?\< IT GAVE NO TRUE /R5G?1 SU* TAXONOMIC KN[L$GE PROVID$ A NUMB+ SECURITY4 ,A S5SE ( P]SONAL CONTROL OV] ! WORLD ?R\< ! +E/ION ( /RUCTURE4 

,! SYN!SIS ( ?IS PURSUIT ( TAXONOMY ) ! VALUATION ( POSITION & P[] CAN ( C\RSE BE SE5 9 ! CON/RUCTIONS APPLI$ TO RACE & SEX4 ,& 0,SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM0 JU/IFI$ SOCIAL /RATIFICATION MORE BROADLY BY APPLY+ EM]G+ BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AS FULLY DESCRIPTIVE & ABSOLUTE LAWS ( NATURE 9 REALMS !Y HAD NO BUS9ESS 9 DESCRIB+4 

,! G5]AL ASSURANCE PROVID$ BY TAXONOMY SPURR$ AN OV]REA* ?AT /ILL DEEPLY AFFECTS \R DISC\RSE4 ,MA9/REAM NOTIONS ( E?ICS--LONG CORRUPT$ BY ! *UR* TO REMOVE ANY F\NDATION SAVE APPEALS TO AU?ORITY-- REACT$ TO ! 9CREAS+ POT5CY ( BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS BY SIMPLY SWAPP+ AU?ORITIES4 ,NATURE WAS SWAPP$ 9 TO FILL ! PLACE ( GOD4 ,& ! FULFILLM5T ( ONE'S ROLE SET \T = !M BY NATURE WAS POSITION$ AS ! MORAL GOOD4 ,HOMOSEXUALITY1 = EXAMPLE1 GETS ATTACK$ = BE+ 0UNNATURAL0 MORE (T5 ?AN 0UNHOLY40 

,! E>LY FIELD ( BIOLOGY1 AS IT WAS APPEAL$ TO & APPLI$ 9 ! SOCIAL REALM1 EXCELL$ 9 LAY]$ COMPLEX >CANA1 RITUALS & MIRACLES4 ,:AT IT NE$$ WAS A T\* ( DIV9ITY1 SOME?+ ?AT C\LD BE P]SONALLY MY/IFI$ UNTIL IT SWALL[$ UP ALL EXI/5TIAL QUE/IONS4 ,& !N IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE TO DRAW L9ES & SLICE UP :ATEV] WAS LEFT ON ! METAPHYSICAL LEVEL4 ,?US ! >BITR>Y CATEGORY ( 0LIV+0 WAS CANONIZ$ AS AN ABSOLUTE ON P> ) ! *>GE ( AN ELECTRON1 EV5 ?\< AB/RACTIONS LIKE 0SELF-REPLICAT+ SY/EM0 W]E OBVI\SLY SUBJECTIVE AS ALL HELL4 ,WE SAW PATT]NS ?AT C\LD BE EASILY & PRAGMATICALLY DESCRIB$ & PRET5D$ !Y W]E PREFECT & FUNDAM5TAL DESCRIPTIONS4 ,SO ! *EMICALLY SUBJECTIVE IMPRESSION ( 0LIFE0 IS DECL>$ TO BEG9 AT CONCEPTION1 ET CET]A1 ET CET]A4 

,! *UR*ES B\<T 9 REAL FA/4 

,YET IF SELF-REPLICATION IS SOMEH[ AN 5TROPY-BREAK+ SIGNATURE ( A DIV9ELY SEP>ATE =CE1 :AT ( ! />S8 ,!Y GR[1 COLLAPSE &1 9 DO+ SO1 SE$ !IR [N RE-GR[? AMONG ! NEBULAE4 ,EV]Y PIECE ( MATT] >\ND US IS P>T ( ?AT CYCLE4 ,LIKEWISE1 A MY/IFICATION ( ! 9=MATION PATT]NS ( ,D,N,A BREAKS D[N 9 ! =M ( ,R,N,A & QUASI-NUCLEAIC-ACID C>RI]S ON ! FRAY$ $GE ( :AT'S A COMPLEX MOLECULE & :AT WAS DECL>$ EASILY RECOGNIZABLE BY A LAB TE*NICIAN4 ,:AT C\NTS AS ! 0SAM5ESS0 BETWE5 ONE CELL & ANO!R8,:Y NOT 9CLUDE ! SUBLIMATION ( M9]ALS8 

,IT CAN SEEM AN 9ANE DIFFICULTY1 BUT !SE NOTIONS COME TO BE> AGA9 & AGA9 9 \R POLITICAL & ECOLOGICAL DISC\RSE 9 WAYS ?AT CAN BE DEEPLY PROBLEMATIC1 YET >E R>ELY CALL$ \T4 

,ONE TRADITION ( PRIMITIVI/ ?\<T APPEALS /RONGLY TO ! NOTION ( 0COMPLEXITY01 SOME?+ WELL DEF9$ 9 SAY COMPUT] SCI5CE 7:]E ! >BITR>Y AB/RACTIONS WE *OOSE AUTOMATICALLY HAVE REAL MEAN+71 BUT NOT SO CLE>-CUT 9 ! REALM ( CULTURES & BIOMES4 ,Y\ GET AU?ORS LIKE ,JASON ,GODESKY >GU+ PO9TS ?AT DEP5D ON HUMO SAPI5S BE+ MORE 0COMPLEX0 ?AN D9OSAURS & D9OSAURS MORE COMPLEX ?AN SAY CORAL REEFS4 ,BUT = :AT DEF9ITION ( 0COMPLEX08 ,WE JUDGE COMPLEXITY BAS$ ON H[ MANY 0P>TS0 WE SEE 9 A SY/EM1 BUT :AT EXACTLY CON/ITUTES A P>T IS ITSELF HUGELY SUBJECTIVE ON ANY?+ O!R ?AN FUNDAM5TAL P>TICLES4 ,WE *OSE TO TALK & ?9K 9 T]MS ( P>TICUL> AB/RACTS AGGLOM]ATES BAS$ ON H[ USEFUL SU* S*EMES >E = US1 NOT BECAUSE ?+S BECOME SUDD5LY MAGICALLY MORE ?AN ! SUM ( !IR P>TS AT SAY ! CELLUL> LEVEL4 ,IF D9OSAURS >E CONSID]$ 0LESS COMPLEX0 ?AN PRIMATES IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE 9TRICATE NAM+ SY/EMS = PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL DETAILS CLOS] TO \R [N EXP]I5CE4 ,BUT FROM ANO!R P]SPECTIVE A CORAL REEF CAN BE SE5 AS F>1 F> MORE COMPLEX ?AN A HUMAN BE+4 

,MY PO9T IS ?AT SIGNIFICANT AB/RACTION BAS$ 9 SU* TAXONOMIES CAN 5D UP WORSE ?AN USELESS4 ,:ILE ON A SOME LEVELS--9 ! PRAGMATIC S]VICE ( SOME GOALS--!Y CAN BE USEFUL1 WE NE$ TO REMA9 EXPLICIT AB\T ?OSE CON/RA9TS4 ,!RE CAN BE JU/ AS MU*1 SAY1 FUNDAM5TAL 0DIV]SITY0 BETWE5 A GIV5 SPOTT$ [L @& LEMUR AS BETWE5 TWO LEMURS4 ,N>R[LY FOCUS$ ON SIMIL>ITIES BETWE5 PATT]NS ( ,D,N,A OR MACROSCOPIC PHYSICAL TR5DS 9 PHYSIOLOGY1 \R CONCEPT ( 0DIV]SITY0 MI<T EV5 BE APPLICABLE 9 ! WAY WE WANT IT TO BE4 ,BUT IT WON'T NECESS>ILY GET US BEYOND ! ASSUMPTIONS1 ! WORK+ P>AMET]S1 & ! SOCIAL HI]>*IES A GIV5 TAXONOMIC FRAMEWORK IS C\*$ 94 ,IT'S ALL TOO EASY TO SLIDE 9TO MAK+ TOO MU* \T ( FALSE DI*OTOMIES BETWE5 'LIV+' & NON-'LIV+' SY/EMS OR 'NATURAL' & NON-'NATURAL' >RANGEM5TS4 

,:ILE PRAGMATIC ON C]TA9 LEVELS ( DISCUSSION1 AB/RACTIONS ( ANY DEEP E?ICAL1 ONTOLOGICAL OR EXI/5TIAL SIGNIFICANCE ?AT >E PR$ICAT$ ON ,BIOLOGY'S CONCEPTUAL DI/9CTIONS >E LIKELY TO BE DEEPLY PROBLEMATIC4 ,9/EAD ( COPP+ \T ) LOOSE & ULTIMATELY >BITR>Y AB/RACTIONS1 IT BEHOOVES US TO ?9K 9 T]MS ( ! EXACT P>TICUL>S & ONLY SPEAK ( SY/EMIC DI/9CTIONS ?AT >E GR\ND$ 9 OBJECTIVE FUNDAM5TALS4 

,! BIOSPH]E IS NOT 9H]5TLY GOOD1 JU/ HI<LY DYNAMIC 

,BETWE5 ! SOL> W9D & ITS MOLT5 IRON CORE1 ! ,E>? HAS A ?9 LAY] ( WAT] & NITROG54 ,>\ND #c4#e BILLION YE>S AGO1 AFT] ! PLANET F9I%$ AGGREGAT+1 ?IS LAY] ( FLUID LOCK$ 9TO A SORT ( HOMEO/ASIS >\ND ! SOLID MANTEL4 ,! V>I\S ELEM5TS CAU<T UP 9 ?IS TURBUL5T PROCESS W]E =C$ 9TO F> CLOS] 9T]ACTION ?AN !Y'D SE5 AS DU/ BETWE5 ! />S4 ,DUE TO ! NATURE ( ! PLANET>Y =MATION MU* ( ! SURFACE EXP]I5C$ L>GE & DECID$LY UNEV5 \TBUR/S ( 5]GY4 ,UNUSUALLY EXT5D$ MOLECULES W]E =M$ & DE/ROY$ AS FUNDAM5TAL P>TICLES FOLL[$ 5TROPY TO L[] 5]GY /ATES ALL :ILE PRESS$ UP AGA9/ UNC\NTABLE TRILLIONS ( !IR FELL[S4 

,EV5TUALLY ! MO/ VIOL5T 5]GY \TBUR/S DI$ D[N & ! RESULT+ ELEM5TAL MUCK SETTL$ 9TO MORE EFFICI5T & LOCALLY SU/A9ABLE PATT]NS ( RELATIONAL /RUCTURE4 ,! FREE-FLOAT+ ,O#b MOLECULE BECAME A QUITE POPUL> PATT]N ( >RANGEM5T AS ]OSIVE MOLECUL> AGGREGATES LIB]AT$ IT FROM ! SURFACE'S IRON ROCKS4 ,ANO!R POPUL> >RANGEM5T ?AT /OOD ! TE/ ( ALL ?OSE TRILLIONS ( 9T]ACT+ P>TICLES & MOLECULES WAS ! AM9O ACID4 ,( C\RSE1 ?IS WAS A F> BROAD] G5]ALIZATION ( 9T]-ATOMIC /RUCTURE &1 UNLIKE ! SIMPLI/IC ,O#b1 ITS EXI/5CE DEP5D$ ON A MU* HI<] DEGREE ( 9T]ACTION ) ! SURR\ND+ MUCK4 ,SU* 9CREAS$ 9T]ACTION1 9 FACT1 ?AT1 AS 5TROPY PLAY$ \T ! ,E>?'S OCEAN_/ATMOSPH]E1 IT EM]G$ PRIM>ILY 9 CLOSE CONJUNCTION ) MU* L>G] AGGLOM]ATIONS ( CLOSELY 9T]DEP5D5T MOLECULES4 ,9 ! BACKGR\ND ( ALL ?IS AN ALMO/ UNNOTICEABLE MASS ( SUG>S ROLL$ !MSELVES \T & TRANSMITT$ /RUCTURAL 9=MATION TO !IR SURR\ND+ PROTE9S4 ,! PLANET COOL$ & !SE SLUGGI% UB]-MASSIVE MOLECUL> >RANGEM5TS GA9$ GR\ND AGA9/ ! MORE FI]Y RADICAL >RANGEM5TS ( YE/]-EON4 ,TODAY AB\T TWO TRILLION TONS ( MATT] ON ! SURFACE ( ! E>? IS 9TIMATELY ASSOCIAT$ ) !SE DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS4 ,& ! SUM TOTAL ( !SE FLUIDLY 9T]RELAT+ POSITIONAL /RUCTURES ( MATT] IS TODAY REF]R$ TO AS ! ,BIOSPH]E4 

,!RE >E MANY COSMICALLY DESCRIPTIVE ATTRIBUTES ?AT C\LD BE APPLI$ TO ?IS PLANET'S SCUMMY \T] FILM1 BUT ! MO/ IMPORTANT IS BY F> ITS DYNAMICISM4 

,NEI!R AN EXPANSIVE VACUUM ( DI/ANT1 WEAK & SL[ 9T]ACTIONS NOR A POSITIONALLY LOCK$1 BRITTLE OV]-/RUCTURE1 ! BIOSPH]E IS *>ACT]IZ$ BY RELATIVELY 9 FLUID *ANGE4 ,?AT IS TO SAY 9T]ACT+ =CES PLAY \T ) SIGNIFICANTLY SP$ UP *ANGES 9 RELATIVE POSITIONS4 ,( C\RSE ?AT'S NOT TO ASCRIBE TO IT ! PROP]TIES ( SOME P]FECTLY DYNAMIC SUP]-FLUID4 

,RA!R1 ! ,E>? IS SIMPLY DYNAMIC 5\< TO BUFF] ! EM]G5CE & MOBILE PROPAGATION ( R\<1 L[-D5SITY 9=MATION /RUCTURES4 ,LIKE US4 

,\R BIOSPH]E IS ORGANIZ$ 9 /RATIFI$ LAY]S ( FLUIDITY4 ,FROM P>TICLES TO MOLECULES TO CELLS TO ORGANISMS4 ,GIV5 ANY >BITR>ILY LIMIT$ SY/EM & ! 9T5TION TO CONVEY 9=MATION 9 ! =M ( SPATIAL RELATIONS ABLE TO )/& EXT]NALITIES1 SOME FLUID BEHAVIOR IS CRUCIAL4 ,?OSE >RANGEM5TS :I* SURVIVE & FL\RI% 9 SU* DYNAMIC SY/EMS DO SO ?\< GRASSROOTS PROPAGATION4 ,& ! RESULT+ L&SCAPES >E *>ACT]IZ$ BY R$UNDANCY4 ,BY COALESC+ 9TO AUTONOM\S ACTORS !Y A*IEVE A SORT ( DI/RIBUT$ ADAPTABILITY ?AT MORPH >\ND BLUNT OB/ACLES & SEEP 9TO !IR SURR\ND+S4 

,COMP>$ TO A ROCK1 A PUDDLE ( WAT] IS V]Y DYNAMIC4 ,A MAPLE TREE'S PROBABLY GO+ TO BE A :OLE LOT LESS DYNAMIC ?AN ! PUDDLE ( WAT]4 ,BUT ! ROCK'S NOT GO+ TO DO MU* AT ALL4 ,! 9=MATION /RUCTURE CONTA9$ )9 ! >RANGEM5T ( ITS P>TICLES ISN'T REALLY GO+ TO APPLY ITSELF TO ! SURR\ND+ WORLD AS BE APPLI$ UPON4 

,! ROCK1 ( C\RSE1 CAN /ORE QUITE A BIT ( POSITIONAL 9=MATION4 ,!SE DAYS WE1 AS A SOCIETY1 SP5D QUITE A LOT ( TIME SAV+ PORN & ,M,P#cS TO ROCKS4 ,BECAUSE1 IT'S WOR? PO9T+ \T1 ! /RUCTURES 9 ! ROCK G5]ALLY DON'T SPONTANE\SLY FL[ AP>T4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 H[EV]1 SU* BRITTLE FROZ5 /RUCTURES >E 9CR$IBLY UN/ABLE 9 ! FACE APPLI$ CONTACT & MOTION4 ,BUT ?AT'S OKAY BECAUSE ?\< DYNAMIC SY/EMS ]ODE 5TR5*$ /RUCTURE1 !RE >E /ILL WAYS TO CONVEY & APPLY POSITIONAL 9=MATION4 

,! MAPLE TREE'S ,D,N,A1 = EXAMPLE1 9 PROPORTION TO ITS TOTAL RESULT+ WEI<T1 MAY NOT PACK AWAY AN IMPRESSIVE NUMB] ( GIGS P] CUBIC 9*4 ,BUT IT PRES]VES & APPLIES SU* 9=MATIONAL /RUCTURES 9 SU* A WAY ?AT AN IPOD1 AB&ON$ ON M\NTA9SIDE1 W\LD BE H>D PRESS$ TO MAT*4 

,?R\< DYNAMIC 5GAGEM5T ) 5VIRONM5TAL COMPLEXITIES1 /RUCTURE CAN BE ROOT$ ) MORE SURVIVABILITY & CONSEQU5CE ?AN A LESS DYNAMIC ONE W\LD F9D4 ,! /RUCTURE ( A HUNK ( CONCRETE IS NOT V]Y DYNAMIC1 & A BRITTLE HUNK ( CONCRETE EMB$D$ 9 A F> MORE DYNAMIC SY/EM WILL NOT LA/ V]Y LONG4 

,! POSITIONAL /RUCTURE ( SAY1 CONCRETE OV]PASSES1 DOESN'T HAVE AS /RONG A HI/ORY ( DYNAMIC P>TICIPATION 9 ! ,E>?'S SCUMMY \T] FILM AS SAY1 HUMANITY4 ,&1 AS ! HUMAN BODY IS AN EM]G5T /RUCTURE HI<LY 9T]CONNECT$ & P>TICIPANT )9 A RA!R DYNAMIC SY/EM1 \R [N /RUCTURES >E SOME:AT COLOSSALLY 9T]DEP5D5T ) ALL ! O!R WAT]Y /UFF :IRL+ >\ND US4 

,FROM \R VANTAGE PO9T AS HOMO SAPI5S1 ! ,E>?'S DYNAMIC SY/EM USUALLY LOOKS GREAT6 ,BUT LET'S REMEMB] ?AT !RE >E NO HUGE METAPHYSICAL 5G9ES DRIV+ ! :OLE ?+ JU/ TO SU/A9 ! CRUDE 9=MATION /RUCTURE ( 'HUMANI%LY' >RANG$ DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS BUMP+ AB\T 9 SCUMMY WAT] SACKS4 ,! ,E>? WASN'T MADE = HUMAN BODIES4 ,HUMAN BODIES W]E MADE = ! ,E>?4 

,& ALL ?AT MEANS IS ?AT \R TEMPLATE SURVIV$ TWO MILLION YE>S ( /ABB+ RABBITS TO DEA? & PICK+ /RAWB]RIES4 ,IT DOES NOT MEAN ?AT GO+ BACK TO /ABB+ & /RAWB]RIES W\LD /ILL CUT IT = US 9 ANO!R ?\S& YE>S 7EV5 IF WE HAD NEV] TAK5 UP \R NEW DA/>DLY PRACTICE ( PLANT+ C>ROTS & :EEL+ >\ND C>TS74 ,:O KN[S8 ,FACT ( ! MATT] IS SOME DYNAMIC TURBUL5CE 9 ! ,BIOSPH]E C\LD SPONTANE\SLY WIPE US \T ANY DAY4 ,FOLL[+ \R ORIG9AL POSITION )9 ! GREAT] BIOSPH]E 7EV5 ) SOME MILD EVOLUTION7 GU>ANTEES NO?+4 ,IT IS SIMPLY AN 9=M$ %OT 9 ! D>K4 ,GOOD *ANCES BUT A RA!R H&S (F AB&ONM5T TO FATE4 

,YET1 AT ! SAME TIME1 IT %\LD BE SO OBVI\S AS TO GO )\T SAY+ ?AT SUDD5LY SLAPP+ CONCRETE OV] #a_/#a? ( ! ,E>?'S SURFACE WILL ALMO/ C]TA9LY EFFECT A NON-HUMAN-FRI5DLY RESULT4 ,NO MATT] H[ MANY ( Y\R SUMM] HOMES Y\ MAKE \T ( COB4 

,HUMANS CAN *OOSE \R DYNAMICS 

,WE EXI/ IMM]S$ )9 A DYNAMIC SY/EM & REMA9 DEEPLY DEP5D5T ON ITS CONDITIONS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME !RE'S NO D5Y+ ?AT WE CAN AFFECT BO? \R LOCAL CONDITIONS & ! SY/EM AS A :OLE4 

,ON ! FACE ( IT1 ?IS APPE>S TO PRES5T US ) ! TWO EXTREMES3 ,WE CAN /RIVE TO 9T]ACT ) \R EXT]NAL 5VIRONM5T 9 AS CLOSE TO ! SAME MANN] AS WORK$ TW5TY ?\S& YE>S AGO4 ,OR WE CAN SEEK DIFF]5T WAYS ( 5GAG+ ) IT4 

,TO ! DEGREE ?AT WE *OOSE ! FIR/1 WE ?R[ UP \R H&S AT ! ?\<T ( \T ?9K+ MILLIONS ( YE>S ( EVOLUTION4 ,UNC\NTABLE TRILLIONS ( CALCULATIONS W]E 9VOLV$ 9 ! =MATION ( \R BODIES & ECOLOGY4 ,GRANT$1 ! ,E>? ISN'T F9I%$ PROCESS+ ?R\< ALL ! FLUID 9T]ACTIONS ( ITS SCUMMY CRU/--& :5 IT IS1 !RE WILL BE NO?+ LEFT--BUT1 9 ! %ORT T]M1 IT'S C]TA9LY AM5ABLE TO ASSUME ?AT 5\< ( ! OV]>*+ PATT]NS ( EQUILIBRIUM 9VOLV$ 9 \R UPKEEP WILL BE MA9TA9$ = A FEW DOZ5 MORE MILL5NIA4 444,PROVID$ WE CONT9UE TO P>TICIPATE 9 R\<LY ! SAME MANN]4 

,! SECOND OPTION1 DEVIATION1 IS1 AT LEA/ EVOLUTION>ILY1 A GREAT TACTIC4 ,BUT ! MO/ EFFICI5T PROCESSES ( EVOLUTION TAKE /EPS 9V]SELY PROPORTIONAL TO ! EVOLV+ /RUCTURE'S SIZE4 ,! GREAT] ! TRIAL1 ! GREAT] ! ]ROR4 ,L>GE SCALE /RUCTURES HAVE MORE NET COMPON5TS 9VOLV$ & ?US MORE PO9TS ( 9T]ACTION ) ! EXT]NAL DYNAMIC SY/EM4 ,A S+LE MIS/EP HAS L>G] CONSEQU5CES4 

,! BE/ WAY TO SNEAK >\ND ?IS DANG]\S PROCESS ( PHYSICAL TRIAL & ]ROR IS CONCEPTUAL MODEL+4 ,WE CAN ?9K ?R\< POSSIBLE *ANGES TO WAY WE 9T]ACT ) ! WORLD4 ,WE SIMPLIFY P]CEPTIONS 9TO COGNITIVE /RUCTURES & !N ALL[ !M TO EVOLVE AGA9/ ONE ANO!R 9 \R M9DS4 ,! RESULT+ SUCCESSFUL /RUCTURES WE !N TRANSLATE BACK 9TO EXT]NAL =M4 

,?IS IS TE*NOLOGY4 

,IT'S ! PROCESS ( H[ WE *OOSE TO >RANGE \R 9T]ACTIONS ) ! MAT]IAL WORLD4 ,LOOSE EV]Y DAY ASSOCIATIONS ( BULLDOZ]S & COMPUT]S ASIDE1 ?IS IS PRETTY ALL ?AT ! WORD 0TE*NOLOGY0 MEANS4 

,PROBLEM IS1 ! GREAT] ! AB/RACTION 9VOLV$ ! GREAT] ! IMP]FECTION4 ,SYMBOLIC REPRES5TATIONS DIV]GE FROM MAT]IAL BEHAVIOR AS1 BY NATURE ( !IR COMP>ATIVE SIMPLICITY1 !Y CANNOT CALCULATE EV]Y 9T]ACTION 9 A FLUID SY/EM4 0,*AOTIC0 BEHAVIOR ?US EM]GES AS A PHANTOM REMA9D]1 LEFT BEH9D TO TORM5T ! C>EFULLY CALCULAT$ & BRITTLE /RUCTURES WE SO PR\DLY AB/RACT$4 

,IT'S ONE ?+ :5 IT RESULTS 9 A SNAPP$ V9E ROPE1 IT'S QUITE ANO!R :5 ! /RUCTURE AT H& COATS ! 5TIRE ,E>?4 ,BUT1 REG>DLESS ( DEGREE1 9 EV]Y TE*NOLOGICAL *ANNEL WE MI<T USE TO 9T]ACT ) ! MAT]IAL WORLD1 :E!R IT BE ?R\< \R TRADITIONAL BIOLOGICAL BODIES1 ADOPT$ BEHAVIORAL PATT]NS1 SYMBOLIC LOGIC1 ME*ANICAL TOOLS1 OR AGGLOM]ATE ECOSY/EM1 \R ULTIMATE *OICE IS BETWE5 FLUIDLY 9TEGRAT$ /RUCTURES & CLUNKY OR TRACTIONLESS /RUCTURES4 

,?IS IS ! GREAT] TRU?4 ,\R *OICES >E ULTIMATELY A MATT] ( DYNAMICS4 ,RA!R ?AN A *OICE BETWE5 TWO SETS ( PATT]NS1 0TE*NOLOGY0 & 0NON-TE*NOLOGY10 EV]Y MANN] ( 9T]ACTION ) ! WORLD IS A K9D ( TE*NOLOGY4 ,:AT MATT]S IS !IR EFFICI5CY 9 PROVID+ ! MO/ FLUID CONTACT ) ! WORLD4 

,ROLE-FILL+ IS AN E?ICAL ABDICATION 

,WE DO NOT CONSID] 0,I WAS JU/ FOLL[+ ORD]S0 TO EV] BE A GOOD EXCUSE OR MORAL JU/IFICATION4 ,NEI!R IS1 0,I WAS JU/ FOLL[+ MY ROLE 9 NATURE40 

,?\< ( C\RSE IT'S LUDICR\S TO IMAG9E \R ECOSY/EM P]SONALLY ISSU+ COMM&S TO ,NAZI /ORMTROOP]S1 ! BASIC ISSUE ( ABDICAT+ P]SONAL SPIRIT & RESPONSIBILITY TO EXT]NAL AU?ORITY IS ! SAME4 

,\TS\RC+ \R LIVES 9TO ! CONTROL ( EXT]NAL SY/EMS IS A SURPRIS+LY ACCEPT$ PRACTICE 9 \R SOCIETY & :OLE SWA!S ( PEOPLE HAVE COME TO BELIEVE ?AT 9 DO+ SO WE CAN ESCAPE ! 5]GY ( VIGILANCE & SELF-ANIMATION4 ,SO VA/ IS ! ACCEPTANCE1 ?AT !RE'S A G5]AL S5SE ?AT ACTIONS COMMITT$ :ILE SELF-PLAC$ UND] SOME EXT]NAL AU?ORITY >E1 9 SOME MANN]1 ( LESS P]SONAL RESPONSIBILITY ?AN W\LD BE O!RWISE TRUE4 ,AS IF ! *OICE TO ABDICATE *OICE C\LD EV] BE LESS EGREGI\S4 ,:5EV] WE ACCEPT A =M ( EXT]NAL AU?ORITY1 WE *EW AWAY AT ! P]SONAL PROCESSES ( ?9K+ & LIV+ 9 A SORT ( SELECTIVE 9T]NAL SUICIDE4 ,BUT R>ELY DOES IT /AY 9T]NAL4 ,& :AT ONCE MI<T HAVE BE5 AB/RACT & L>GELY B5IGN1 IF /ILL A C5TRALLY ACCEPT$ P]SONAL AXIOM1 BEG9S TO NOTICEABLY SEEP \T 9TO \R ACTIONS & 9T5TIONS4 

,IT'S NO SECRET ?AT \R MO/ GLAM\R\S HI]>*IES & EVILS >E ASSI/$1 IF NOT 5TIRELY HELD UP1 BY SU* ABDICATIONS4 

,SOME ( ! MO/ 9/ANTLY RECOGNIZABLE & SPECIFIC CASES ( ROLE-FILL+ PASS$ AS MORALITY COME FROM ! ,*RI/IAN *UR*4 ,FROM SEMI-BROAD CONCEPTIONS ( MANN]S ( P]SONAL POSITION )9 A L>G] SY/EM AS MORAL GOODS1 TO ACTUAL BEHAVIORAL CODE P\ND$ 9TO ROCKS1 SU* CONCEPTIONS ( EXT]NAL MORALITY HAVE BE5 ADOPT$ & FLE%$ \T BY MANY S9C]E PEOPLE /RIV+ 9DEP5D5TLY4 444,&1 ( C\RSE1 9EXORABLY LEAD TO EMP[]$ HI]>*IES & ! JU/IFICATION ( \TRI<T LAW4 

,9 CONTRA/1 ! EXTREME BACK-TO-BASICS ( ECOLOGICAL ROLE-FILL+ DO NOT DIRECTLY LAY D[N ! SPECIFICS ( SOME UNIV]SAL MORAL CODE1 NOR DO !Y POSIT PRECISE MOM5T-TO-MOM5T /RUCTURES ( ACTION4 ,:AT IS DONE 9/EAD IS F> MORE 9SIDI\S1 IT EMBRACES A G5]ALIZ$ S5SE ( EXT]NAL AU?ORITY4 ,! BROAD PRESUPPOSITION ?AT WE HAVE A PLACE )9 A L>G] SY/EM1 & ?AT \R FOLL[+ ( ?AT EXT]NALLY DEF9$ ROLE IS A MORAL GOOD4 

,9 %ORT1 ?AT ! EXT]NAL WORLD %\LD RULE US4 

,! FACT ?AT !SE EXT]NAL NOTIONS >E MORE MAT]IAL ?AN SOCIAL IS AN IMPORTANT DETAIL1 BUT DOES NOT *ANGE ! UND]LY+ MOVEM5T T[>DS ABROGATION ( P]SONAL SPIRIT & RESPONSIBILITY4 7,& ! M$IATION ( MAT]IAL /RUCTURES 9TO GUIDEL9ES = ONE'S P]SONAL 9T5T & ACTION (T5 COMES ?R\< SOCIAL 9/RUM5TS47 

,BY SUPPORT+ *A9S ( GOV]NANCE 9 ! AB/RACT1 SU* ECOLOGICAL ROLE-FILL+ ULTIMATELY ?R[S AWAY AG5CY 9 SELF-DEF9ITION & SELF-DET]M9ATION 444EV5 ?\< IT MAY NOT HAVE YET SETTL$ ON P>TICUL> RIGID /RUCTURES ( P]SONAL P>TICIPATION4 

,! 9ESCAPABLE PROBLEM IS ?AT AFT] EMB$D+ ONESELF 9 EXT]NAL CAUSAL SEQU5CES ONE CANNOT BE ASSUR$ ( ANY MORAL =CE REMA9+ 9 !M MU* LESS BE+ 9H]5T4 ,REFRAM+ & CON/RUCT+ ONE'S LIFE ACCORD+ TO SAY ECOLOGICAL EQUATIONS OR DRUG-9DUC$ 9/RUCTIONS FROM AN [L-SPIRIT1 ?\< SUP]FICIALLY DIFF]5T 9 /RUCTURAL S\RCE1 >E ID5TICAL 9 NATURE4 ,!Y CAN JU/IFY ANY?+4 

,& OV] MANY IT]ATIONS1 ?\< SU* EXT]NAL =CES MAY HAVE BE5 FIR/ BROADLY 9T]PRET$ SO AS TO PRODUCE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN BEHAVIOR1 )\T AN 9T]NALLY EM]G5T MOTIVATION1 !Y WILL JU/IFY ANY?+4 

,! REJECTION ( CIVILIZATION & TE*NOLOGY 9 FAVOR ( ECOLOGICAL ROLE-FILL+1 ON ! FACE ( IT1 CAN'T HELP BUT APPE> SOCIALLY CONS]VATIVE4 ,/ILL1 MO/ IF NOT ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( PRIMITIVI/S HAVE IMPORT$ 5LI<T5M5TS FROM PROGRESSIVE MOVEM5TS ( DECON/RUCTION1 SEEK+ TO MELD AN>*I/ BRAN*ES ( QUE] !ORY )9 ! CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION4 ,DESPITE AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM'S MA*O APPE>ANCE & REPUTATION )9 ! COMMUNITY1 PROGRESSIVE P]SPECTIVES & DECON/RUCTION ( SEXUALITY >E WIDELY EMB$D$ ) ! BANN] ( GRE5 AN>*Y & SOME ( ! MO/ 5]GETIC ADVANCES & POPUL>IZATIONS ( AN>*ISM'S 9T]P]SONAL 9SI<TS HAVE COME VIA GRE5 AN>*I/ V5TURES4 7,NO?+ MAKES FOLKS FACE G5D] ROLES LIKE A W9T] 9 ! =E/ TOGE!R47 ,BUT1 :ILE !RE'S BE5 SOME DANC+ >\ND BIOLOGICAL ROLE-FILL+ 9 REG>DS TO G5D]1 ONE UNIV]SAL L9E BE5 DRAWN1 AS IT IS 9ESCAPABLE FROM ! MO/ BASIC PREMISE ( ANTI-TE*NOLOGY3 ,H[EV] MU* PRIMITIVISM'S ROLE-FILL+ MI<T BE /RET*$ TO EMBRACE ! V>IANCE ( GAY1 LESBIAN1 BISEXUAL1 & EV5 SOME LIMIT$ QUE] ID5TITIES1 TRANS FOLK >E RI<T \T4 

,BECAUSE ONE'S BIOLOGICAL BODY IS A COMPON5T ( ONE'S ROLE 9 ! GREAT] SY/EM ?AT CAN'T TRULY BE *ANG$ )\T TE*NOLOGY4 ,! GREAT] ALT]ATION ( ONE'S BODY'S DYNAMICS1 ! MORE DYNAMIC 7& FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW COMPLEX7 ! APPLI$ TE*NOLOGY MU/ BE4 ,?IS OCCASION ( AN ANTI-CIVILIZATION 9T]PRETATION ( ! 5VIRONM5T'S ORD]S IS BUT ONE %>P & E>LY CONSEQU5CE ( PRIMITIVISM'S BROAD]-EMBRACE ( ROLE-FILL+4 ,EV5 WORSE ONES >E C]TA9 TO COME4 

,AS PRIMITIVISM TURNS \TW>D = DIRECTION FROM 79T]PRETATIONS (7 ECOLOGICAL SY/EMS1 ! DIV]G5CE BETWE5 !IR RESULT+ CODES ( ACTION & \R COMMON FEEL+ ( A MORAL WORLD WILL DEEP54 ,& ONE CAN ONLY BEG9 TO IMAG9E ! DEP? TO ! 9SIDI\S *ANGES CAPABLE ( SPREAD+ AFT] A CRA%4 ,:5 ! T\* ( ROLE-FILL+ BECOMES MORE IMM$IATE4 ,! EMBRACE ( ONE'S POSITION )9 A SY/EM 9T]NALIZES & EMPHASIZES ONE'S CONNECTIONS TO ! SY/EM UNTIL ! CORE P]SON IS SUBSUM$ & REPLAC$ BY !M4 

,9DIVIDUALS FL\RI% ) 9CREASES TO !IR DYNAMIC CONNECTIONS 

,:5 \R RELATION%IPS TO EXT]NAL MAT]IAL /RUCTURES BECOME POORLY 9TEGRAT$1 BRITTLE & *>ACT]IZ$ BY RIGID CONTROL WE BECOME IMPRISON$4 

,A />V+ *ILD1 TRAPP$ ALONE1 SAY1 ON A SEEM+LY 5DLESS EXPANSE ( CLAY LEFT BY SUDD5 DR\<T1 IS OBVI\SLY OV]:ELM$ & OV]P[]$ BY ! *ANGE ( 9TEGRATION ) 5VIRONM5T4 ,WE CAN EV5 IMAG9E SU* A DOOM$ *ILD P]HAPS ONLY F9D+ EXT5D$ SURVIVAL BY LI/LESSLY LICK+ UP MUD = NUTRI5TS4 ,NOT EXACTLY A FREE MODE ( LIFE1 MO/ W\LD AGREE4 ,& SO TOO IS ! VILLAG] :O SIMPLY FOLL[S ! SAME PROCESSES 9 LIFE 5DLESSLY ) NO REAL DEVIATION OR EXPLORATION--EV5 9 TIMES ( PL5TY :5 SU* *ORES >E UNNE$$--PRETTY F> FROM A LIB]AT$ LIFE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 SU* 9T]NALIZ$ REPETITION ( BEHAVIOR MI<T PROVE MORE ?AN UNNECESS>Y1 &1 9 FACT1 DE/RUCTIVE TO ! :OLE COMMUNITY'S RELATION ) !IR SURR\ND+S4 

,ON ! FLIP SIDE1 IT'S CLE> ?AT FLUID CONTACT ) \R 5VIRONM5T HELPS US POSITIVELY SPREAD & GR[4 ,AT HE>T1 WE LIKE TO T\*4 ,WE LIKE TO SEE1 FEEL & KN[ \R WORLD4 ,WE LIKE TO REA* \T & EXPLORE4 

,?AT'S NOT TO SAY ?AT LOCK+ \RSELVES \T ( ! WORLD CAN'T BE USEFUL 9 SITUATIONS ( OPPRESSIVE TACTILE /RUCTURES4 ,:5 \R 5VIRONM5T /RAYS 9TO SY/EMS ( BEHAVIOR WE CAN'T 9TEGRATE )1 LIMIT$ /R5G? & 9T5SITY ( CONTACT IS (T5 A POSITIVE SURVIVAL ME?OD4 

,WE MI<T FLEE A HURRICANE = A CONCRETE BUNK] OR1 :5 /RUGGL+ ?R\< A W9T]1 SL[ \R BODIES D[N 9 DEGREES ( HIB]NATION4 ,! VILLAG] :O ME*ANIZES REPETITION ( ! SAME TASK 9 ORD] TO SURVIVE A BAD P]IOD )DRAWS FROM S5SORY 5GAGEM5T 9 A SIMIL> MANN]4 

,BUT AGA9 ) ! ME*ANIZ$ VILLAG] WE SEE H[ LOCK+ \RSELVES AWAY CAN SOMETIMES PROVIDE ITS [N P[]FUL =M ( ROLE-FILL+4 ,! CLASSIC C>ICATURE ( A SUBURBAN BUS9ESSMAN MI<T COME TO M9D1 SOMEONE :O LOCKS HIMSELF AWAY BEH9D /]ILE1 CONTACT DEPRIV+ DOORS1 /RIV+ PROGRESSIVELY TO DO AWAY ) ANY MANN] ( FLUID 9T]ACTION4 REPLAC+ CONTACT'#a & 5GAGEM5T ) AIR CONDITION$ ,S,U,VS & NEATLY PACKAG$ TELEVISION %[S4 

,!RE >E /RONG] & WEAK] DEGREES 7& ( C\RSE =MS OR DIRECTIONS7 ( SU* CONTACT POSSIBLE ) ! WORLD4 ,C]TA9 EXAMPLES >E OBVI\S4 ,! HUNT] :O EMBRACES ! WILD]NESS &1 ?\< MORE FLUIDLY 9TEGRAT$ S5SATION1 FEELS 9T]ACTIONS SPREAD+ \T FROM ! BRU%$ F]N TO ! [L FLUTT]+ (F 9 ! DI/ANCE4 ,! SAME VILLAG] CONSID]$ BE=E1 :O JU/ WA%ES CLO!S 9 ! RIV] & DOESN'T /RAY MU* BEYOND ! FUNCTION+ ( E/ABLI%$ PROCESSES1 HAS 9T]NALIZ$ A GREAT] B>RI] TO CONTACT1 9T]ACTION1 CONNECTION1 & 9TEGRATION ) ! EXT]NAL 5VIRONM5T4 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 ! MU* LAM5T$ ,WORLD ( ,W>CRAFT ADDICT1 ISOLAT$ 9 D>K ROOM1 MAY P]HAPS 5JOY GREAT SOCIAL CONTACT BUT /ILL LITTLE MORE ?AN FA9T /IMULI 9 MATT]S ( PHYSICAL REALITY4 

,IT'S NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ! EXAMPLES GIV5 >E *>ACT]IZ$ BY DECREAS+LY DYNAMIC CONNECTIONS AS ! O/5SIBLE TRAPP+S ( CIVILIZATION >E MORE PRON\NC$4 ,MOD]N CIVILIZATION HAS ACQUIR$ LAY]S ( /RUCTURAL BLANKET+ ?AT 5COMPASSES & CONF9ES \R EV]YDAY LIVES4 ,9 EV]Y CONCEIVABLE REALM WE HAVE TAK5 TO ?R[+ D[N F5CES & SL9K+ 9TO SET PATT]NS & *ANNELS ( BEHAVIOR4 ,WE /ILL 9T]ACT ) ! WORLD1 BUT ! DYNAMICS >E GREATLY CONF9$4 

,H[ (T5 DO WE SIT QUIETLY & FEEL ! TREES MOVE8 ,H[ (T5 DO WE PAY ATT5TION TO :AT EXACTLY IS 9 ! ROOM ) US1 RA!R ?AN R$UC+ \R REALITY 9TO CRUDELY SIMPLIFI$ CONCEPTS ( FUNCTIONAL RELATION%IP8 ,H[ (T5 DO WE T\* ! WORLD RA!R ?AN IGNOR+ OR ITEMIZ+ IT8 ,:5 WAS ! LA/ TIME Y\ TURN$ Y\R HEAD UP & ACTUALLY LOOK$ AT ! />S8 

,NO WOND] \R M9DS & BODIES ROT TODAY1 WE FUNCTION )9 SET PATT]NS BECAUSE !Y CAN BE USEFUL4 ,BUT WE ONLY TRULY FL\RI% ) DEEP] CONTACT4 ,IT'S NO SECRET ?AT SU* BRITTLE /RUCTURES & ROLE-FILL+ >E UN/ABLE & CORROSIVE1 BUT 9 ! O!R DIRECTION1 :5 WE APPROA* \R CONNECTIONS DYNAMICALLY WE CAN SPREAD *ANNELS ( /RONG]1 MORE FLUIDIC & ORGANIC TACTILE CONTACT4 

,!RE IS NO FUNDAM5TAL LIMIT TO ?IS CONTACT4 

,C]TA9 LOCAL REALITIES PROVIDE A BUN* ( PRAGMATIC LIMITATIONS1 BUT !Y CAN BE WORK$ >\ND4 ,9 MU* ! SAME WAY ?AT ! HUNT] CAN FEEL ! DANC+ W9D PATT]NS F> /RONG] ?AN HIS SK9 OR ! RU/L+ FOLIAGE MI<T O!RWISE REVEAL BY *OOS+ TO ?R[ UP SOME D[NY FEA!RS & WAT* !IR 9T]ACTION ) ! TWI/+ AIR CURR5TS4 ,OR A APPLE-GA!R] USE /ILTS TO /RIDE BETWE5 TREE BRAN*ES4 ,OR AN ANCI5T L5S CRAFT] BUILD A TELESCOPE4 ,OR A G5ETICI/ HACK ! HUMAN G5OME TO GIVE HIS SK9 /RONG] LI<T-AW>5ESS4 

,WE WANT /RONG] & MORE V]SATILE CONTACT1 & ?US WE'VE BUILT TE*NOLOGY4 

,RA!R ?AN FROM A DRIVE TO RIGIDLY CONTROL & MA/]1 TE*NOLOGY HAS ALWAYS BE51 AT ROOT1 =M$ BY ! DESIRE = GREAT] DYNAMIC CONTACT4 ,NOT ! DIVORC$-FROM-!-WORLD LAZ9ESS ?AT SOMETIMES EM]GES FROM LAT] ABDICATIONS ONCE ! TOOLS HAVE BE5 ACQUIR$4 ,BUT FROM ! DESIRE TO T\*1 FEEL & EXPLORE4 ,BECAUSE ! PRIMAL CREATION 9VOLV$ IS NECESS>ILY ROOT$ 9 AN ACT ( +5UITY & IMAG9ATION4 

,! SY/EMS 5G9E] :O DESIGNS & BUILDS A BRIDGE ACROSS A RAV9E ) H] [N H&S APPLIES H]SELF 9 A DEEPLY CONNECT$ FA%ION4 ,! WORLD IS FELT & WORK$ ) SMOO?LY4 ,ROCK IS %IFT$4 ,A NEW *ANNEL ( CONTACT BECOMES /RONG]4 ,IT'S EASI] TO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE4 ,TO 5GAGE ) A WID] SWA? ( ! WORLD4 

,! ONSET ( \R HI]>*ICAL ME?ODS ( 9DU/RY1 ?\< !Y FACILITAT$ GREAT] & GREAT] P[] & EXPLOITATION1 P>TIALLY /EM FROM ! HUMAN DESIRE = DEEP] & MORE DYNAMIC CONTACT ) ! WORLD4 ,WE DON'T LIKE BE+ CONF9$4 ,OR ?AT IS TO SAY1 WE ROT :5 LIMIT$ OR RELEGAT$ TO SOME REMOV$ SUBSPACE4 ,WE FL\RI% ) ! 9T5SITY & IMM$IACY ( \R MORE DYNAMIC CONNECTIONS TO ! WORLD4 

,MOV+ BEYOND ! SAME SOCIALLY P]PETUAT$ PROCESSES ( BEHAVIOR1 WE /RIVE TO UND]/& & DEEP5 \R RELATION%IP1 \R 9T]ACTION ) ! SE$S & BU%ES WE GA!R FROM4 ,WE TRY = GREAT] CONTACT1 ATTEMPT A MORE FLUID 9TEGRATION4 ,& SO WE HELP PLANT ! B]RY BU%ES WE NE$ CLOS] TO US444 

,SYMBOLIC /RUCTURES CAN FACILITATE GREAT] FLUIDITY4 ,SO LONG AS !Y1 !MSELVES1 >E TREAT$ FLUIDLY4 ,! MOM5T !Y BECOME RIGID1 :5 WE REMOVE OR REPLACE \RSELVES ) ME*ANIZATION1 \R 9T]ACTIONS ) ! WORLD GR[ RIGID & BRITTLE4 

,UND]/&+ IS NOT DEP5D5T ON PROCESS BUT CAPACITY TO EXP]I5CE 

,WE LIVE 9 A WAT]Y WORLD4 ,EV]Y P>TICLE 9T]ACTS ) EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ,! PATT]NS ( 0/RUCTURE0 ?AT EM]GE FROM ?IS TURBUL5T FLUID DO SO 9 A 7RELATIVELY7 CON/ANTLY %IFT+1 R$UNDANT1 & 9T]DEP5D5T WAY4 ,ORGANIC1 Y\ MI<T SAY4 

,! 9T5SITY ( 9T]ACTION-MORE SPECIFICALLY ! HI< DEGREE ( & CON/ANT *ANGE ( RELATIVE POSITION 9T]NALLY-F\ND 9 SY/EMS DEF9$ BY A DI/RIBUTION ( P>TICLES IS ! BASIC PREMISE = ! G5]ATION ( 9=MATION /RUCTURES )9 ! SY/EM4 ,9 ! SEM9AL 0GAME ( LIFE0 DEMON/RATIONS PROGRAMM]S SE$$ L[ LEVEL ALGORI?MS 9 A COMPLEX 5VIRONM5T & TURN$ UP ! 9T5SITY ( ! 5VIRONM5T'S 9T]NAL 9T]ACTIONS4 ,! CONSEQU5CE WAS 0SPONTANE\SLY0 0G5]AT$0 MORE 0COMPLEX0 OR 0DIV]SE0 9=MATIONAL 0/RUCTURES40 ,A :OLE 0COMPLEX0 ECOSY/EM ( 9T]ACT+ 9=MATIONAL SY/EMS4 

,BUT ( C\RSE WE %\LD EXAM9E !SE T]MS CRITICALLY4 0,COMPLEX0 CAN BE SOME?+ ( A MISNOM] GIV5 ITS MOD]N CONNOTATIONS ( RIGIDITY SOMETIMES PLA9 UNNATURALNESS 7?9K ( ! ?ICK [N]'S MANUAL TO A C> OR A VA/ BO>D ( CIRCUITS74 ,9/EAD IT MI<T BE BETT] TO CONSID] ! HURRICANE4 ,OR ! *AOTIC FE$BACK F\ND 9 A SMALL BACKY>D CREEK2 ! RIPPLES & $DIES =M+ FROM SMALL] MASSES ( 9T]ACTIONS & !Y1 !MSELVES1 9T]RELAT+4 ,SOMETIMES TO =M GREAT] AGGLOM]ATIONS4 

,?IS IS A F> BETT] REPRES5TATION ( ! HUMAN BODY1 ! ANIMAL CELL1 BIOREGION OR NET ECOSY/EM4 ,WE >E EA* HURRICANES 9 A WAY4 ,FRACTAL AGGLOM]ATES ( ! POSITIONAL 9=MATION ( P>TICLES 9 A FLUID MUCK4 ,WE ?RIVE ) MOTION & CONNECTION4 ,PLOP US 9 /ELL> VACUUM OR GRANITE M\NTA9SIDE &1 ) NO CONNECTION OR ABSOLUTELY RIGIDLY CONTROLL+ CONNECTIONS1 \R 9=MATIONAL PATT]NS DON'T DO ?AT WELL4 

,)\T DYNAMIC 9TEGRATION TO ! WORLD WE HAVE NO *ANNELS TO EXI/ ?R\<4 ,WE CANNOT T\*4 ,& )\T ! CAPACITY TO T\* ! WORLD WE CANNOT UND]/&4 

,WE ALL RECOGNIZE 'UND]/&+' AS MORE ?AN COMP>TM5TALIZ$ KN[L$GE4 ,MORE ?AN A TALLY %EET ( DISCRETE 9=MATIONAL /RUCTURES BUILT \T ( RIGID NEURONS4 ,SOME?+ MORE G5]ALIZ$4 ,SOME?+ VAGU]1 BUT MORE TACTILE4 ,! IMPRESSION LEFT BY A LOV]'S SK94 

,! REFRACTION & 9T]NALIZATION ( ! EXT]NAL4 ,! BREAK+ D[N ( A SELF ?AT MI<T HAVE BE5 DISCRETELY ITEMIZ$ BY ! EMPTY O!R1 NOT 9 ACCEPTANCE OR ALLEGIANCE TO EMPT9ESS1 BUT ?R\< ! BLOSSOM+ 5RAPTURE ( ! O!R 9TO ! SELF4 ,UNTIL !RE IS NO HOLL[1 DEA?LY1 MEAN+LESS O!R4 ,ONLY ! UNIV]SALIZ$ SELF4 

,?IS IS ! >R[ ( UND]/&+4 

,GIV5 ?AT ! ONLY TANGIBLE TRU? IS ! 9T]NAL1 UND]/&+ IS BIR!D NOT BY ATTEMPTS TO KILL ( ! 9T]NAL1 BUT REA*+ \T & F9D+ TRU? BY MAK+ EV]Y?+ 9T]NAL4 ,TO TAKE 9 TRU?4 ,TO BREA? 9 A LOV]'S SWEAT & ]ADICATE ! LIES BETWE5 Y\4 ,BETWE5 Y\ & Y\4 

,TE*NOLOGY1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS DEF9$ BY PROCESS4 ,! PROCESS ( POK+ A /ICK 9TO AN ANT M\ND OR HUNT+ A BE> OR APPLY+ L+UI/IC CON/RUCTS OR WORK+ ?R\< A MA? PROBLEM UND] A C]TA9 AXIOMATIC FRAMEWORK OR *UGG+ ?R\< ,JAVASCRIPT OR POK+ AN OBJECT & RECORD+ ! RESPONSES Y\ NOTICE444 IT DOESN'T MATT]4 ,REG>DLESS ( H[ DYNAMICALLY SOME TE*NOLOGY FUNCTIONS 9 A GIV5 SITUATION1 IT'S NO MORE ?AN ! DETAILS ( APPLI$ 9T]ACTIONS4 ,CODIFI$ PROCESSES4 ,!RE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANY DEGREE ( CONTACT ?R\< !M4 ,! *ANNELS CAN BE LEFT EMPTY1 ! SAME PROCESSES ( 9T]ACTION CAN BE UND]-UTILIZ$ OR EMBRAC$4 ,TE*NOLOGY ALONE IS NOT UND]/&+4 

,BUT H]E'S ! TRICK4 ,TE*NOLOGY CAN FACILITATE ! CAPACITY TO EXP]I5CE4 ,:I* IS ! BASIC REQUIREM5T = ! CREATION ( UND]/&+4 

,A HE>+ AID4 ,GLASSES4 ,A MICROSCOPE4 ,A TELESCOPE4 ,PICTURES ( ANIMALS FROM F> AWAY4 ,PICTURES ( PLANTS4 ,A F9E SAW BLADE REVEAL+ ! LAY]S 9SIDE A QU>TZ ROCK4 ,SATELLITE CONT\R MAPP+S ( VALLEYS & WAT] SY/EMS ACROSS AN 5TIRE CONT95T444 

,! MORE V5UES = & ! /RONG] ! TACTILE CONNECTIONS1 ! GREAT] ! CAPACITY = EXP]I5CE4 

,TODAY WE CAN ACTUALLY FEEL 9DIVIDUAL MOLECULES ) \R H&S4 ,WE CAN C>ESS ! FR+E /> CLU/]S ( DI/ANT GALAXIES ) \R EYES4 ,WE CAN SEE ! 9SIDES ( \R [N BODIES & RECOGNIZE ! PH]OMONES DRIPP+ (F \R %\LD]S4 ,SEE S\ND WAVES4 ,PICK AP>T FLAVORS & ! PATT]N$ BUZZ+ ( \R [N N]VES4 

,UND]/&+ IS P]HAPS SIMPLY ! MO/ DYNAMIC & AB/RACT FLUID IMPRESSIONS ( ! EXT]NAL1 IT'S ?AT :I* MO/ EFFECTIVELY M5TALLY GRASPS ! FABRIC ( EXI/5CE4 

,WE ACTIVELY WANT GREAT] UND]/&+1 ?US WE'VE /RIV$ = SCI5CE4 

,:5 :AT WE CALL 'SCI5CE' GETS RIGID OR IMP]IALI/IC 9 ! CLASSIC S5SE IT BECOMES USELESS1 BUT 9 ITS MO/ DYNAMIC IT ALL[S US *ANNELS TO PRESS UP AGA9/ ! FACE ( REALITY4 ,MORE 9T5SE EXP]I5CE ( REALITY GIV+ /R5G? TO UND]/&+4 ,WE WANT TO T\* ! WORLD >\ND US SO ?AT WE CAN GET A /RONG] FEEL = REALITY4 ,9TO ?OSE NOOKS & CRANNIES ?AT REQUIRE /RONG] DYNAMIC *ANNELS ( 9=MATION4 

,CAN !RE BE MODES & =MS ( UND]/&+ )\T 9DU/RIAL OR EV5 AGR>IAN TE*NOLOGY8 ,OBVI\SLY YES4 ,BUT 9CREASES 9 TE*NOLOGY FACILITATE UND]/&+4 ,CONF9$ TO SOME FRAIL BUNDLE ( SIX S5SES )9 A LIMIT$ FRAMEWORK ( ALL[ABLE EXP]I5CES !RE COMES ) ?AT AN 9H]5T LIMITATION TO UND]/&+4 ,IF Y\ B\ND (F SECTIONS ( ! WORLD4 ,\TLAW ! ADVANC$ TE*NOLOGY NECESS>Y TO REA* 9TO & GRASP ! MICROSCOPIC OR ! UNBELIEVABLY MACROSCOPIC & DI/ANT444 Y\ +RA9 A LIMITATION ON POSSIBLE EXP]I5CE & ?US UND]/&+4 

,PHYSICAL LIMITATION 9SPIRES & TRIGG]S SOCIAL OPPRESSION 

,! PROBLEM ) ! REJECTION ( TE*NOLOGY 7OR MORE PRECISELY1 AN ALLEGIANCE TO ONE LIMIT$ SET ( POSSIBLE TE*NOLOGIES7 IS ?AT SC>CITY & RE/RA9T IS BUILT 94 ,! GREAT] ! TE*NOLOGICAL LIMITATION1 ! GREAT] ! CON/RA9T IMPOS$4 

,BECAUSE \R GIV5 BODIES REQUIRE C]TA9 =MS ( 5VIRONM5TAL 9TEGRATION & BECAUSE WE DESIRE GREAT] CONNECTION1 WE'VE HI/ORICALLY TRAD$ = ?IS ON A FRACTUR$1 9DIVIDUAL LEVEL1 AT ! EXP5SE ( GREAT] SOCIAL FRE$OM & EQUALITY4 ,= ALL ! REASONS & ?+S DISCUSS$ E>LI]1 ! RE/RA9TS ( RIGID-TE*NOLOGIES NATURALLY *AFE PEOPLE & 9SPIRE !M TO TAKE %ORT CUTS BY UTILIZ+ ?AT :I* IS AT H& BY TURN+ PEOPLE 9TO !IR TE*NOLOGY4 ,5T] ALI5ATION & ALL =MS ( OPPRESSION4 

,IT'S A SIMPLE REALITY ?AT WANT & DEP5D5CY TOGE!R PROGRESSIVELY FACILITATE ! PSY*OSIS ( P[]4 

,C]TA9LY WANT CAN BE R$UC$ SIGNIFICANTLY1 BUT !RE IS AN 9H]5T & SIGNIFICANT LIMIT4 ,BE+ RE/RICT$ 9 Y\R 9TEGRATION ) ! 5VIRONM5T 7HAV+ LIMIT$ TE*NOLOGY7 MEANS ?AT !RE IS A MU* MORE F9ITE LIMIT ON SURVIVAL KN[L$GE C>RY+ CAPACITY & YET SIMULTANE\SLY RE/RICTIONS ON ADAPTABILITY4 ,BE+ LIMIT$ TO A V]Y SMALL >EA ( ! TOTAL DYNAMIC SY/EM MEANS ?AT NATURAL *AOTIC SY/EMS DYNAMICS CAN OCCUR BEYOND ! P]IPH]Y ( ONE'S LIMITS ONLY TO SUDD5LY & DRA/ICALLY EFFECT ?AT )94 ,SUDD5 REGIONAL *ANGE IS A FUNDAM5TAL REALITY ( ! BIOSPH]E4 ,IT'S DYNAMIC4 

,WANT WILL HAPP54 ,& IT WILL DO SO %>PLY4 ,BECAUSE SOCIETY WILL BE MORE REGIONALIZ$4 ,! TOTAL SUM ( HUMANITY WON'T BE ABLE TO FL[ >\ND & ME% ) ! BIOSPH]E AS A :OLE1 IT WILL BE BROK5 9TO COMPON5TS ?AT WILL HAVE MU* LESS SCOPE & FLUIDITY4 ,SOCIETY WILL BE MORE COMP>TM5TALIZ$ 9TO AUTONOM\S CELLS1 & !SE CELLS WILL BE MORE RIGID4 ,WE CAN >GUE AB\T DEGREE1 BUT ! PO9T IS !RE WILL BE SOME NON-9SIGNIFICANT DEGREE ( ?IS4 

,?IS IS :]E 9T]DEP5D5CY EXITS ! REALM ( MUTUAL AID & DEVELOPS ! POT5TIAL = S]I\S NA/9ESS4 ,:]E !RE IS SOCIAL WANT & :]E ! FULFILLM5T ( 9DIVIDUAL WANT IS DEEPLY DEP5D5T UPON O!RS1 !RE IS MU* GREAT] TEMPTATION ON ! P>T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL TO DRA/ICALLY SIMPLIFY !IR OP]AT+ PROCESSES4 ,TO BECOME MA*9ES 9 PURSUIT ( SURVIVAL4 ,&1 P]HAPS MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 TO SIMPLIFY AWAY ! PRES5CE ( O!R 9DIVIDUALS4 ,TO RE9T]PRET !M AS MA*9ES AS WELL4 ,) EV]Y BIOLOGICAL ME*ANISM %\T+ AT A CACOPHONY ( SIMPLI/IC /RUCTURAL PROC$URES4 7,GET WAT]4 ,GET FOOD4 ,ETC47 ,IT'S V]Y EASY = ! 9DIVIDUAL TO DESPAIR+LY BECOME PROGRESSIVELY RIGIDLY LOCK$4 ,!Y />T APPLY+ SU* RIGID /RUCTURES TO !IR 9T]ACTIONS ) PEOPLE4 ,BANG4 ,DEHUMANIZATION4 ,FAI?4 ,P[] /RUCTURES4 ,SOCIAL OPPRESSION4 

,:]E DOES ALI5ATION ORIG9ATE8 ,IT IS 9/ILL$ BY ! OV]:ELM+ OMNI-PRES5CE ( RIGID /RUCTURE4 ,A LACK ( FLUID1 DYNAMIC 9TEGRATION ) ! WORLD4 ,BASEL9E HUMAN BIOLOGICAL /RUCTURES HAVE C]TA9 LIMITATIONS TO DYNAMIC 9TEGRATION BUILT 94 ,C]TA9 /RUCTURAL PR$ISPOSITIONS4 ,WE CAN'T JU/ REALIGN \R G5ES & GR[ *LOROPHYLL TO TAKE 9 SUNLI<T ?R\< \R BACKS OR WEAVE W+S TO GLIDE ?R\< CANYONS HUNT+ DE]4 ,! BASEL9E HUMAN BODY IS RELATIVELY RIGID TE*NOLOGY4 

,& PEOPLE >E 9SPIR$ BY LIMITATION1 BY WANT1 BY ! 5CROA*M5T ( RIGIDITY1 TO OPPRESS4 

,LIMITATION UPON UND]/&+ LIKEWISE HAS ?IS EFFECT4 

,LIMITATIONS TO \R CAPACITY TO EXP]I5CE HAVE BE5 CONSI/5TLY SURPASS$ ?R\<\T HI/ORY1 A FL[] BUR/+ ?R\< CONCRETE4 ,BUT :5 O!RS >E LEFT FROZ5 9 ! CONCRETE !Y CAN BE> ! BRUNT ( SU* BLOSSOM+ UND]/&+4 

,9 ORD] = A ,VICTORIAN ,PHYSICI/ TO REA* \T1 TO EXPLORE & MAKE DISCOV]IES 9VOLV+ VACUUM1 ?\S&S ( MAN H\RS W]E NE$$4 ,TO GET ! RUBB]1 ! PUMP1 ! GLASS1 ! METAL444 ALL ! TOOLS NECESS>Y TO PEEL AWAY ! AIR & PE] BEYOND ! NORMS ( \R IMM$IATE 5VIRONM5T1 A MASSIVE AM\NT ( MATT] HAD TO BE POSITIONALLY REORGANIZ$4 ,BUT IT W\LD BE 9CONV5I5T TO $UCATE1 EXPLA9 & GET EV]YONE TO CONS5T ON ! B5EFIT ( A*IEV+ ?IS VECTOR ( 9CREAS$ 9TEGRATION ) ! WORLD1 & BECAUSE MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD W]E /ILL F> MORE 5TRAPP$ BY MORE FUNDAM5TAL PHYSICAL WANTS1 IT WAS V]Y EASY = ! ,VICTORIANS TO PUT ! WANTS & FL\RI%+ ( ! RE/ ( HUMANITY ASIDE4 ,BECAUSE ! ,PHYSICI/'S [N RIGID TE*NOLOGICAL & /RUCTURAL 5TRAPP+S HAVE PROMOT$ AN ALI5ATION FROM O!RS1 LIMIT$ CONNECTION FAILS TO FULLY REVEAL ! EFFECTS ( HIS ACTIONS1 & C5TURIES ( AGGREGAT$ SOCIAL PSY*OSES HAVE GR\ND D[N HIS EMPA?Y4 ,?US1 ?R\< A DIFFUSE SY/EM ( 9T]M$I>IES1 ,CONGOLESE M9]S >E 5SLAV$1 %IP H&S >E :IPP$ & A COLOSSAL MON/] ( WOOD & METAL IS DRIV5 ACROSS ! OCEAN4 ,?\< ! DESIRE = 9TEGRATION & UND]/&+ P]SI/S1 :5 FRAM$ BY SU* ALI5AT+ /RUCTURES IT CAN BE RE*ANNEL$ 9TO DRIV+ SOCIAL OPPRESSION4 

,?\< ! IMAG]Y ( SU* ,VICTORIAN ,IMP]IALISM IS DRAMATIC1 IT IS NOT P>TICUL>LY ORIG9AL OR EV5 ?AT WORSE ?AN SIMIL> PROCESSES ON LESS VISUALLY EPIC SCALE4 

,?9K ( ! ELD] :OSE PURSUIT ( UND]/&+ S$UCES ! TRIBE 9TO RECOGNIZ+ HIS ROLE & POSITION1 TURN+ ! PRODUCT ( !IR WORK & EF=TS 9TO T5DRILS ( HIS [N TE*4 ,CAN'T SP5D ALL DAY ON MU%ROOMS UNLESS !RE'S FOLK :O'RE GONNA PROVIDE Y\ ) FOOD4 ,Y\ GET SOCIAL /RATIFICATION4 ,9 ORD] TO PRES]VE ! ELD]'S HI< DEGREE ( MU%ROOM-RELAT$ PURSUITS IT'S REAL EASY TO APPLY SOCIAL CO]CION1 P]SONAL & CULTURAL P[] /RUCTURES SO ?AT EV5 9 A P]IOD ( WANT1 O!RS >E =C$ 9TO SACRIFIC+ !IR [N FOOD TO ! SELF-PROCLAIM$ ELD]4 

,PHYSICAL LIMITATION DOESN'T DIRECTLY ORDA9 SOCIAL SUBJUGATION4 ,:AT IT DOES IS GREASE ! GE>S4 ,IT MAKES IT EASI] TO ADOPT ! PSY*OSES ( P[]4 ,MAKES !M PROGRESSIVELY MORE ALLUR+4 ,PHYSICAL RIGIDITY LEAD+ TO M5TAL & SOCIAL RIGIDITY4 ,! MORE PHYSICAL RIGIDITY1 ! MORE & MORE LIKELY SOCIAL OPPRESSION WILL SPONTANE\SLY EM]GE FROM ALL FACETS4 

,SPATIAL LIMITATION +RA9S SOCIAL HI]>*Y 

,:AT TE>S AP>T ! PRISONS )9 \R M9DS IS ! RO>+ VACUUM BEYOND4 ,! UNEXPLOR$ FRONTI] *AS$ D[N PA/ ! HORIZON EA* NI<T BY ! SUN4 

,! FIR/ /EP 9 CONTROL IS ! SECUR+ ( BORD]S4 ,O!RWISE ! PEOPLE Y\ SEEK TO DOM9ATE C\LD JU/ WALK AWAY4 

,IT IS SAID ?AT1 9 A SIMPLE WORLD1 A S+LE EMPIRE CAN ONLY REA* AS F> AS A HORSE CAN RIDE4 ,BUT ( C\RSE ! IDEA ( EMPIRE KN[S NO SU* RE/RICTIONS4 ,ONE BORD] 9SPIRES ANO!R4 

,IT IS A F> MORE IMPORTANT TRU? ?AT1 9 A SIMPLE WORLD1 A REFUGEE CAN ONLY TRAVEL AS F> AS !IR FEET CAN C>RY !M4 ,& ! F9AL P]IPH]Y BEYOND ! LOCALLY 9T]RELAT+ AGGLOM]ATES ( TRIBAL P[] IS (T5 UNREA*ABLE4 ,9 ,EUROPE'S D>K AGES ! REFUGEES LACK$ ! CAPABILITY TO FLEE BEYOND ALL ( 9FECT$ ,EUROPE & SO !Y HID BETWE51 TAK+ TO ! =E/S1 MU* AS WE ALWAYS HAVE4 ,& ?US ! =E/S W]E EV5TUALLY CLE>$4 ,! ONLY AVAILABLE FREE SPACE 5CIRCL$ & CRU%$4 ,?IS HAPP5$ BECAUSE PRIE/S1 K+S & BUREAUCRATS HAD MILLS & HORSES :ILE ! S]FS HAD NONE4 ,BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY IT ALL HAPP5$ BECAUSE ! PEASANTS W]E SPATIALLY LIMIT$4 ,!Y W]E EFFECTIVELY F5C$ )9 AU?ORIT>IANISM AS A RESULT ( !IR [N LIMIT$ MOBILITY & POSITION+4 

,IF WE REMOVE ALL ! P>TICUL>LY NON-9DIVIDUALIZ$ TE*NOLOGIES ?AT B5EFIT$ ,EUROPE'S C5TRALIZ$ P[]S1 ! SAME REALITY W\LD REMA94 ,! SPATIAL LIMITATION ( ! PEASANTS WAS BO? RELATIVE TO ?AT ( ! K+'S M5 & ABSOLUTE4 ,P[] NE$ NOT BE SO DRAMATICALLY C5TRALIZ$ & HI]>*ICAL TO /ILL BE AS OPPRESSIVE4 ,REMOVE ! TOOLS ( ! P[] ZOMBIES & !Y W\LD SIMPLY ORGANIZE MORE LOCALIZ$ AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,& ! HI< CO/ ( SPATIAL R$I/RIBUTION ( 9DIVIDUALS 7A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL MOV+ FROM PO9T ,A TO PO9T ,B TAKES MORE TIME & 5]GY7 MEANS ?AT SOCIETY'S NATURAL RESI/ANCE TO P[] IS LESS5$4 

,P]HAPS AN EXAMPLE IS 9 ORD]4 ,:5 A HUSB& BEATS HIS WIFE 9 ! AP>TM5T BESIDE M9E ! SITUATION IS IMM$IATE & SO IS MY REACTION4 ,I AM ABLE TO RECOGNIZE IT )9 SECONDS4 ,I CAN MOVE TO !IR DOOR 9 V]Y LITTLE TIME &1 AS A CONSEQU5CE1 ,I AM ABLE TO TAKE :ATEV] ACTION ,I TAKE MU* SOON]4 ,FUR!RMORE ! WIFE CAN *OOSE TO IMM$IATELY RELOCATE H]SELF 9TO ! PRES5CE ( SAFE1 PROTECTIVE PEOPLE4 ,ALL !SE ?+S >E SPATIAL MATT]S4 ,& REMA9 EFFECTIVELY ! SAME IF WE REPLACE ! AGGREGATE ( NE>BY AP>TM5TS ) MORE DI/ANT TREE H\SES & GIVE ! 9DIVIDUALS 9VOLV$ BICYCLES4 7,! COMMUNICATION ( ! SITUATION IS SLI<TLY DIFF]5T MATT] & WILL BE COV]$ 9 ! NEXT ESSAY47 

,IF Y\ RELOCATE ! A=EM5TION$ PEOPLE 9TO ! =E/ )\T SIGNIFICANT TE*NOLOGICAL *OICE !N 9T]P]SONAL P[] /RUCTURES CAN LEE* (F ! HI< CO/S ( RELATIVE RELOCATION TO RE/RA9 SUBJECTS4 ,?IS CAN HAPP5 ) C\PLE REMOV$ F> FROM ANY O!RS OR AN 5TIRE TRIBE4 

,BECAUSE ( SC>CITY1 HUNT]-GA!R] TRIBES NATURALLY AGGREGATE ) A GOOD DEAL ( SEP>ATION BETWE5 !M4 ,:5 ! PSY*OSES ( P[] TAKE ROOT 9 A TRIBE !Y >E EMBOLD5$ & /R5G!N$ BY SU* SPATIAL LIMITATION4 

,9DIVIDUALS CAN FLEE = O!R TRIBES1 !Y CAN1 AS ! AN>*O-CAPITALI/S MI<T SAY1 *OOSE !IR GOV]NM5T ON ! M>KET4 ,*OOSE ! LIVES !Y WANT TO LIVE & *OOSE ! PEOPLE !Y WANT TO LIVE !M )4 ,&1 YES1 9 A RELATIVELY OP5 M>KET ( 9F9ITE OPTIONS ?IS T5DS TO WORK PRETTY WELL4 ,OPPRESSION JU/ ISN'T ?AT APPEAL+4 ,BUT1 & H]E'S ! KICK]4 ,BECAUSE ( !IR SPATIAL LIMITATION1 !IR *OICES C]TA9LY DO NOT CON/ITUTE A FREE M>KET4 ,!Y HAVE RA!R LIMIT$ AVAILABLE OPTIONS4 ,BECAUSE BY NATURE ( ! NECESS>Y HUNT]-GA!R] DI/RIBUTION1 ! NUMB] ( O!R 9DIVIDUALS !Y CAN REA* TO ASSOCIATE ) IS V]Y1 V]Y F9ITE4 ,& EA* RELOCATION1 EA* 5C\NT] CO/S !M A :OLE LOT MORE TIME4 

,FUR!RMORE1 :5 OPPRESSIVE CONCEPTS SPREAD FUR!R ?AN !IR 0DISCRETE0 EMBODIM5TS1 :5 MULTIPLE TRIBES 7=C$ BY FAM9E OR BATT]$ BY CLIMATE *ANGE1 SAY7 ADOPT A REGIONAL CONS5SUS ( P[] >*ETYPE1 ! EFFECTIVE B\ND>Y ( SU* AN AGGREGATE ( M9I-EMPIRES CAN SURPASS ! TRAVEL+ CAPACITY ( ! POT5TIAL REFUGEE4 7,& LET'S NOT EV5 M5TION ! EV5 H>%] 9H]5T RE/RICTIONS APPLI$ TO FAMILIES47 

,?OSE ON ! \TSIDE ( SU* A TRAVE/Y C\LD & NORMALLY W\LD OV]:ELM & GR9D D[N SU* CANC]\S CULTURES4 ,BUT A LACK ( 9DIVIDUALIZ$ TRANSPORT TE*NOLOGY *ANGES ! ODDS4 ,SIMPLE GEOMETRY MAKES IT H>D] TO ORGANIZE RESI/ANCE >\ND ! $GE ( A P]IPH]Y4 ,C5TRALIZ$ P[] MEAN:ILE RETA9S ! LOCAL ADVANTAGE2 IT DOESN'T HAVE TO TRAVEL MU* ( ANY:]E4 

,GIV5 A G5]ALIZ$ AN>*Y1 BROK5 ONLY BY ! OCCASIONAL TRAGIC PSY*OLOGICAL MIS/EP ?AT 9SPIRES CO]CIVE SOCIOLOGICAL RIGIDITY1 SOCIETY'S MO/ CRUCIAL HEAL+ FACTOR LIES 9 ITS ABILITY TO FLEE & ISOLATE ! CANC]4 

,\R NATURAL DEF5SE AGA9/ P[] IS FREE ASSOCIATION4 ,! ABILITY TO RE-=M1 TO R\TE >\ND HI]>*Y1 BYPASS ! MALICI\S & FLUIDLY CREATE NEW RELATION%IPS4 

,= ?IS TO BE POSSIBLE !RE HAS TO BE A HI< DEGREE ( POSITIONAL 9T]RELATION4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 PEOPLE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RELOCATE >\ND ONE ANO!R EASILY4 

,VACU\S DI/ANCE OR OV]BE>+ PROXIMITY >E BO? 9CONDUCIVE TO SU* DYNAMICISM4 ,& TRIBAL CLU/]S >E ! WOR/ ( BO? WORLDS4 ,! ONLY SOLUTION IS *OICE4 ,:]E DI/ANCES BETWE5 PEOPLE CAN BE OV]COME EASILY AT WILL4 ,:]E WE CAN RE>RANGE \RSELVES ) RESPECT TO ! RE/ ( HUMANITY AT A MOM5T'S NOTICE4 ,:5 WE >E DEPRIV$ ?IS ABILITY1 CANC]\S HI]>*IES GR[4 

,COMMUNICATION & ,FRE$OM ( 9=MATION IS NECESS>Y = FREE SOCIETIES 

,C5TRAL TO EV]Y 9T]ACTION BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS IS ! CONVEYANCE ( 9=MATION4 ,( C\RSE1 9 A C]TA9 S5SE1 ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO TRANSF] MEAN+ FROM ONE 9DIVIDUAL TO ANO!R4 ,WE EA* CREATE ?AT 9DIVIDUALLY4 ,BUT :AT WE CREATE /EMS FROM ! 9=MATIONAL /RUCTURES WE HAVE AT H&1 ! MAT]IAL REALITY BETWE5 \RSELVES4 ,! NATURE ( CONNECTION TO \R 5VIRONM5T1 ! *ANNELS BY :I* WE EXP]I5CE1 BY :I* WE T\* ! RE/ ( ! WORLD1 >E ?US CRITICAL FACTORS 9 ! MACROSCOPIC BEHAVIOR ( A SOCIETY4 

,\R 9T]ACTIONS ) EA* O!R >E M$IAT$ ?R\< ! PHYSICAL REALITIES ( \R 5VIRONM5T & >E :OLLY COMPRIS$ ( 9=MATIONAL /RUCTURES4 ,WE CON/RUCT PHYSICAL SY/EMS ( CONTACT1 :E!R BY MOVEM5T ( SK9 ON SK91 ELECTRONS 9 LOGIC CIRCUITS1 OR COMMON NEURAL MODELS & VIBRAT+ AIR4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! NATURE ( \R 9T]ACTIONS ) ONE ANO!R IS 9H]5TLY DEP5D5T UPON \R RELATION%IP TO \R PHYSICAL 5VIRONM5T4 ,9 ORD] TO 9T]ACT DYNAMICALLY ) ONE ANO!R WE REQUIRE /RONG *ANNELS ( DYNAMIC 9TEGRATION ) ! WORLD >\ND US4 

,COMMUNICATION 7AL?\< NOT NECESS>ILY ?R\< /RICT PROCESSES ( SYMBOLIC LOGIC OR LANGUAGE7 IS ! DEF9+ ASPECT ( SOCIETY4 ,H[EV] Y\ CUT IT1 WE 9T]ACT ?R\< 9=MATION4 

,IF !RE >E RE/RICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS TO \R COMMUNICATION ) ONE ANO!R ?OSE CONDITIONS WILL %APE ! TOTAL 9T]NAL 9T]ACTIONS ( \R SOCIETY4 

,9 ! PREVI\S ESSAY ,I GLANC$ OV] SOME ( ! EM]G5T ME?ODOLOGIES BY :I* SOCIETIES HEAL ! P[] PSY*OSIS4 ,C5TRAL TO ALL ( !SE IS ! 9T]NAL DYNAMIC 9TEGRATION ( ! SOCIETY AT H&4 ,9 ORD] TO CORRECT AN 9JU/ICE Y\ HAVE TO FIR/ ACTUALLY HE> AB\T IT4 ,:5 WE MAKE DECISIONS P]TA9+ TO \R ASSOCIATIONS ) O!RS WE LIKE TO BE 9=M$4 ,FREE SOCIETIES FUNCTION BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALL FUMBL+ 9 ! D>K4 ,WE CAN MAKE KN[L$GEABLE *OICES & RESPOND QUICKLY TO *ANGES4 ,WE DON'T LOSE SI<T ( :AT ! ECONOMI/S CALL ! 0EXT]NALITIES0 ( \R 9T]ACTIONS4 ,O!R PEOPLE'S LIVES >E IMM$IATE & TACTILE TO \R [N4 ,AS A RESULT WE DON'T M>G9ALIZE O!RS BEYOND A P]IPH]Y4 

,CONTACT IS ! MO/ VITAL COMPON5T ( SOCIETY4 ,WE CAN ONLY HELP OR ASSI/ ?OSE WE CAN T\*4 ,?OSE WE CAN COMMUNICATE )4 

,RESI/ANCE NE$S VE9S4 ,EMPA?Y NE$S >MS4 

,DICTATORS KN[ ?IS ALTOGE!R TOO WELL4 ,FREE 9=MATION BR+S D[N TYRANTS & HEALS CANC]S4 ,! TOOLS1 TE*NOLOGIES & PROCESSES ( COMMUNICATION >E ANTI!TICAL TO CONTROL4 ,CONTROL CAN ONLY TAKE ROOT ?R\< ISOLATION & /RANGULATION4 ,GOV]NM5TS >E CRITICALLY DEP5D5T ON KEEP+ !IR ACTIONS QUIET4 ,KEEP+ !IR CITIZ5S DI/RIBUT$ & 9CAPABLE ( COMMUNICATION PA/ A C]TA9 DEGREE4 

,9 ,*9A ! C\NTRY'S 9TEGRATION 9TO ! WORLD ECONOMIC /&>D HAS1 AS A BYPRODUCT1 ALL[$ ITS CITIZ5S TO 9CREAS+LY SURPASS PHYSICAL IMP$IM5TS TO COMMUNICATION4 ,TO FILL ! PLACE ( ?IS PHYSICAL LIMITATION ! GOV]NM5T HAS F\ND ITSELF =C$ TO WAGE AN UPHILL BATTLE ( SOCIOLOGICAL DOM9ATION4 ,TO SURVIVE ! ,P,R,C HAS TO EXP5D 9CREAS+LY VA/ AM\NTS ( 5]GY ON +RA9+ SOCIAL PSY*OSES TO FILL ! RE/RICTIVE ROLES ( =M] TE*NOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS OR ABS5CES4 

,BUT ONCE ! FIB]-OPTIC CABLE IS LAID 7OR BETT] YET ! ME% ,WI,FI NETWORKS7 ! ONLY ?+ ULTIMATELY KEEP+ A ,GUANGZH\ S*OOL GIRL TRAD+ 9/ANT MESSAGES AB\T FA%ION RA!R ?AN 9SURRECTION IS ! COP_/CONSUM] 9 H] HEAD4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! DAY IT'S JU/ 9 H] HEAD4 ,DEEP] *ANNELS ( COMMUNICATION DO SIMULTANE\SLY OP5 AV5UES = MEMETIC CONTROL & VAPIDLY SUICIDAL M5TAL /RUCTURES4 444,BUT :Y TAKE *ANCES8 ,\TRI<T TYRANNIES LIKE ,ZIMBABWE & ,CUBA KN[ FULL WELL H[ RELIANT !Y >E ON ! VISCOSITY ( !IR SOCIETIES4 ,!Y SIMPLY HAV5'T ! 5]GY TO KEEP UP ) ! MORE COMPLEX & ELABORATE ME*ANISMS ( ! WORLD'S SURVIV+ P[] /RUCTURES4 ,OP5+ ! DOOR TO MORE DYNAMIC 9T]ACTION )9 & )\T W\LD BE AK9 TO GUTT+ !MSELVES4 ,SO 9 MANY CASES !Y'VE DONE ! EFFICI5T ?+ & SIMPLY REMOV$ ! TE*NOLOGY4 

,LOOK CLOSELY & ALL SOCIAL P[] SY/EMS /EM FROM IMP$IM5TS TO COMMUNICATION4 

,TO RETURN TO AN EXAMPLE 9 ! PREVI\S ESSAY1 IF !RE'S 9JU/ICE OR OPPRESSION BUT ?OSE 9VOLV$ >E REMOV$ OR DIS-9TEGRAT$ FROM ! RE/ ( HUMANITY H[ CAN REC\RSE TAKE PLACE8 ,ALL ! SELF-REPAIR+ ME*ANISMS *AMPION$ BY FREE SOCIETIES DEP5D VITALLY UPON ! CAPACITY TO CONVEY 9=MATION 7SPE$ILY1 EFFECTIVELY & ACROSS GREAT DI/ANCE7 )9 ?AT SOCIETY4 ,9 ORD] = AN EV5 SLI<TLY FREE SOCIETY TO FUNCTION1 A /RONG DEGREE ( CONTACT MU/ BE POSSIBLE BETWE5 ALL 9DIVIDUALS4 

,IT'S ! SAME OLD AXIOM ( SY/EM DYNAMICS3 ,RIGID /RUCTURES ( 9T]ACTION >E BAD4 ,BUT SO IS ISOLATION4 ,FREE SOCIETIES FUNCTION ?R\< ! FREE CONVEYANCE ( 9=MATION4 ,! RIGID F]M5TATION ( ?IS 9T]ACTION IS BAD = ! TOTAL DYNAMICISM ( A SOCIETY1 BUT SO IT ! SEP>ATION & ISOLATION ( IT 9TO P>TS4 ,FRAGM5T$ OR LOCALIZ$ SOCIETIES M>G9ALIZE O!RS 7?OSE :O !Y >E D5I$ AN 9T5SITY ( MAT]IAL CONTACT )7 & 9 DO+ SO ALI5ATE !MSELVES1 MAK+ OPPRESSION 9EVITABLE4 ,! DISSOLUTION & REGIONALIZATION ( SIGNIFICANT 9=MATIONAL CONTACT IS AN 9H]5T & 9ESCAPABLE REALITY ( HUNT]-GA!R] LIFE4 

,9 PRACTICE ?IS IS BL9D+LY OBVI\S4 

,BY ! V]Y NATURE ( COMMUNICATION A SOCIETY'S FRE$OM IS DEP5D5T UPON ITS PHYSICAL RELATIONS ) ! MAT]IAL WORLD4 ,9H]5T PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS MAKES = 9H]5T SOCIAL LIMITATION1 RE/RA9T & OPPRESSION4 

,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SPEAK ( REGIONAL AN>*Y 

,! IDEA ?AT SOME P>TS ( HUMANITY CAN BE FREE :ILE O!RS >E NOT IS CONCEPTUALLY 9COH]5T4 ,9SOMU* AS ANYONE ANY:]E IS OPPRESS$1 ,I AM OPPRESS$4 ,I MEAN ?AT NOT AS A TRITE GREET+ C>D SUMM>Y ( SOLID>ITY 9 LIB]TY1 BUT 9 RECOGNITION ( A BASIC PSY*OLOGICAL PR9CIPLE4 ,TO SPEAK ( BE+ P]SONALLY 0FREE0 9 ANY S5SE :ILE O!RS >E NOT IS TO LEAVE :ATEV] REMA9S ( ! 0SELF0 A LAU<ABLY MEAN+LESS %ELL4 

,F> FROM BE+ REVOLUTION>Y1 SU* ?9K+ IS ! DEF9ITION ( ALI5ATION4 

,P[] IS A SOCIAL PSY*OSIS &1 AS SU*1 IT IS ULTIMATELY SOME?+ WE CAN ONLY DISSOLVE AWAY 9DIVIDUALLY4 ,BUT EV5 ! POSSIBILITY ( 9ACTION OR SATISFACTION 9 ! FACE ( SU* P[] /RUCTURES IS ULTIMATELY ! ACCEPTANCE ( !M 9 \RSELVES4 ,! 9T]NAL DISSOLUTION ( \R P]SONAL P[] PSY*OSES IS 9SEP>ABLE FROM EXT]NAL ACTION4 

,Y\ CAN'T COH]5TLY TALK ( A*IEV+ ANY MEASURE ( LIB]TY 9 ! ABS5CE ( EMPA?Y1 & EMPA?Y PRESUPPOSES SOME SEMBLANCE ( UNIV]SALIZ$ ID5TITY4 ,)\T SU* ONE P]SON'S FRE$OM W\LD NECESS>ILY IMP+E ON ANO!R'S & ANY /RONG NOTION ( LIB]TY W\LD COLLAPSE4 ,WE REFRA9 FROM SW++ \R FI/ 9TO ANO!R P]SON'S FACE NOT BECAUSE ( SOME >BITR>Y EXT]NAL /RUCTURE OR LAW1 BUT BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE \RSELF 9 ?AT P]SON4 ,WE SEEK NOT FRE$OM FROM ONE ANO!R1 BUT FRE$OM FROM RULE4 ,TO ATTACK \RSELF W\LD BE TO SURR5D] TO SOME RULE1 /RUCTURE & LIMITATION4 ,9 HITT+ ANO!R P]SON WE ( C\RSE DECREASE ! NET CAPACITY = DYNAMIC CONNECTION & 9TEGRATION 9 \R SOCIETY1 BUT MORE SALI5TLY WE 9T]NALIZE A PSY*OLOGICAL APPROA* TO ! WORLD ?AT IS IRRECONCILABLE ) ANY?+ O!R ?AN /RUCTURES ( CONTROL4 ,! ONLY SITUATION 9 :I* WE C\LD SPEAK ( SOME PEOPLE HAV+ COMPLETELY ABOLI%$ ! P[] PSY*OSIS 9 !IR [N LIVES IS ONE 9 :I* EV]YONE ELSE HAS AS WELL4 

,EMPA?Y 7& CONSEQU5TLY MORALITY1 E?ICS & EV]Y?+ ELSE CREAT$ FROM ITS 9SPIRATION7 /EMS FROM ! AB/RACT POSSIBILITY ( TRANSITIVITY ( SELFHOOD4 ,IT'S :Y WE 9/9CTIVELY FR[N ON PUN*+ T$DY BE>S OR TORTUR+ SQUIRRELS2 ! COGNITIVE /RUCTURES WE ASSOCIATE ) \R S5SATIONS ( !M >E A REFLECT$ V]SION ( \RSELVES4 ,! *ILD :O ACTS \T VIOL5CE AGA9/ H] T$DY BE> ISN'T PHYSICALLY HURT+ ANYONE1 NOT EV5 FROM A PANPSY*IC VIEWPO9T1 BUT SU* EXT]NAL ACTIONS >E 9DICATIVE ( AN 9T]NAL 9T5T ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ SOCIETY &1 BY PROXY1 H]SELF4 

,WE 9T]ACT ) ! WORLD BY NEUROLOGICALLY =M+ IMPR9TS ( ! WORLD >\ND US4 ,WE SIMPLIFY \R P]CEPTIONS 9TO 9=MATIONAL /RUCTURES1 9TO ,D>W9IANLY EVOLV+ MODELS ?AT ALL[ = GREAT] TRACTION 9 \R CONTACT ) ! WORLD4 ,MODEL+ RIGID SY/EMS ( LIMIT$ COMPLEXITY 9 \R M9DS IS EASY1 ! 9T]ACTION ( UNC\NTABLE BILLIONS ( ATOMS CAN BE SIMPLIFI$ 9TO A 0LEV]0 OR 0PULLEY40 ,&1 ACCORD+LY1 WE CAN DEMON/RATE A GREAT DEAL ( CONTROL OV] SU* SY/EMS4 ,BUT SY/EMS ( NON-L9E> DYNAMICS POSE A GREAT] *ALL5GE4 ,O!R PEOPLE >E PREPO/]\SLY1 IF NOT 9F9ITELY1 9HIBITORY TO ! SUCCESSFUL CREATION ( SU* MACROSCOPIC CON/RUCTS4 

,! WAY WE ALL 9ITIATE SUB/ANTIVE CONTACT ) O!R PEOPLE IS TO1 ON SOME LEVEL1 SEE \RSELVES 9 !M4 ,WE CAN ONLY DEAL ) O!R PEOPLE BY %$D+ (F ! CONTEXTUAL TRAPP+S ( \R [N POSITION )9 ! WORLD & RECON/RUCT+ !IRS >\ND US4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 TO ACCEPT !IR 5SLAVEM5T OR OPPRESSION IS TO ACCEPT \R [N4 

,! K+1 BY HIS P>TICIPATION 9 ! K+DOM1 IS /ILL V]Y MU* A SLAVE TO ! P[] PSY*OSIS4 ,BUT SO TO IS ! MONK :O GA!RS B]RIES 9 ! =E/1 EV5 ?\< ! K+'S M5 MAY NOT BE ABLE TO F9D HIM = TORM5T4 ,?AT !RE C\LD BE AN 5TIRE B& ( MONKS GA!R+ B]RIES F> FROM ! K+DOM DOES NOT MAKE !M MORE FREE4 ,NOR DOES IT REALLY MAKE ! SUM SOCIETY MORE FREE4 ,?AT A ?\S& C\LD LIVE FREELY :ILE ONE MAN *A9S ANO!R IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BY 9ACTION !Y ACCEPT1 9 ACCEPTANCE !Y >E COMPLICIT1 & 9 COMPLICITY !RE IS NO?+ BUT >BITR>Y MOD]ATION4 ,! PRES5CE ( REGIONALLY 9CON/ANT DEGREES ( OV]T ACTS ( PHYSICAL OPPRESSION DOES NOT MAKE = V>Y+ DEGREES ( LIB]TY4 ,WE >E ALL ON ! SAME LEVEL !RE4 ,:]EAS IF ONE MAN *A9S ANO!R & WE DO REACT1 SO LONG AS WE REMA9 9 ACTION RA!R ?AN COMPLETION1 \R ACTIONS & \R [N LIVES >E /ILL B\ND BY ?AT *A94 ,ONLY :5 ! *A9 IS ACTUALLY GONE CAN WE SPEAK ( A*IEV+ GREAT] LIB]TY1 & EV5 !N IT IS A UNIV]SAL REALITY1 NOT REGIONALIZ$4 

,TRIBAL DISP]SION1 ?\< IT MAY PRES5T SOME ( US IMM$IATELY ) SOME ( ! TRAPP+S ( A TRU] AN>*Y1 IS 9H]5TLY OPPRESSIVE4 

,GIV5 ?AT WE HAVE KN[L$GE ( ! RE/ ( HUMANITY1 ! *OICE TO )DRAW & CONC5TRATE ALL \R EF=TS )9 SOME SOCIAL SUB-SET LEAVES US NOT ONLY COMPLICIT 9 ! OPPRESSION ( ?OSE WE PU% (F BEYOND ! P]IPH]Y BUT ALSO 9 VIOL5CE AGA9/ \RSELVES4 ,TO PREEMPT ?IS BY ]AS+ \R KN[L$GE ( ! RE/ ( HUMANITY W\LD BE EV5 MORE DIRECT VIOL5CE & CONTRIBUTE NO?+ BUT C[>DICE TO ! SAME REALITY4 ,NO TRIBE1 COMMUNE OR REGION CAN TRULY FL\RI% 9 !IR [N AN>*Y :ILE ! RE/ ( WORLD SEES VIOL5CE & OPPRESSION4 ,! PSY*OLOGICAL EFFECT ( ALI5ATION FROM O!RS1 ( SU* LOCALIZ$ PREOCCUPATION1 IS ! 9T]NALIZATION ( A C]TA9 RIGIDITY4 ,! ACCEPTANCE ( /RUCTURE4 ,TURN+ PEOPLE 9TO \R TE*NOLOGY4 

,! F]M5TATION ( RIGID SOCIAL /RUCTURE IS A DIRECT RESULT ( ALI5ATION4 

,ANY SOCIETY ?AT DISMISSES EXT]NALITIES & FOCUSES SOCIAL VALUE ON ?OSE NE> AT H& IS REALLY MAK+ SOCIAL VALUE A RESULT ( CONTEXT & PHYSICAL /RUCTURE4 ,AS SU* IT IS R$EF9+ O!RS 9TO NO?+ MORE ?AN ! /RUCTURE ( !IR RELATION%IPS & FUNCTIONAL VALUE TO O!R /RUCTURES4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! WE BECOME NO?+ MORE ?AN A HOLL[ /RUCTURE1 ! ORGANIC HUMAN S\L TRANSMUT$ 9TO A /RUCTURAL ID5TITY4 ,9 SU* A WORLD1 ,I AM ?IS /RUCTURE & Y\ >E ANO!R /RUCTURE ?AT MAY OR MAY NOT FUNCTION TO ! B5EFIT & SU/A9ABILITY ( MY [N /RUCTURE4 

,! RESULT+ SOCIETY LOOSES ITS W>MLY 9TEGRAT$ DYNAMICS & ITS 9T]NAL RELATION%IPS 9/EAD BECOME MATT]S ( 9CR$IBLY COMPLEX1 YET RIGID1 ME*ANISM4 ,BECAUSE ( ! 9T]NAL RIGIDITY ( P]SONAL ID5TITY ALL 9T]ACTIONS >E POL>IZ$ T[>DS ! CONTROL ( ?AT ID5TITY'S 7IE 9=MATIONAL /RUCTURE7 5VIRONM5T4 ,SMALL RIGID /RUCTURES CAN BE CONTROLL$1 BUT O!R PEOPLE'S ID5TITY /RUCTURES >E TOO COMPLEX4 ,IF BO? EXT5D$ SY/EMS >E RIGID !N BO? WILL COLLAPSE VIOL5TLY4 

,NO MATT] H[ PRETTY AN ISOLAT$ SECTION ( SOCIETY MAY BEHAVE 9 CONTRA/ TO ! RE/1 OPPRESSION )\T WILL EV5TUALLY MANIFE/ )94 ,9 ! FACE ( GROSS OPPRESSION WORLDWIDE1 REGIONAL SECESSION OR +R[? IS CAPITULATION & ! COLLAPSE ( SU* TRIBES 9EVITABLE4 

,ANY SOCIETY ?AT EMBRACES DEA? WILL EMBRACE OPPRESSION 

,TO ACCEPT ! 9EVITABILITY ( DEA? OR LIMITATION IS TO ACCEPT AN >BITR>Y DEGREE ( IT4 ,BECAUSE ONCE ! PREC$5T HAS BE5 TRULY SET 9 ! M9D !RE REMA9S NO 9NATE RESI/ANCE TO IT4 ,Y\ CAN'T ACCEPT GIV+ UP A F9ITE PORTION ( Y\R S\L4 ,Y\ CAN'T REALLY ACCEPT SOME OPPRESSION )\T BEG9N+ TO ACCEPT ALL OPPRESSION4 

,IT IS WILLFULLY BL9D TO BELIEVE ?AT A SOCIETY ?AT ACCEPTS1 MU* LESS EMBRACES1 ! DEA?S ( SIX & A HALF BILLION PEOPLE WILL EV] KN[ PEACE LET ALONE ANY SUB/ANTIVE AN>*Y4 ,IT IS DEMON/RATIVELY IRRATIONAL TO SUPPOSE ?AT ANY SOCIETY B\ND BY 9NATE PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS WILL EV] A*IEVE MORE ?AN A FRACTION ( !IR POT5TIAL4 

,PHYSICAL REALITIES >E 9SEP>ABLE FROM SOCIAL REALITIES4 ,! EMBRACE ( PHYSICAL REALITIES ?AT RE/RICT1 CONTROL & RULE \R 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE LIVES IS ! C[>DLY EMBRACE ( DICTATOR%IP BY 5VIRONM5TAL PROXY4 

,LIFE--NOT 9 BIOLOGICAL OR TAXONOMIC S5SE BUT RA!R AS ! BLOSSOM+ ACT ( EXI/5CE ITSELF--IS AN 9ABILITY TO ACCEPT DEA? OR RIGIDITY4 ,LIFE IS MOTION & T\*4 

,A TRAN%UMANI/ ONCE SUMM$ UP H] SUPPORT = ! LIFE-EXT5SION /RUGGLE 9 ONE S5T5CE3 0,EXI/5CE IS WOND]FUL40 ,IT IS4 ,M9E1 Y\RS & ALL ! POSSESSIVES Y\ CAN ?9K (4 ,EV]Y HE>TBEAT IS A ALT]NAT+ SYMPHONY ( RESI/ANCE & HOPE4 

,BUT Y\ CANNOT HAVE P>TIAL RESI/ANCE4 ,Y\ CANNOT HAVE P>TIAL HOPE4 ,Y\ EI!R HAVE IT OR Y\ DO NOT4 ,IF Y\ CLOSE ! DOOR SOME:]E Y\ CLOSE ! DOOR EV]Y:]E4 

,IF Y\ WALL (F A PORTION ( IT1 IF Y\ SET A LIMIT TO :AT IS POSSIBLE1 ! DAY WILL COME :5 Y\ REAP NO?+ BUT4 ,:]E NO?+ IS LEFT BUT DEA?4 ,:]E WE HAVE NO?+ LEFT TO LOOK =W>D TO %AP+4 ,\R ACCEPTANCE ( DEA? IS \R ALI5ATION FROM \RSELVES4 ,IT IS \R ALI5ATION FROM LIFE4 

,:5 WE1 9 \R 9CESSANT & 9H]5T DESIRE = CONTACT1 EXP]I5CE & UND]/&+1 PRESS UP AGA9/ ?AT WALL ( LIMITATION444 ,WE WILL CONDUCT ITS RIGIDITY BACK ?R\<\T \R SOCIETY4 

,TE*NOLOGY CAN BE APPLI$ DYNAMICALLY 

,LANGUAGE CAN BE A REAL D[N]4 ,WORDS & CONCEPTS GA!R ASSOCIATIONS ?AT WEI< HEAVILY UPON US & CAN OBSCURE ! UND]LY+ REALITY4 ,WE MAKE SIMPLIFICATIONS & /RUCTURES TO DEAL ) A GIV5 CONTEXT4 ,TO ! DEGREE ?AT !SE /RUCTURES >E 9TEGRAT$ ) ! WORLD >\ND US !Y CAN FACILITATE /RONG] & MORE DEXT]\S CONNECTIONS4 ,TO ! DEGREE ?AT !Y BECOME MORE RIGID OR DESOLATE1 SU* /RUCTURES PROVE DISA/R\SLY DIS-9TEGRAT$ ) ! DYNAMICS SURR\ND+ US4 

,SO TOO1 :5 CON/RUCT+ LANGUAGE & !ORETICAL MODELS >\ND A BASIC REALITY IS IT VITALLY IMPORTANT ?AT \R M5TAL /RUCTURES BE DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 ?AT REALITY4 ,BL9DLY ACCEPT+ & WORK+ FROM PREVI\S OR POPUL> MACROSCOPIC SIMPLIFICATIONS CAN ONLY RESULT 9 A /RUCTURE ?AT IS \T ( T\* ) ! UND]LY+ DYNAMICS4 

,AL?\< CONCEPTS LIKE 0CIVILIZATION0 & 0TE*NOLOGY0 CAN BE SIMPLIFI$ 9TO SOME ( !IR POPUL> ASSOCIATIONS1 ANY SIGNIFICANT ANALYSIS BUILT (F ( SU* /RUCTURES WILL BE CRITICALLY UNABLE TO 9TEGRATE ) ! ROOT REALITIES T\*$ BY SAID ASSOCIATIONS4 ,REF]5CES TO 0TE*NOLOGY0 AS ! RIGID & BRITTLE /RUCTURES SO OBVI\S 9 TODAY'S SOCIETY CAN BE SAID TO EFFECTIVELY 5COMPASS ! MO/ VISIBLE ASPECTS ( :AT CURR5TLY EXI/S4 ,BUT SU* FOCUS OBSCURES :AT C\LD EXI/4 444,AS WELL AS SOME ( ! F9] PO9TS ( :AT IS ALREADY 9 EFFECT1 BUT /ILL OV]%AD[$4 

,BY ATTACK+ ! DOM9ATE RIGID =MS ( TE*NOLOGY UND] ! PREMISE ( ALL 0TE*NOLOGY01 ! AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ DISC\RSE BUILDS ITSELF >\ND MACROSCOPIC SIMPLIFICATIONS & BL9DS ITSELF TO DETAILS4 ,?\< A POPUL> AB/RACTION ( 0TE*NOLOGY0 IS :AT IS ADROITLY ATTACK$1 ! ACTUAL & FULL DEF9ITION ( TE*NOLOGY IS :AT'S CONSEQU5TLY ?R[N \T4 ,RIGIDITY IS CRITIQU$ BUT1 ?R\< ! MISAPPLICATION ( BROAD LANGUAGE & CONCEPT1 HUMAN AG5CY 9 \R 5VIRONM5TAL 9TEGRATION IS :AT'S ULTIMATELY DISMISS$4 

,AS SU*1 0TE*NOLOGY0 IS MISID5TIFI$ AS /EMM+ FROM A DESIRE ( CONTROL RA!R ?AN CONTACT1 EXP]I5CE & UND]/&+4 

,BUT ! REALITY IS1 GIV5 ITS POPUL> BREAD? AS A CONCEPT1 TE*NOLOGY ACTUALLY REF]S SIMPLY TO H[ WE 9T]ACT ) ! WORLD4 ,& IT IS ! NATURE ( ?IS H[ IS ! REAL ISSUE1 NOT ?AT !RE IS A H[ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,!RE WILL ALWAYS BE A H[4 ,BY ATTACK+ ! V]Y IDEA ( H[S WE SIMPLY *OOSE TO BL9D \RSELVES TO ! H[S WE'RE ALREADY US+4 ,& !N !Y USE US4 

,SO ! REAL QUE/ION IS :AT NATURE ( TE*NOLOGIES %\LD WE TURN TO4 ,&1 YES1 \R OPTIONS 9CLUDE ! FEW PRIMITIVE TE*NOLOGIES \R SPECIES WAS ONCE BORN ) AS WELL AS ! WIDE V>IETY ( /RUCTURES ?AT HAVE BE5 DEVELOP$ & APPLI$ S9CE1 BUT NOT JU/ ?OSE4 

,( C\RSE1 ,I ?9K WE W\LD ALL AGREE ?AT TODAY'S DOM9ATE TE*NOLOGICAL 9FRA/RUCTURES >E UNACCEPTABLE1 OR1 AT V]Y LEA/1 LESS ?AN !Y C\LD BE4 ,TODAY MO/ ACTS ( CREATION >E P]V]T$ T[>DS /RUCTURES ( CONTROL BE=E !Y EV5 LEAVE ! 9V5TOR'S M9D4 ,WE OP5 UP NEW AV5UES ( CONTACT & !N WORK H>D] & H>D] TO =CE ME?ODS ( CONTROL UPON !M4 

,BUT ! PO9T IS NOT ALL DESIRE = CONTACT IS A FALSE-FACE = ! PURSUIT ( CONTROL4 ,9 FACT ONE MI<T SAY ?AT CONTROL MAKES CONTACT IMPOSSIBLE4 ,WE CAN NEV] REALLY KN[ ?OSE OR ?AT :I* WE CONTROL4 ,RA!R \R WOR%IP ( CONTROL IS ALWAYS ONE ( SURR5D] TO SECURITY4 ,CONTROL IS AB\T IMPOS+ RIGIDITY4 ,IT'S AB\T OR*E/RAT+ ! WORLD >\ND US SO ?AT IT CAN'T 9T]F]E ) ! /RUCTURE )94 ,WE DO ?IS SO ?AT WE MI<T CL+ TO ?IS REMA9+ /RUCTURE & CLAIM IT AS AN ID5TITY4 ,CONTROL IS AB\T CREAT+ A HUSK TO DIE 94 ,TO TRULY T\*1 TO HAVE CONTACT ) ! WORLD >\ND US IS IRRECONCILABLE ) SU*4 ,IT SMA%ES ?R\< /RUCTURES ( CONTROL & REBUILDS !M AS VE9S & CURR5TS4 

,CONTACT IS CONDUCT$ ?\< DYNAMIC SY/EMS4 ,& ?IS 9CLUDES SY/EMS ?AT WE POPUL>LY CLASSIFY AS 0ADVANC$ TE*NOLOGY40 

,TELESCOPES1 MICROSCOPES1 RADIOS & PHONES4 ,FIB]-OPTIC CABLES1 WIFI ME% NETWORKS1 SATELLITES & 9FR>$ S5SORS4 ,! MORE COMPLEX1 ! MORE DYNAMIC4 ,! MORE PO9TS ( 9T]-CONTACT4 ,! MORE FLUID & ORGANIC SU* SY/EMS BECOME4 ,! MORE ADAPTABLE4 

,AS \R NEW /RUCTURES & APPROA*ES BECOME MORE DYNAMICALLY REF9$1 ! BETT] !Y'RE ABLE TO 9TEGRATE ) ! REALITIES ( !IR OP]AT+ 5VIRONM5T4 ,9 FACT1 BEYOND A C]TA9 PO9T ! TE*NOLOGIES WE CREATE CAN BECOME MORE DYNAMIC ?AN ?IS FRAIL1 SCUMMY PLANET-SK9 WE W]E BORN 9TO4 ,NANOTE* & BIO*EMI/RY EMBODY ! CURR5T CUTT+ $GE ( ?IS DRIVE TO (F] /RONG] & F9] DEGREES ( CONTACT ?R\< \R [N BODIES4 7,AL?\< ) BO?1 JU/ AS ) ANY?+ ELSE1 ! IMPULSIVE1 BL9D PURSUIT ( CONTROL 9 SU* >EAS REJECTS UND]/&+ & MEAN+FUL CONTACT AT ! CO/ ( POT5TIALLY CATA/ROPHIC RESULTS47 ,WE >E F9ALLY GA9+ *OICE 9 ALL ! MYRIAD WORK+S ( \R MAT]IAL WORLD4 ,NO LONG] CONT5T ) CLUNKY MACROSCOPIC AB/RACTIONS & SIMPLIFICATIONS1 WE >E F9ALLY GR\ND+ ! ROOTS ( \R 9T]ACTIONS & 9TEGRATION ) ! WORLD >\ND US4 

,IT'S A MOVE TO /OP BEAT+ ! WORLD ) A CRUDE HAMM] & 9/EAD BEG9 TO /ROK+ ITS SK94 

,&1 ) SU* F9E UND]/&+ & CONTACT1 WE >E OP5+ UP POSSIBILITIES PREVI\SLY CLOS$4 ,! DEAF CAN HE>4 ,! BL9D CAN SEE4 ,! CRIPPL$ CAN WALK4 ,! OLD FOLKS CAN GET IT ON4 

,AS WE'VE SE5 ! DRIVE = EXP]I5CE1 = PLEASURE & LIFE ITSELF >E MATT]S ( TE*NOLOGY1 ! ME?ODS & /RUCTURES ( \R 9T]ACTION ) ! WORLD4 ,9=MATION & COMMUNICATION TE*NOLOGIES1 TRANSPORTATION TE*NOLOGIES & SCI5CE ITSELF 7SCI5CE 9 ! 0PURSUIT ( UND]/&+ ?R\< T\*0 S5SE1 NOT ! 0IMP]IALISM0 S5SE7 ALL DEMON/RATE SU* EM]G+ T5D5CIES4 

,CORE TO ! PRIMITIVI/ MANTRA IS ! ASS]TION ?AT !SE MEANS ( 0>TIFICIAL0 COMMUNICATION & ! LIKE >E1 AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 UTT]LY DISMAL1 LEAV+ US DISCONNECT$ & CON/ANTLY 5SLAV$4 ,IT'S ! LEA/ ELOQU5T ASS]TION & ALMO/ 5TIRELY DEP5D5T UPON POPULI/ 0COMMON S5SE0 APPEALS4 444,BECAUSE IT'S COMPLETELY FUCK+ RIDICUL\S4 ,:OSE FAULT IS IT IF Y\ CAN'T TURN (F Y\R CELLPHONE TO JU/ 5JOY SOME NATURAL SOLITUDE8 ,/OP BLAM+ ! PHONE 7OR ! BLA/$ DAGNUM COMPUT] ) ITS 0EMAIL07 & TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = ! WAY Y\ 9TEGRATE ) SU* TE*NOLOGY4 ,IF \R SOCIETY DOESN'T FACILITATE LONG UN9T]RUPT$ WALKS ON ! BEA* !N *ANGE SOCIETY1 DON'T LAUN* A CRUSADE TO ABOLI% \R ABILITY TO PLAY ) SU* FUN TOYS4 

,P]SONALLY1 ,I ABHOR PHONES4 ,I JU/ DISLIKE ! WAY !Y UNEV5LY FILT] \R PREEXI/+ SOCIAL LANGUAGE4 ,9 P]SON ,I'M ALL AB\T ! BODY LANGUAGE1 H& GE/URES & FACIAL QUIRKS4 ,BUT ?AT'S JU/ ME4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ,I LOVE ! BULLET9-BO>D =MAT4 ,I WAS PROLIFICALLY US+ ! 9T]NET LONG BE=E ,I REALLY />T$ MAK+ PHONE CALLS & ,I FEEL DEEPLY AT HOME ) ITS SOCIAL 9TRICACIES4 

,AL?\< P]SONAL1 FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT PROVIDES A LOT MORE B&WID?1 AT ! 5D ( ! DAY IT'S ONLY A MATT] ( B&WID?4 ,!RE ISN'T ANY?+ ANY MORE MAGICAL AB\T SO CALL$ 0DIRECT0 PHYSICAL CONTACT4 ,& ANY CONNECTION IS A DRAMATIC IMPROVEM5T OV] NO?+4 ,BE+ ABLE TO /ILL CONTACT FRI5DS1 NO MATT] H[ DI/ANT !IR DESIRES TAKE !M1 IS A WOND]FUL ?+4 ,TO REA* \T & T\* ,BANGKOK & ,B]L91 TO BE A %\LD] TO CRY ON OR A EC/ATIC CONFID5T1 TO WAT* A VOLCANO EXPLODE ON ANO!R CONT95T OR PICK \T ! WOBBLES ( A DI/ANT />444 ,SU* CONNECTION IS A ?+ ( LIB]ATION4 ,WE REALLY DO FEEL BETT] = \R USE ( ADVANC$ TE*NOLOGIES4 ,ALL ?AT'S REQUIR$ IS A %$D+ (F ( \R [N RIGIDITIES & A REFUSAL TO LAZILY FE$ \RSELVES TO NEW ONES4 

,BUT1 ( C\RSE1 ) ! MORE SPIRITUAL1 PSY*OLOGICAL1 SOCIOLOGICAL OR PHILOSOPHICAL CLAIMS AGA9/ TE*NOLOGY = :I* IT IS FAM\S1 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM HAS DEVELOP$ TWO PRAGMATIC >GUM5TS AS CRUT*ES4 

,! FIR/ IS ?AT ( DIM9I%+ RETURNS4 ,) 0TE*NOLOGY0 WE >E SAID TO 9EVITABLY WORK H>D] & H>D] TO TAKE SMALL] & SMALL] /EPS 7SOME?+ NOTICEABLE 9 LIMIT$ FRAMEWORKS SU* AS AGRICULTURE :]E MORE 5]GY EX]T$ ON ! SAME AM\NT ( L& IS SAID TO PRODUCE LESS & LESS P]-9VE/M5T74 ,?IS IS WRONG ( C\RSE1 & ! MISAPPLICATION ( ! 0DIM9I%+ RETURNS0 9F]5CE UPON ! :OLE ( \R DRIVE T[>DS MORE DYNAMIC TE*NOLOGIES /EMS FROM A MISUND]/&+ ( ! ROOT REALITY4 ,! REASON SOME 0>EAS0 ( TE*NOLOGY DEMON/RATE SU* BEHAVIOR :ILE O!RS DO NOT IS NOT BECAUSE ?+S LIKE COMPUT] MANUFACTUR+ HAVE YET TO HIT SOME 9EVITABLE B>RI] 7AL?\< C]TA9LY1 ! UNIV]SE HAS AN 9=MATIONAL C>RY+ CAPACITY71 IT'S BECAUSE ?+S LIKE 0AGRICULTURE0 >E NOT DISCRETE SPECIES ( TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T BUT CA/ (F1 9H]5TLY LIMIT$1 SECTIONS ( A S+LE PROGRESSION4 ,COMPUT]S >E ONE ( ! R>E TE*NOLOGIES ?AT HAV5'T YET REA*$ DIM9I%+ RETURNS1 BECAUSE !RE'S NO LIMIT TO :AT A 0COMPUT]0 IS6 ,YEAH1 :5 ! L5G? & BREA? ( A S+LE LIMIT$ /RUCTURE HAS BE5 EXPLOR$ IT SEES LESS & LESS GR[? )9 ?OSE >BITR>Y B\ND>IES4 ,SO FUCK+ :AT8 ,!RE CAN /ILL BE GR[? SOME:]E ELSE6 ,! CONCEPTUAL DIVISION ( TE*NOLOGY 9TO DISCRETE FIELDS CREATES ! LIMITATION ?AT IS !N ID5TIFI$4 ,&1 ULTIMATELY1 ! ACCEL]AT+ 0>EAS0 ( TE*NOLOGY LIKE NANOTE* COMPUT+ WILL 9EVITABLY TURN >\ND & DRA/ICALLY REVITALIZE LAGG+ >EAS LIKE 0AGRICULTURE10 LETT+ US TAKE 9 SU/5ANCE BY1 SAY1 *LOROPHYLL 9 \R BACKS1 LEAV+ BEH9D ! AWKW>D & BRITTLE OR*>DS WE ONCE MI/AK5LY BUILT TO REWILD !MSELVES4 

,! SECOND >GUM5T APPEALS TO ! AU?ORIT>IAN NATURE ( TODAY'S TE*NOLOGICAL 9FRA/RUCTURES4 ,IT'S SOMETIMES BOIL$ D[N 9TO SLOGANE]+ ) PHRASES LIKE 0:O'S GO+ TO GO D[N 9TO ! CAVES TO GET Y\R IRON80 ,( C\RSE ! 9/ANTANE\S RESPONSE ( 0WE'LL BUILD MA*9ES TO DO ?AT0 IS SPOT-ON4 ,!RE'S A REASON MOD]N CAPITALISM FE$S SO RAV5\SLY ON HUMAN LABOR :5 IT C\LD EASILY PROVIDE COM=T4 ,SOCIALLY WE PLACE VALUE 9 P[] RA!R ?AN LIB]ATION & ?US M>KET =CES MOVE AT A RELATIVE SNAIL'S PACE T[>DS PO/-SC>CITY4 ,IF WE REALLY C>$ AB\T IT1 WE C\LD IMM$IATELY MAKE HUGE /RIDES T[>DS ABOLI%+ EV5 ! FRAILE/ DEGREE ( 0WORK0 )\T ANYONE SACRIFIC+ A /EADILY ADVANC+ FIR/-WORLD LIV+ /&>D4 ,?IS MU* IS1 AT LEA/ 9 P>T1 PLA9LY OBVI\S TO JU/ AB\T EV]YONE4 ,& ! P]PETUAL RESPONSE ( PRIMITIVISM1 ?AT ME*ANIZATION ISN'T A REAL SOLUTION BECAUSE SOMEONE W\LD /ILL HAVE TO OCCASIONALLY FIX ! MA*9ES1 IS A COP-\T4 ,I'D MU* RA!R BE PLAY+ >\ND ) ! GE>S ( M9+ MA*9ES ?AN :EEZ+ \T MY LUNGS 9 SOME COAL M9E4 ,& !N ,I C\LD MOVE ON TO SOME?+ ELSE4 ,I W\LD BE FREE TO LE>N ANO!R ROLE4 ,BUT ALL ( ?IS TALK ( NEW M9+ PROCESSES IS IRRELEVANT4 ,IT DOESN'T MATT] IF WE HAVE ! MA*9]Y OR NOT4 ,IF !RE >E NO TELESCOPES 9 ! :OLE FUCK+ WORLD1 ,I'D MORE ?AN GLADLY GO D[N 9TO ! M9E MYSELF & P]SONALLY COMPLETE ALL ! SO CALL$ 0WORK0 REQUIR$ TO BUILD IT MYSELF4 ,& Y\ KN[ :AT8 ,I'D BE MORE ?AN WILL+ TO %>E IT4 ,?AT'S ! :OLE FUCK+ PO9T4 

,! ADVANCEM5T T[>DS MORE & MORE DYNAMIC TE*NOLOGY HAS NEV] 9NATELY REQUIR$ & DOES NOT 9NATELY REQUIRE ANY OPPRESSION :ATSOEV]4 

,NOR1 9 FACT1 DOES SU* ADVANCEM5T MAKE = ANY 9H]5T CATA/ROPHES OR SACRIFICES4 ,! PURSUIT ( DYNAMIC TE*NOLOGY IS GR\ND$ 9 ! VALU+ ( KN[L$GE & ADAPTABILITY4 ,IT HAS NEV] BE5 AB\T DIDDL+ >\ND ) \R SURR\ND+S UNTIL WE F9D SOME?+ IMM$IATELY GRATIFY+4 ,?AT'S NOT 0TE*NOLOGY10 ?AT'S A JU/ S+LE ME?ODOLOGY ( DEVELOP+ TE*NOLOGY4 ,& 9 SU* BEHAVIOR NO CONSCI\S OR CREATIVE EF=T IS 9VOLV$1 IT'S SIMPLY ! ME*ANI/IC_/5TROPIC EAT+ UP ( ?AT :I* IS >\ND Y\4 ,5TIRELY FOCUS$ T[>DS P[]1 PR(IT & CONTROL N[1 UND]/&+ LAT]4 

,BUT :Y NOT UND]/&+ FIR/ & ACTION LAT]8 

,PRIMITIVISM IS FAM\S = ITS HESITANCY1 CONFLICT & SKET*9ESS ON :AT CON/ITUTES APPROPRIATE TE*NOLOGY4 

,REA*+ 9TO AN AN?ILL ) A /ICK1 FA%ION+ A B[1 GRUNT+ SWEETLY OR MEANLY1 UTILIZ+ SYMBOLIC M5TAL /RUCTURES1 TEA*+ A MO!R TO PAT A BABY OV] H] %\LD]1 BUILD+ A HUT1 DRAW+ 9 ! MUD444 & GOD =BID WE TALK AB\T P]MACULTURE OR BICYCLES6 

,ON ! :OLE ITS MO/ OBVI\S WEAKNESS 7& YET BE/ RHETORICAL DEF5SE7 IS ?AT !RE IS NO CLE> L9E4 ,FOLKS TALK ( 0?AT :I* DOESN'T />T TO CONTROL Y\0 BUT NEV] REALLY /OP TO DEEPLY ANALYZE ?AT4 ,!Y TAKE IT TO OBVI\SLY CALL = ! ABOLI%M5T ( SATELLITES1 AIRPLANES1 COMPUT]S & G5ETIC 5G9E]+1 BUT ?AT'S NOT NECESS>ILY TRUE4 

,SU* CONTROL IS A *OICE4 ,WE DON'T HAVE TO BE CONTROLL$ BY \R TE*NOLOGY1 NO MORE ?AN WE HAVE TO CRANK \T & OBEY RIGID M5TAL /RUCTURES4 ,JU/ AS 9T]NAL RIGIDITY IS A CONSEQU5CE ( \R *OICES SO IS ! RESULT+ EXT]NAL RIGIDITY4 ,9 EV]Y MOM5T 9 \R LIVES WE CAN *OOSE LIFE OR UNDEA?4 ,WE *OOSE TO BE GOV]N$ BY ! 5VIRONM5TAL /RUCTURES WE 9T]ACT ) OR WE CAN *OOSE TO MOVE ?R\< !M AS WE DESIRE1 UNH9D]$4 ,! 9T]NALIZATION ( RIGID /RUCTURE IS NOT 9NATE TO DEAL+ ) /RUCTURES4 ,WE CAN *ANGE & CREATE !M & \RSELVES4 ,WE CAN BE RA!R ?AN ACCEPT+ ! WORLD & \R RELATIONS TO IT AS IS4 ,WE CAN CON/ANTLY RE%APE & R$EF9E \R RELATIONS TO ! WORLD4 ,RA!R ?AN FOLL[+ 9PUT1 WE CAN BECOME F\NTA9S ( \TPUT4 

,IF WE >E S9C]E 9 \R REWILD+1 WE CANNOT TURN TO SOME?+ AS LIMIT+ AS PRIMITIVISM4 

,:Y NOT NANOTE*1 SPACE TE*1 P]MACULTURE1 & DYNAMIC TE*NOLOGY 9 G5]AL8 ,?9K AB\T H[ WE MI<T HAVE BUILT CIVILIZATION IF WE'D BE5 TRUE AN>*I/S FROM ! BEG9N+6 ,WIDE-EY$ TE*NOLOGICAL LOV]S (T RECEIVE FI]Y D5\NCEM5TS = WANT+ TO PLAY GOD4 ,BY SEEK+ DEEP] CONTACT & UND]/&+1 ( EA* WANT+ TO BE GODS4 ,BUT IF ONE ACCEPTS ! UNIV]SE ( ,E9/E9 & ,SP9OZA :]E EXI/5CE IS GOD4 ,IS ?IS SU* A BAD ?+8 ,RA!R ?AN REJECT & HIDE FROM \R BIR?RI<T AS P>T ( ! UNIV]SE %\LD WE NOT 9/EAD F9ALLY EMBRACE IT 9 ALL ( ITS GLORY8 ,TO BE MORE GODLY8 ,TO BE MORE 9TEGRAT$ ) ! WORLD >\ND US4 ,IS NOT ! EMBRACE ( SOME R&OM1 RIGID BIOLOGICAL /RUCTURE ALONE ULTIMATELY A EMBRACE ( ALI5ATION FROM ! UNIV]SE8 

,MANY TE*NO-UTOPIANS FALL 9TO A SIMIL> RUT AS ! PRIMITIVI/S BY TREAT+ TE*NOLOGICAL PROGRESS AS AN UND5IABLE EXT]NAL =CE4 ,A SALVATION ?AT WILL 9EVITABLY >RIVE SOM$AY4 ,BO? ATTITUDES SMACK ( AN 0,I'M ONLY ON ?IS SIDE BECAUSE \R VICTORY IS ASSUR$0 MORALITY4 ,A LEGACY BORR[$ FROM ! ,M>XI/S' P]PETUAL WAIT = ,! ,REVOLUTION1 & BE=E !M1 ! ,*RI/IANS' P]PETUAL WAIT = ! ,RAPTURE4 ,! REALITY IS ?AT \R TE*NOLOGIES >E JU/ ! EMBODIM5T ( \R *OICES4 

,! SOLUTION8 ,BE SM>T]6 

,*OOSE TO ?9K RA!R ?AN ABDICAT+ FROM IT AT EV]Y OPPORTUNITY4 

,RADIATE LIFE 9 Y\R EV]Y PROCESS & ACTION4 

,! FAIL+S ( TE*NOLOGIES >E ! FAIL+S ( \RSELVES4 ,\R LAZ9ESS & NIHILISM4 ,\R GRE$ & HATE4 ,ALL !SE >E ULTIMATELY CONSEQU5CES ( M5TAL RIGIDITY4 ,IS IT ANY WOND] WE EXCRETE ?IS /UFF 9 PHYSICAL =M8 ,! RIGIDITY ( \R TE*NOLOGY /EMS FROM PSY*OSES ?AT WE HAVE ! AG5CY TO OV]COME4 ,TO SURPASS4 ,TO %$ (F4 ,SOME PRIMITIVI/S HAVE \TRI<T >GU$ ?AT WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ! NEUROLOGICAL CAPACITY = MASS SOCIETY1 ! CAPACITY = MORE ?AN A C]TA9 AM\NT ( CONTACT OR FRE$OM4 

,:Y NOT8 ,:AT'S /OPP+ US8 ,:AT 5=CES ?IS LIMIT$ CAPACITY8 ,WE MAKE \RSELVES4 ,UN%ACKL$1 WE PRACTICALLY BUR/ ) CREATIVITY4 ,:Y %\LD WE SNUFF IT \T8 

,AS LONG AS WE >E ALIVE !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS AN 9EVITABILITY4 

,WE DO NOT LIVE 9 A CLOS$ SY/EM 

,AL?\< ITS C]TA9LY TRUE \R CURR5T MASS 9FRA/RUCTURE CANNOT & WILL NOT SURVIVE ANY PROLONG$ CONTACT ) ! BASIC LAWS ( PHYSICS1 A P]MAN5T OR CATA/ROPHIC COLLAPSE IS NOT 9EVITABLE4 

,! BIOSPH]E IS A COMPLEX NONL9E> SY/EM & CONCRETE P>K+ LOTS >E NOT4 ,BECAUSE \R MO/ PHYSICALLY DOM9ANT TE*NOLOGIES >E LESS 'COMPLEX' 7OR1 AS ,I HAVE BE5 US+ ! T]M1 'DYNAMIC'7 ?AN !IR SURR\ND+ 5VIRONM5T BY RELATIVELY 9F9ITE ORD]S ( MAGNITUDE1 !Y >E DEEPLY UN/ABLE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! BLUNT MACROSCOPIC CON/RUCTION ( \R TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EMS & 9FRA/RUCTURE LEAVES !M ESPECIALLY VULN]ABLE TO 5TROPY AS ! EASIE/ RES\RCES >E DEPLET$4 

,\R RESPONSE TO ! 9ADEQUACIES ( \R 9FRA/RUCTURE'S 9TEGRATION ) ITS 5VIRONM5T IS TO BUILD EV] MORE EXT5D$ /RUCTURE ON TOP ( IT4 ,RA!R ?AN ABOLI%+ & REBUILD+1 OR JU/ MODIFY+ \R EXI/+ TE*NOLOGIES1 WE ADD 5DLESSLY TO !M4 ,CONCRETE UPON CONCRETE4 ,TEXT UPON TEXT4 ,UNTIL ! %E] MASS ( TE*NO/RUCTURE BEG9S TO RIVAL ! BIOMASS >\ND IT4 

,\R /RUCTURES EAT UP DYNAMICISM & REPLACE IT ) RIGIDITY4 ,BUT ?IS PROCESS ( EXPANSION IS ! ONLY ?+ ?AT KEEPS ?OSE RESULT+ RIGID /RUCTURES 9TACT4 ,WE USE UP :AT WE CAN GET TO EASILY BUT AS ?OSE RES\RCES >E DEPLET$ IT BECOMES 9CREAS+LY IMPORTANT TO EXP5D & COMMIT AN EXPON5TIALLY GREAT] PROPORTION ( \R NET CIVILIZATION T[>DS ! UPKEEP ( :AT WE'VE ALREADY BUILT4 ,EV5TUALLY1 9 A CLOS$ SY/EM1 ! BASIC MA!MATICAL REALITIES ( *AOS !ORY & 5TROPY WILL KICK \R ASS & ! CATA/ROPHIC COLLAPSE ( ?IS RIGID SY/EM WE'VE PAV$ OV] ! FACE ( ! E>? WILL BECOME AN 9EVITABILITY4 ,DUE TO ! EXTREMELY OV]-EXT5D$ & OMNIPRES5T NATURE ( \R 9FRA/RUCTURE1 !RE WILL BE NO FAUCET ( LIFE 9 ! BIOSPH]E UNAFFECT$4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY \R #f4#e BILLION LITTLE FRAIL S$5T>Y BODIES WILL NOT DO SO WELL4 ,9 %ORT1 WE >E FUCK$4 

444,EXCEPT ?AT WE DO NOT LIVE 9 A CLOS$ SY/EM4 

,AL?\< \R CIVILIZATION IS 9 DIRE TR\BLE & \R TE*NOLOGICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE IS A HIDE\S EMB>RASSM5T1 WE >E NOT DOOM$4 ,! CRA% IS NOT AN 9EVITABILITY4 ,& NEI!R UND] ! BANN] ( 0SU/A9ABILITY0 >E ANY FUNDAM5TAL RE/RICTIONS1 BE !Y SOCIOLOGICAL OR MAT]IAL1 9EVITABLE4 

,AL?\< GR9D+ 9TO ! ,E>?'S CRU/ = SPECIFIC RES\RCES IS A PROGRESSIVELY H>D] & H>D] Z]O-SUM GAME1 ! PLA9 & SIMPLE REALITY IS ?AT WE HAVE ! CAPABILITY TO REA* HUGE SWA!S ( RES\RCES 9 AN EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE1 CO/-EFFECTIVE MANN] 7F> MORE EFFICI5T1 9 FACT1 ?AN ANY PREVI\S PROCESS AVAILABLE US 9 HI/ORY74 ,:AT'S MORE1 9 AN UNPREC$5T$ 7& PROBABLY UNREASONABLE7 ACT ( =GIV5ESS ON BEHALF ( ! UNIV]SE1 WE DON'T HAVE TO COMPLETELY DE/ROY \R ROTT+ CIVILIZATION 9 ORD] TO />T ACQUIR+ !M4 ,WE CAN IMPLEM5T ?IS NEW PROCESS ( ACQUIR+ RES\RCES & USE ! PROCE$S TO GRADUALLY FLUIDLY ABOLI% ! HORRIFIC /RUCTURAL CANC]S ( \R CIVILIZATION4 ,ALL ! :ILE GIV+ US FOOT+ TO DEVELOP MORE DYNAMIC & 9TEGRATEABLE TE*NOLOGIES4 ,&1 IF ?AT W]5'T 5\<1 ! RIGID /RUCTURES WE UTILIZE 9 ?IS PROCESS DON'T 9H]5TLY REPLACE BIOMASS4 ,BECAUSE WE WON'T BE M9+ \R RES\RCES FROM )9 A DYNAMIC BIOSPH]E4 

,WE'LL BE *EW+ UP NATURE'S LITTLE BITE-SIZ$ GIFTS & BREA?+ 9 ! S\RCE ( ALL 5]GY ON ,E>?1 F9ALLY ALL[+ US TO BYPASS ! MIDDLEM5 & /OP FUCK+ ?+S UP = !M4 ,A/]OIDS & SOL> 5]GY4 ,IT'S A REAL SIMPLE & PRACTICAL SOLUTION4 

,/OP DO+ Y\R FUCK+ >\ND 9 AN 9F9ITELY COMPLEX NON-L9E> DYNAMIC SY/EM Y\ DON'T YET UND]/&4 ,9 #bb !RE'S AN A/]OID ?AT'S GO+ TO SW+ BY ! ,E>?'S DOOR/EP C>RY+ ,TW5TY ,TRILLION ,DOLL>S WOR? 7TODAY'S M>KET7 ( PRECI\S METALS VITAL TO \R ADVANC$ ELECTRIC CIRCUITRY BAS$ TE*NOLOGY4 ,SAID A/]OID IS ONE ( MILLIONS ( LIFELESS B\LD]S SPREAD ACROSS ! SKY4 ,RIGID & DESOLATE4 ,DEAD ROCKS WAIT+ TO BE +E/$ 9TO ! SE$S ( LIFE4 #ce$ ,AMUN WILL BE F> EASI] TO REA* ?AN ! MOON4 ,IF EV5 ! B>E/ AM\NT ( TODAY'S TE* IS APPLI$ TO ITS CAPTURE 7& 5TREPR5EURS >E ALREADY L9+ UP7 IT WILL COMPLETELY DEVALUE ! WORLD'S F9ANCIAL M>KETS4 ,! ROOTS ( ! LIMITS & RE/RICTIONS1 ! SC>CITIES ?AT KEEP ! ,?IRD ,WORLD UND] ,FIR/ ,WORLD SATELLITES1 ?AT KEEP ! MY?ICAL 0HUNDR$ DOLL> LAPTOP0 AT SOME?+ AS HI< AS ONE HUNDR$ DOLL>S1 WILL BEG9 TO DISSOLVE4 

,?AT IS1 IF ALL ! PEOPLE WAIT+ = IT >E /ILL !RE :5 IT >RIVES4 

,IF ! WORLD'S SUP]P[]S & !IR MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATE APP>ATUS >E READY ) LEGAL RE/RICTIONS1 SUBSIDIES & F9ANCIAL TREATIES1 ! RESULT+ MAT]IALS WILL BE FUNNEL$ 9TO EXI/+ P[]-/RUCTURES & !IR MAT]IAL DETRITUS 7\R PROGRESSIVELY FUCK$ UP GLOBAL 9FRA/RUCTURE74 

,BUT F> WORSE ?AN SU* A CONT9UANCE ( TODAY'S NE>-FASCI/ P[]/RUCTURES IS ! POSSIBILITY ?AT NO ONE WILL BE WAIT+ = #ce$ ,AMUN1 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 EV] AGA9 LOOK UP AT ! SKY ) HOPE4 ,?AT \R GLOBAL 9FRA/RUCTURE WILL F9ALLY BE =C$ TO ! PO9T ( ABSOLUTE COLLAPSE4 

,BECAUSE1 & H]E'S ! PROBLEM1 ,D]RIK ,J5S5 IS RI<T4 ,WE >E PLAY+ = ! 5DGAME4 ,IF \R CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES H>D1 IT MI<T V]Y WELL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REBUILD4 ,IF WE CRA% ONCE & WE CRA% BAD1 CIVILIZATION WILL BE P]MAN5TLY LIMIT$4 ,WE WILL LIVE 9 A CLOS$ SY/EM4 ,A P]MAN5T CEIL+ TO \R TE*NOLOGY1 BE IT DYNAMIC OR RIGID4 ,P]MAN5T RE/RICTIONS FELT 9 EV]Y ASPECT ( SOCIETY4 ,LIMITS TO :AT WE CAN DO1 :O WE CAN BE1 :]E WE CAN GO1 H[ WE CAN EXP]I5CE444 LIMITS TO \R CAPACITY TO T\* & UND]/&4 

,! *EAP RES\RCES ?AT FIR/ SPURR$ & ALL[$ TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T WILL BE EFFECTIVELY DEPLET$1 & ! REMA9S WILL PROGRESSIVELY BECOME USELESS4 ,\R FOSSIL FUELS WILL BE ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO REA* & ! LITTLE WE ACQUIRE WILL HAVE TO WORK F> H>D] TO BUILD F> LESS4 ,IF WE FALL !RE'S A V]Y REAL *ANCE WE WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO GET UP AGA94 ,?AT WILL BE IT4 

,& MAKE NO MI/AKE AB\T IT1 ! CRA% WILL SUCK4 

,\R LIVES WILL BE1 ON ! :OLE1 MORE HORRID ?AN EV] BE=E 9 HI/ORY4 ,Y\ SEE1 :AT'S BE+ GLOSS$ OV] IS ?AT1 ?\< ADVANC$ TE*NOLOGY 9 ! =M ( WIFI ME% NETWORKS & SPACE-ELEVATORS MAY DISAPPE> P]MAN5TLY1 WE SIMPLY WON'T LOSE ALL ! TE*NOLOGIES CREAT$ BY ?IS CIVILIZATION PROJECT4 ,9 FACT1 IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL DEFAULT ON MIDDLE AGES TE*NOLOGY4 ,) ALL ! OPPRESSION ?AT MAKES =4 ,& HEAVI] RE/RICTIONS ON AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ OR RESI/ANCE4 

,S]I\S METALLURGY WILL PEAK AS WILL1 OBVI\SLY1 FOSSIL FUELS1 BUT METAL WON'T PEAK AS MU*4 ,:5 ! LA/ MAJOR NATION /ATES SUCCUMB TO 5TROPY & ! SURVIVALI/S' BULLETS HAVE F9ALLY RUN \T1 ! RESULT+ TE* LEVEL WILL NOT BE PRE-AGR>IAN /ONE AGE1 IT WILL BE A P]PETUAL IRON-AGE4 ,AL?\< COMPLICAT$ 5DEAVORS WILL BE H9D]$1 ! LOOSE DI/RIBUTION ( SCRAP METAL WILL DEMOCRATIZE SIMPLI/IC METALLURGY4 ,OXIDIZATION WILL EV5TUALLY DEPLETE VA/ AM\NTS ( SCRAP IRON1 BUT 5\< MASS DEPOSITS WILL REMA9 IMM$IATELY VIABLE = MILL5NIA & 5\< MOD]N METALLURGICAL COMP\NDS WILL RESI/ OXIDIZATION TO LIKEWISE MATT]4 ,LIKEWISE1 5\< TOPSOIL WILL BE F>MABLE 9 V>I\S WAYS = =MS ( AGRICULTURE TO CONT9UE 7& IT WILL1 BECAUSE SIX & A HALF BILLION PEOPLE DON'T JU/ GIVE 9 TO R$UCTIONS 9 FOOD SUPPLY74 ,AL?\< IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CON/RUCT COMPLICAT$ CIRCUITS OR ANALYZE PROTE9S1 IT WILL BE V]Y EASY TO CON/RUCT SWORDS1 HOES1 PIT*=KS1 CROSSB[S1 &1 TO A LESS] EXT5T1 GUNS4 ,H[EV] ! ACQUISITION & SMELT+ PROCESS WILL L5D ITSELF MORE TO SOCIAL HI]>*IES ?AN TO 9DIVIDUALIZ$ KN[L$GE4 ,& ) 9=MATION TE*NOLOGIES ESS5TIALLY ANNIHILAT$1 AN>*I/S WILL DR[N$ \T BY ! FIEFDOMS >\ND !M4 ,P>ANOIA /EMS FROM LACK+S 9 ONE'S KN[L$GE &1 AS 9=MATION IS RE/RICT$1 OLD PSY*OSES WILL TAKE ROOT4 ,SOME TRIBES1 BY %E] LUCK1 WILL 5D UP ISOLAT$ FROM ONE ANO!R & WILL A*IEVE SOME EQUILIBRIUM ( BL&NESS4 ,BUT MO/ WILL NOT4 

,IF CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES :AT EM]GES WILL BE PRETTY FUCK+ SIMPLE4 ,! GUN-NUTS WON'T FADE AWAY AS !IR GUNS RU/1 !Y'LL FUCK+ EXP& LITTLE FIEFDOMS4 ,IF ! CRA% IS P>TICUL>LY BAD ON ! 5VIRONM5T ?IS'LL MAKE = UNIV]SAL UN5D+ TRIBAL VIOL5CE 7A FEW MAGNITUDES WORSE ?AN PRE-,COLOMBIAN ,NOR!RN ,AM]ICA1 BUT GRANT$1 NOT HYP]BOLIC ROAD-W>RIOR DY/OPIA74 ,IF ! CRA% IS ANY?+ BUT UTT]LY CATA/ROPHIC IT'LL SIMPLY %ATT] ! NATION /ATE SY/EM BACK 9TO FEUDAL AGE PR9CIPALITIES4 ,! WEAL?1 VALUES & /RUCTURES CREAT$ BY CIVILIZATION WILL /ILL EXI/4 ,! SAME DREAD =CES 5CAPSULAT$ BY 0CIVILIZATION0 WILL /ILL EXI/4 ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE 7BESIDES ! 9CR$IBLY HORRIFIC LIV+ CONDITIONS & DEA? RATES )97 WILL BE ! FRAIL NI*E CAPACITY = AUTONOM\S SOCIETIES ON ! P]IPH]Y4 

,BUT EV5 IF !SE AUTONOM\S ZONES >E FULLY UTILIZ$1 !Y WILL /ILL BE 9CR$IBLY DEP5D5T UPON ! HORRIFIC SOCIETY >\ND !M4 ,DEEPLY 9T]TW9$ 9 ! ECOLOGY4 ,!Y WILL BE ! NEW B\RGEOISIE4 ,! SUBURBAN AUTONOMI/ P>ADISES4 ,NEV] M9D ?AT UND]M9+ ! OV]PACK$ M9I/ATES 7& CONSEQU5TLY ACCEPT+ OR DEAL+ ) REFUGEES FROM SU*7 WILL NOT BE 9 !IR BE/ 9T]E/S AS ! ECOLOGY C\LDN'T H&LE 9FLUXES ( HUNT]-GA!R]S \R ( SLAVE-AGR>IAN SOCIETIES & ?AT 9SIDE_/\TSIDE DI*OTOMIES W\LD KILL ANY POT5TIAL AN>*ISM 9 ! LONG T]M444 ,! BASIC REALITY IS ?AT !Y WILL HAVE LIV$ ?R\< ! MO/ TRAUMATIC & VICI\S EV5T 9 ,HUMAN HI/ORY & ?AT1 TO EV5 BEG9 TO FUNCTION AS A PEOPLE1 !Y WILL HAVE TO DIVORCE !MSELVES FROM ! RE/ ( HUMANITY4 ,!Y WILL HAVE TO CREATE HI]>*IES ( HUMAN VALUE BAS$ UPON RELATIVE POSITIONS & ROLES4 0,DIV]SITY0 9 :ATEV] JUMBLE ( ASSOCIATIONS ONE HAS1 WILL NOT BE DESIRABLE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE SU/A9ABLE4 ,SMALL =MS ( LOCALIZ$ & SPECIALIZ$ *ANGE WILL BE ACCEPT$ :ILE ANY =M ( S]I\S DEVIATION WILL C>RY ) IT A DIRECT PRICE 9 T]MS ( 5]GY OR FOOD4 

,& ! M9I/ATES8 ,!Y WILL SIMPLY ASSI/ 9 FUR!R +RA9+ ! MEMES & CULTURAL PSY*OSES ( \R CURR5T SOCIETY4 ,! LOGICAL PROGRESSION ( \R BALKANIZ$ SUBURBS1 A SOCIETY ?AT PROTECTIVELY CONTRACTS 9TO LITTLE CLOS$ ZONES ( +R[N HI]>*IES4 ,!Y WILL F9ALLY KN[ SAFETY FROM ! GLOBALIZATION PROCESS ( COMMUNICATION & COMPET+ IDEAS4 ,AL?\< ! TRITE PHYSICAL COM=TS ( MOD]N CIVILIZATION WILL DISAPPE>1 IT WILL ULTIMATELY BE A HUGE RELIEF TO MANY4 ,SOCIAL HI]>*IES & OPPRESSIONS WILL CONT9UE FREE FROM DISSONANCE1 ) REASON TO FUR!R M>* D[N ! PA? ( NIHILI/IC M5TAL RIGIDITY4 

,FUR!RMORE1 ANY S]I\S TE*NOLOGICAL COLLAPSE WILL BR+ ) IT A VA/ ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE4 

,& IT'S A P]FECTLY REASONABLE POSSIBILITY ?AT HUMANITY1 OR EV5 MAMMALS1 WILL NOT SURVIVE SU*4 ,NEV] M9D ! V]Y REAL POSSIBILITY ( NUCLE> W9T] 7& NO1 Y\R SURVIVAL SKILLS >E NOT GO+ TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT Y\ FROM ?AT K9D ( RADIATION7 OR ! W9D[S F9ALLY CRACK+ ON ! ,P5TAGON'S BI[>F>E LAB1 ! PLA9 & SIMPLE REALITY IS ?AT WE'RE 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! GREATE/ ALT]ATION TO ! BIOSPH]E S9CE BE=E ! FUCK+ D9OSAURS4 ,&1 AS ! COMPUT] GUTS DECOMPOSE 9 ! AB&ON$ SUBURBAN HOMES1 AS ! LA/ BITS ( LOCALIZATION SELF-IMPOS$ BY \R CIVILIZATION'S 9FRA/RUCTURE BREAKS D[N & ! %E] 5]GY ( \R *EMICAL BLASPHEMY F9ALLY M]GES 9TO ,E>?'S \T] FLUID1 A FUCK+ GAZILLION BUTT]FLY W+S >E GO+ TO FLAP ) ALL !IR MI<T4 ,AS ! BIOSPH]E'S NON-L9E> DYNAMICS REACTION TO !SE LA/ FEW C5TURIES ( SUDD5 & VIOL5T ALT]ATION PLAYS ITSELF \T1 ! BIOSPH]E IS GO+ TO *ANGE 9 A BIG WAY4 ,Y\ DON'T MAKE ?AT DEGREE ( DRA/IC *EMICAL & MACRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL REVISIONS )\T EXPECT+ TURBUL5CE4 ,:E!R OR NOT WE PEACEABLY & 9/ANTANE\SLY EVOLVE PA/ FOSSIL FUELS TOMORR[ OR ALL DIE 9 SOME MEGA-COLLAPSE1 ! EFFECT ( ! %IT WE'VE BE5 /IRR+ 9TO ! POT IS GO+ TO BECOME MORE PRON\NC$4 ,& ON A BIOLOGICAL LEVEL ?IS IS GO+ TO BE CATA/ROPHIC4 ,SEE ! ONLY DEF9+ FEATURE ( ! BIOSPH]E IS ?AT IT'S DYNAMIC4 ,A BIG BUNDLE ( SCUMMY FLUID4 ,TAXONOMIC CONCEPTUAL /RUCTURES LIKE 09T]DEP5D5T NETWORKS ( SPECIES & FAUNA0 >E JU/ 9CID5TAL >RANGEM5TS ( MACROSCOPIC /RUCTURES4 ,FUCK1 :AT MAKES Y\ ?9K ,D,N,A WILL NATURALLY SURVIVE 9TO ! NEXT IT]ATION ( ! ,E>?'S CRU/8 

,! ,E>?'S SCUMMY SURFACE IS JU/ GO+ ?R\< ONE MILD IT]ATION ( 5TROPIC *EMI/RY4 ,FRAIL SEMBLANCES ( REPETITIVE /RUCTURES & MILD PLATEAUS 9 OV]ALL 5]GETIC 9T]ACTION DO NOT MAKE = ANY REALI/IC SECURITY4 ,& ) ! RISE ( \R CIVILIZATION WE'VE JU/ KICK$ ! %IT \T ( :ATEV] MOM5T>ILY NORMALIZ+ PATT]NS MAY HAVE BE5 BUFF]+ US4 

,!RE IS NO MAGICAL RE/OR+ =CE ( EQUILIBRIUM 9 ! BIOSPH]E TO SOME?+ 9 ANY WAY COMPATIBLE ) LIFE1 MU* LESS HUMANITY4 ,! 0NATURAL /ATE ( ?+S0 IS A VICI\S MY? PROPAGAT$ BY ! *UR* ( BIOLOGY4 ,!RE IS NO REAL PROBABILITY ?AT1 COME A COLLAPSE1 !RE WILL BE A ROLE = US OR ANY?+ LIKE US4 ,& !RE C]TA9LY WON'T BE 9 A FEW MORE MILLION YE>S4 

,TO EMBRACE ?AT IS TO EMBRACE DEA?4 ,TO PU% \R DEP5D5TS1 ! RE/ ( SOCIETY1 \R [N DREAMS & DESIRES BEYOND A P]IPH]Y BAS$ ON !IR RELEVANCE TO IMM$IATE PHYSICAL GUIDES4 ,TO EMBRACE ROLE-FILL+ )9 CON/RA9TS4 ,TO EMBRACE LIMITATION4 ,A F9ITE SET ( POSSIBLE EXI/5CES4 ,A NORMALIZATION AWAY FROM CONTACT1 EXP]IM5TATION & EVOLUTION 9 FAVOR ( IMM$IATE USEFULNESS1 \R FUNCTIONALITY AS BIOLOGICAL COGS4 

,! PSY*OLOGICAL & SOCIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ( ACCEPTANCE ALONE >E REASON ALONE TO FI<T ! CRA% TILL \R LA/ BREA?4 

,BUT HOPE IS MORE ?AN RATIONAL1 IT IS ALMO/ JU/IFI$4 

,! LIMITATIONS PRES5T$ BY ! ,E>? ALONE >E NOT REASONABLE GUIDEL9ES TO ! FUTURE4 ,VA/ & SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL =CES1 BO? AU?ORIT>IAN & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN >E V]Y MU* 9 ! PROCESSES ( FOLL[+ \R DESIRE = CONTACT BEYOND \R IMM$IATE PUDDLE4 ,& ! CONSEQU5CES ( SU* >E ANY?+ BUT DISREG>DABLE4 ,CLOS$ SY/EM ANALYSIS IS SIMPLY AN 9SUFFICI5T BASIS = DECL>ATIONS ( 9EVITABILITY4 

,FUR!RMORE1 SU* SPACE EXPANSION IS F> FROM A SIMPLE PO/PONEM5T ( ! SAME /ORY4 ,IT'S SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO APPLY ! SY/EMATIC T5D5CIES1 CON/RA9TS & REALITIES ( ,E>? TO ! HEAV5S4 ,EV5 IF WE DO DECIDE TO EXP& RA!R ?AN JU/ UTILIZE A/RAL RES\RCES AS A PLAT=M TO FIX \R RELATION%IP ) ! BIOSPH]E1 RELATIVITY WILL IMM$IATELY QUA% ANY EMPIRE BUILD+ OR ANY C5TRALIZ$ CIVILIZATION4 ,Y\ SEE1 ! V]Y NATURE ( SPACE-TIME DISSOLVES RIGID /RUCTURES ON TRULY MACROSCOPIC SCALES4 ,!RE CAN NEV] BE ANY GALACTIC EMPIRES 7EV5 ONES ?AT LAT] CRA% FROM DIM9I%+ RES\RCE RETURNS74 ,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE4 ,YET AT ! SAME TIME !RE CAN /ILL BE CONNECTION & 5\< 9DIVIDUALS IMM$IATELY CONNECT$ AS TO DISSOLVE REGIONAL OPPRESSION & AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,FUR!RMORE1 & H]E'S ! ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL COMPON5T1 HUMANITY WILL BECOME TRULY DI/RIBUT$ & R$UNDANT RA!R ?AN 9TRACTABLY 9T]DEP5D5T4 ,NO LONG] TRAPP$ )9 A BIOSPH]E PRESS$ BETWE5 WALLS ( DESOLATION & RIGIDITY1 WE'LL F9ALLY %$ (F ?IS MI/AK5 IT]ATION ( S$5T>Y LIFE & RETURN AS HUNT]-GA!R]S BETWE5 ! />S4 ,TRIBES ( LESS5+ ( MAT]IAL 9T]DEP5D5CE1 MU* L>G] SU/A9ABILITY & ?US L>G] M>KET POOLS = AN>*Y TO BLOSSOM4 ,) P]PETUALLY PL5TIFUL RES\RCES = EV]Y DIV]SE DESIRE4 

,CONTR>Y TO POPUL> ASS]TION1 WE >E NOT MA*9ES GR9D+ \T ! 9EVITABLE1 CONSEQU5CES ( \R 5VIRONM5T1 ULTIMATELY CONTROLL$ BY EV]Y?+ >\ND US4 ,WE >E NEI!R M]E PRODUCTS ( \R FOOD SUPPLY NOR 9CONSEQU5TIAL COMPON5TS ( AN ALREADY WRITT5 COLLAPSE4 ,WE'RE SM>T PEOPLE & WE CAN MAKE *OICES4 ,WE CAN REA* \T1 EXPLORE1 LE>N & WE CAN 9V5T4 ,WE CAN *OOSE CONNECTION RA!R ?AN ISOLATION & WE CAN *OOSE TO SEE ! EXT]NALITIES ( \R ACTIONS CLE>LY4 ,WE DO NOT YET LIVE 9 A CLOS$ SY/EM4 ,!RE IS /ILL HOPE4 

,ASS]T+ O!RWISE DOES MORE ?AN BUY 9TO 9SULT+ SOCIAL ME*ANISM1 IT DEVELOPS & RE9=CES SU*4 

,H>D ?\< ! /RUGGLE MAY BE1 ! EASE ( P>TIAL VICTORIES WILL ALWAYS CO/ US MORE 

,DEM& NO?+ LESS ?AN EV]Y?+ & TAKE :ATEV] Y\ CAN GET4 ,BUT DON'T TAKE AT ! EXP5SE ( GA9+ FUR!R GR\ND4 ,IT'S A SIMPLE PREMISE4 ,TAKE PIE1 BUT DON'T TRADE WAY ANY HOPE ( TAK+ ! PIE FACTORY 9 ! PROCESS4 ,TAKE :ATEV] SCANT FRE$OM !Y ALL[ BUT1 = ! LOVE ( GOD1 DON'T EV] CEASE FI<T+ = 9F9ITY4 ,WE HAVE A CUSS WORD SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE = PEOPLE :O DO ?AT3 ,LIB]ALS4 

,PRIMITIVISM TODAY EXI/S AT ! NEXUS ( A MOD]N TR5D 9 ,AN>*ISM TO EMBRACE ONLY :AT'S 0W9NABLE0 & DISMISS ! RE/4 ,! CONSEQU5CE IS A RACE-TO-!-BOTTOM 9 LAZ9ESS4 ,H[ TO GET ! MO/ DRAMATIC ( VICTORIES ) ! LEA/ EXP5DITURE4 ,! CRA%1 ( C\RSE1 IS ! NATURAL 5DPO9T ( SU* REGRESSION4 ,! PROMISE ( MASSIVE SOCIAL *ANGE ) ALMO/ Z]O P]SONAL EX]TION4 7,& C9EMATIC SC5ES ( EXPLOSIONS & MASS /RUGGLE >E ALWAYS MORE ES!TICALLY PLEAS+ ?AN TAME ,F,N,B GA!R+S47 

,DON'T GET ME WRONG1 ! PROBLEM ) COLLAPSE IS NOT ?AT IT'S TOO EASY A SOLUTION 7NO ONE %\LD HAVE TO BLE$ TO SEE *ANGE 9 ?IS WORLD1 M>TYRDOM IS = NIHILI/S1 PEOPLE :O GIVE A %IT :AT O!RS ?9K AB\T !M & CLOSET AU?ORIT>IANS74 ,BUT EV5 IF WE >E TO MOM5T>ILY IGNORE ! FACT ?AT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE1 ! PRIMITIVI/ DREAM P>ADISE DOESN'T GO F> 5\<4 ,! NATURE ( ,! ,CRA% SETS P]MAN5T LIMITATIONS TO FUTURE G5]ATIONS4 ,IF LOGG+ ,C,E,OS DON'T GIVE A CRAP AB\T HUMANITY #e YE>S FROM N[1 PRIMITIVI/S MO/ DEF9ITELY DON'T GIVE A CRAP AB\T HUMANITY #a1 YE>S FROM N[4 ,BECAUSE SOMEH[ VIOL5TLY MURD]+ #f4#e ,BILLION ,PEOPLE TO SUPPOS$LY MAKE A BETT] WORLD #e YE>S FROM N[ AT ! EXP5SE ( \R ANCE/ORS LONG+ = ROCKET%IPS :5 ! NEXT METEOR HITS IS SUPPOS$LY BETT] ?AN KILL+ (F SOME SPOTT$ [LS TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK = ONE'S FAMILY4 ,*RI/4 ,EV5 ?9K+ 9 ?OSE T]MS GIVES ME A HEADA*E4 ,I HONE/LY HAVE NO CLUE H[ ! COLLAPSE *E]LEAD]S CAN SLEEP AT NI<T4 444,!Y'RE C]TA9LY NOT SLEEP+ ) TRANSSEXUALS1 EPILEPTICS1 WOM5 ) SMALL BIR? CANALS1 OR ANYONE ALIVE ?ANKS TO CONT9U$ SURG]Y1 M$ICATION OR ME*ANICAL ASSI/ANCE4 

,SO IF NOT COLLAPSE1 & NOT SOME SORT ( DRACONIAN SOCIAL IMPOSITION ( >BITR>Y TE*NOLOGICAL LIMITATION1 :AT >E WE LEFT )8 

,WELL1 RI<T AWAY LET'S MAKE CLE> ?AT A /ASIS ) \R CURR5T TE*NOLOGY VIA SOME UNMITIGAT$ CLASSICAL LEFT-W+ AN>*ISM W\LD BE UNSU/A9ABLE4 ,NEV] M9D ?AT WORK IS HI]>*Y 9 ACTION1 ! V]Y FACTORY 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT MANY SYNDICALI/ & COMMUNI/ OR S*EMES REVOLVE >\ND IS UTT]LY ILLOGICAL4 ,?\< PRIMITIVI/ SOCIETIES MAY BE MORE OPPRESSIVE1 SU* DOESN'T *ANGE ! BASIC PHYSICS ( \R BIOSPH]E4 ,TE*NOLOGICAL *ANGE IS NE$$4 

,IT'S A PRETTY COMMON FLIPPANT ASS]TION ON ! P>T ( PRIMITIVI/S ?AT ! ONLY 5DPO9T = TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCE IS A NI<TM>E ( FRACTAL *AOS & ME*ANICAL DEA?4 ,I ?9K ?IS IS SOME PRETTY FUCK+ RIDICUL\S IMMATURE MA/URBATORY NIHILISM4 ,C]TA9LY \R TE*NOLOGIES C\LD GO ALL K9DS ( NA/Y PLACES4 ,BUT ,I DON'T ?9K ! 0UPB\ND TE*NOLOGICAL CURVE0 ?AT FUTURI/S SPEAK ( !SE DAYS IS HEAD+ 9 ANY ( !SE DIRECTIONS4 ,& ,I C]TA9LY DON'T ?9K A WORLD ( 9F9ITE TE*NOLOGICAL POSSIBILITY W\LD MAKE FASCISM AN 9EVITABILITY4 

,IF WE >E TO PRESUME CONT9U$ TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCE 9 ! G5]AL DIRECTION ( GREAT] DYNAMIC 9TEGRATION1 WE MU/ CONSID] ! CONSEQU5CES ( MORE FLUID 9=MATION TE*NOLOGIES1 ME*ANICAL REF9EM5T & BIO*EMICAL MA/]Y4 7,WE CAN MORE OR LESS IGNORE TRANSPORTATION TE*1 AS IT DOESN'T MATT] :]E OR 9 :AT CONTEXT WE LOCATE A SOCIETY1 !SE SAME BASIC REALITIES WILL REMA947 

,AS F> AS 9=MATION TE*NOLOGIES GO1 IT'S OBVI\S ?AT ADVANCES WILL PROGRESSIVELY BR+ AB\T ! DISSOLUTION ( PUBLIC PRIVACY4 ,EV]Y?+ Y\ DO 9 ! PRES5CE ( O!RS WILL EV5TUALLY BE ABLE TO BE REMEMB]$ 9 P]FECT CL>ITY & SU* MEMORIES 9/ANTLY TRANSF]R$ TO O!RS4 ,9]T MATT] WILL EVOLVE A DEEP] CAPACITY = RECORD+4 ,\R FOOT/EPS WILL BE APP>5T TO ANYONE :O C>ES TO LOOK4 

,TO ! DEGREE ?AT ! GOV]NM5T OR ANY P[] /RUCTURE MANAGES TO SECURE CONTROL OV] ?IS PROCESS !Y WILL GA9 ABSOLUTE P[] TO DEF9E TRU?4 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 ABSOLUTE KN[L$GE ( !IR CON/ITU5TS4 ,:I* WILL ?REAT5 TO P]MAN5TLY QUA% ANY SEMBLANCE ( RESI/ANCE4 ,?\< SOME DI/ORT$ LIB]AL POPULI/ DEMOCRACY MI<T SURVIVE 9 SU* A /ATE = AS MU* AS A C5TURY1 ! FASCI/ T5D5CY WILL EVOLVE ! 9/ITUTION RAPIDLY4 ,& IF ! /ATE SUCCESSFULLY ]ADICATES ! GRASSROOTS DEVELOPM5T ( RIVAL TE*NOLOGIES1 P]MAN5T P]PETUAL FASCISM WILL BE ASSUR$4 ,HUMANITY WILL BE PROGRESSIVELY REGULAT$ 9TO MA*9]Y & ! SUM /RUCTURE WILL DIE A HEAT DEA?1 \R UN?9K+ BODIES LOCK$ 9 /EP OR SOME?+4 ,IT DOESN'T REALLY MATT]4 ,9 ! ONSET ( GLOBAL FASCISM1 :ATEV] ITS =M !RE IS A PO9T ( S+UL>ITY PA/ :I* WE CAN ONLY DIE4 ,DON'T BELIEVE ?AT 9SIPID %IT AB\T 0SO LONG AS !RE IS ONE BEAT+ HE>T40 ,LET ME TELL Y\1 !Y'LL HAVE A BIG FUCK+ BO>D DISPLAY+ EV]Y HE>T ?AT D>ES TO BEAT4 ,& !N ! ROBO-WOLVES WILL GET 'EM4 

,H[EV]1 TO ! DEGREE ?AT \R ACCEL]AT+ 9=MATION TE* IS DEC5TRALIZ$ & ACCESS TO IT IS EQUALIZ$1 \R NATURAL ANTIBODIES TO ABUSE1 OPPRESSION & CONTROL WILL 5GAGE ) EXTREME EFFICI5CY4 ,! EXT]NALITIES ( \R ACTIONS WILL BECOME 9/ANTLY APP>5T & !RE ! 0TRAG$Y ( ! COMMONS0 WILL CEASE4 ,IT'S WOR? NOT+ ?AT1 9 ! ABS5CE ( C5TRALIZ$ P[]1 9DIVIDUAL & CONS5SUALLY >RANG$ MUTUAL PRIVACY WILL CONT9UE4 ,SO LONG AS ANONYMITY IS PUBLICLY DESIR$ 9 ANY V5UE1 BASIC M>KET =CES WILL SUPPLY IT4 ,BUT IT WON'T HELP Y\ GET AWAY ) MURD]4 ,! MA9 RESULT WILL BE ?AT1 S9CE ACCESS TO ANY 9=MATION DESIR$ WILL BE DI/RIBUT$ & TRU? COMMONLY VALU$1 IT WILL BE PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RULE OR CO]CE O!RS4 

,AU?ORITY IS D]IV$ FROM 9=MATION SC>CITIES & A PO/-SC>CITY SOCIETY W\LD ANNIHILATE ! V]Y CONCEPT ( /ATE SECRETS4 ,FRE$OM ( ASSOCIATION & BASIC TOOLS ( DEF5SE W\LD MAKE PRISONS &1 9 FACT1 ALL RETRIBUTIVE SY/EMS ( 0JU/ICE0 />KLY PURPOSELESS4 ,?R\< UNC\NTABLE PROCESSES ! DESIRE = FRE$OM & SOCIAL CONNECTION W\LD MAKE ANY AN>*Y SO EFFECTIVE AS TO MAKE EV5 ! V]Y IDEA ( SITCOMS SEEM 9SANELY DY/OPIAN4 

444,:I* BR+S US TO ! SECOND FIELD ( TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCE1 SELF-KN[L$GE4 ,AS M$ICAL KN[L$GE MOVES \T ( ! BUMBL+ SCRIPT-KIDDY REALM & 9TO ACTUAL UND]/&+1 WE'LL GA9 SU* /R5G? & SECURITY AS TO 9/ANTLY ABOLI% ALMO/ EV]Y MAJOR CULTURAL ->*Y4 ,SEX1 0RACE01 G5D]1 PREH5SILE-TAIL OR NO PREH5SILE-TAIL444 ALL ?AT /UFF WILL DISSOLVE4 ,! MO/ IMM$IATE PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS ?AT FACILITATE P[] PSY*OSES WILL GIVE WAY4 ,:5 WE MA/] BIO*EMI/RY TO ! DEGREE ?AT WE ACTUALLY KN[ :AT WE'RE FUCK+ ) AN 9CR$IBLY POT5T W9D[ WILL OP5 UP TO US4 

,SELF-KN[L$GE & AG5CY 9 ! WORK+S ( ONE'S [N BODY IS A BIG DEAL1 & UNLIKE ! DE/RUCTION ( PUBLIC PRIVACY IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E ANY D[NSIDES TO A*IEV+ HAV+ SU*4 ,I M5TION$ H[ !RE'S NOT EV5 ! B>E/ ( PRET5SES ?AT PRIMITIVI/S >E ON ! SAME SIDE AS TRANSFOLK4 ,BUT BIR? CONTROL IS AN EV5 BIGG] ISSUE4 ,W\LD Y\ REALLY TRU/ Y\R BODY ) SOME H]BAL CONCOCTION8 ,OH1 WAIT1 N9E TIMES \T ( T5 ! PRIMITIVI/S HAWK+ 09DIG5\S0 =MS ( BIR? CONTROL >E TALK+ AB\T SOMEONE ELSE'S BODY4 

,( C\RSE IT'S TRUE ?AT AS ?+S /&1 ) GREAT] M$ICAL REF9EM5T1 ! LE?>GIC SMALL-M9D$NESS ( \R CURR5T M>KET W\LD ACQUIRE GREAT] POT5CY4 ,&1 9DE$1 SO LONG AS A CORPORATI/ ECONOMY HAS A HI]>*ICAL /RANGLEHOLD ON TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T 7:I* PRETTY MU* BOILS D[N TO 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY71 *ANCES >E WE'LL BE FUCK$ LONG BE=E ANY HONE/1 H>D-WORK+ G5E-HACK] />TS GR[+ HIS [N GL[-9-!-D>K BUTT]FLY W+S4 ,WE ALL KN[ IT'S PROBABLY ONLY A MATT] ( TIME BE=E SOME ,G,M FOODS HAXOR$ BY A GRE$Y & LAZY CORPORATE ,PH,D SP9S \T ( CONTROL & KILLS US ALL4 ,IF CORPORATE CAPITALISM P]SI/S4 

,:I* BR+S US TO NANOTE* & DEC5TRALIZ$ FABRICATION 9 G5]AL4 

,ON ! UPSIDE WE'VE GOT BO? ! ABSOLUTE 5D ( SC>CITY & ! FULFILLM5T ( ! OLD DREAM :]E9 EA* & EV]Y 0WORK]0 CONTROLS ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 9DIVIDUALLY4 ,! PRODUCTION NOT JU/ ( MODEL _?#a#b1 BUT ( PRACTICALLY ANY?+ !Y DESIRE4 444,ON ! D[NSIDE IT MEANS ?AT ONE DAY EA* & EV]Y ONE ( !SE 0WORK]S0 WILL MORE OR LESS HAVE !IR F+] ON ! BUTTON TO ,>MAG$DON4 ,TODAY ONE CAN MAKE 9CR$IBLY DISRUPTIVE WEAPONS IF NOT \TRI<T ,W,M,DS ) ONLY A FEW ?\S& DOLL>S4 ,IMAG9E :AT'LL BE POSSIBLE TOMORR[4 

,SO1 YES1 !RE'S A T5SION !RE4 ,A NE$ TO MAKE ! WORLD A BETT] PLACE TODAY1 SO ?AT :5 SU* HI<] TE* EV5TUALLY BECOMES OMNIPRES5T !RE >5'T ANY DISGRUNTL$ FOLKS TO BE CATACLYSMICALLY ANGRY AB\T SOME?+4 

,WE'VE GOT F\R POSSIBLE FUTURES3 ,COMPLETE ,ANNIHILATION4 ,P]MAN5T ,FASCISM4 ,P]MAN5T ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*Y4 OR ,REPEAT ,/RUGGLES ,5DLESSLY4 

,BY EMBRAC+ ! DRIVE T[>DS MORE DYNAMIC TE*NOLOGY WE REJECT P]PETUAL /RUGGLE & TRY TO *ANCE IT BETWE5 ! FIR/ ?REE 7NOT ?AT ,ANNIHILATION & ,FASCISM >E DIFF]5T 9 ANY?+ BUT COSMETICS74 ,IF WE GO ) PRIMITIVISM & SOMEH[ SURVIVE ! CRACK$ BIO-W>F>E LABS WE GET ,5DLESS ,/RUGGLE = A L5G?Y P]IOD FOLL[$ 9EVITABLY BY ,COMPLETE ,ANNIHILATION4 ,! HUMAN DRIVE = GREAT] CONTACT & DEEP] *ANNELS ( EXP]I5CE WILL PRESS UP AGA9/ ! P]MAN5T TE*NOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS ( A PO/-COLLAPSE ,E>? & CONDUCT SU* PHYSICAL LIMITATION 9TO ! SOCIAL REALM4 ,OPPRESSION WILL BE RAMPANT4 

,BUT1 YES1 IT WILL NOT EV5 NE> ! 9F9ITE AM\NT ( OPPRESSION WE RISK IF WE CONT9UE TO PURSUE TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCES4 ,AS TE*NOLOGY GR[S SO DO ! /AKES4 ,?+S RUN FA/]4 ,COLLAPSE1 ,>MAG$DON1 ! ,POLICE ,/ATE444 ONE DEVIATION & ANY ( !M C\LD TAKE ! 5TIRE WORLD4 

,BUT !Y'RE NOT ! ONLY ONES4 

,! 9T]NET HAS SE5 F> GREAT] PROPAGATION ( AN>*I/ VALUES ?AN ANY?+ ELSE 9 HI/ORY4 ,) EV]Y TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCE ! /RUGGLE HAS BE5 GETT+ MORE 9T5SE4 ,:ILE ! SANE HAVE BUILT TELESCOPES & PHONES1 ! ABUSIVE SP\SES & TRIBAL ELD]S ( PREHI/ORY HAVE PROGRESSIVELY GA9$ TANKS & FI<T] JETS4 ,HITL]'S ,G]MANY C\LDN'T EV5 BEG9 TO RIVAL ! 9SIDI\S P[]S RIFE ACROSS ! WORLD TODAY4 ,BUT NEI!R DOES ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION HOLD A FUCK+ C&LE TO ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN 9SURRECTION BUBBL+ 9 EV]Y CITY 9 ! WORLD TODAY4 ,! /R5G? BR\<T TO BE> BY TODAY'S OPPRESSIVE P[] /RUCTURES IS UTT]LY )\T COMP>ISON4 ,& YET !Y >5'T W9N+4 ,WE CAN M>* ON ,WA%+TON 9 AN \TRI<T BLACK BLOC TWO ?\S& /RONG & DESPITE A MILIT>Y ?AT AMASSES 9 EV]Y EV]Y CONT95T ON ,E>?1 DESPITE 5\< NUCLE> MISSILES TO VAPORIZE ! TOPSOIL1 DESPITE AN ECONOMIC SY/EM BEAT5 9TO EV]Y *ILD AT BIR?1 DESPITE ORBITAL PLAT=MS ?AT CAN TRACE ! FLI<T ( DRAGONFLIES1 DESPITE MOBILE ,E,M,PS ?AT CAN CAUSE C> ACCID5TS )\T TRACE1 DESPITE AN UNPREC$5T$ COORD9ATION BETWE5 EV]Y MAJOR NATION/ATE ON ,E>? SO ?AT !Y CAN >*IVE #i#e.0 ( !IR CITIZ5S ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS444 !Y D>E NOT EV5 M[ US D[N ) BULLETS4 

,WE TOOK ,SEATTLE & ALL !Y C\LD USE WAS CLUBS1 PEPP] SPRAY & TE> GAS4 ,WE HELD ,OAXACA = HALF A FUCK+ YE> & YET !Y W]E SO AFRAID ( PUBLIC OP9ION !Y B>ELY KILL$ ANYONE4 ,WE KILL COPS 9 ,GREECE1 BL[ UP BANKS1 PRISONS & POLICE /ATIONS ON AN ALMO/ MON?LY BASIS1 & YET !Y B>ELY D>E TO RESPOND4 ,WE /ILL HAVE A UNION A MILLION /RONG 9 ,SPA94 ,= A FEW MON?S WE W]E ,>G5T9A4 ,WE GA!R >MIES & >M$ ) NO?+ MORE ?AN /ICKS EVICT ! POLICE FROM ! /REETS ( ,S\? ,KOREA4 ,WE WRITE CODE 9 \R MO!RS' BASEM5TS ?AT DE/ROY !IR DESP]ATE1 LA/ M9UTE1 MULTI-BILLION DOLL> ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL \R TE*NOLOGIES4 ,WE FLAGRANTLY RUN COMMUNITY C5T]S1 LIBR>IES1 S*OOLS1 FACTORIES1 RADIO /ATIONS1 & G>D5S 9 FULL VIEW ( ! PUBLIC 9 DOZ5S UPON DOZ5S ( C\NTRIES >\ND ! WORLD4 ,WE FUCK+ \TRI<T1 ABSOLUTELY1 #a.01 UNABA%$LY1 MILITANTLY1 & VOCALLY1 OPPOSE EV]Y LA/ P[] /RUCTURE 9 ! WORLD4 ,& !Y FI<T = DE> LIFE JU/ TO TAP \R PHONES4 ,BECAUSE WE >E BUT ! TIP ( BILLIONS4 ,! RADICAL BLADE ( ! 5TIRE WORLD'S CONSCI5CE4 

,& DESPITE ! HUNDR$S ( FUCK$ UP PSY*OTICS :O'VE HAD !IR H& ON ! KEYS TO GLOBAL ANNIHILATION WE >E ALL /ILL H]E4 

,BUT LET'S BE FUCK+ CLE> H]E4 ,WE'VE NEV] HAD ANY?+ BUT ! SLIMME/ M>G9 ( A *ANCE4 ,IF Y\'RE 9 ! MOVEM5T EV5 ! SLI<TE/ BIT BECAUSE Y\ ?9K IT'S 9EVITABLY OR EV5 LIKELY DE/9$ = P[]1 Y\'RE 9 ! WRONG MOVEM5T4 ,GET ! FUCK \T N[4 

,! PO9T ISN'T ?AT WE'RE FI<T+ A LOS+ BATTLE ) NEXT TO NO *ANCE1 OH POOR M>TYRS US4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT WE FUCK+ HAVE A *ANCE4 ,! %E] EC/ATIC1 MIRACUL\S IMPLAUSIBILITY ( ?AT4 ,?AT1 AGA9/ ALL ODDS1 IT IS FEASIBLY POSSIBLE = GOOD TO ACTUALLY W94 ,ALL ?AT'S REQUIR$ IS TO1 AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 HAVE 9SPIR$ EA* & EV]Y S+LE ONE ( #f4#e BILLION PEOPLE TO BECOME FULL-FL$G$ AN>*I/S4 ,TO P]SONALLY *OOSE TO ?R[ AWAY ! P[] PSY*OSIS4 

,I'VE SE5 WORSE ODDS4 

,KN[+ ?AT WE'VE GOT A %OT4 ,KN[+ ?AT WE DO HAVE ?AT *OICE4 ,KN[+ ?AT WE DO HAVE AG5CY 9 ! WORLD4 ,?AT'S :AT MAKES ME JUMP \T ( B$ 9 ! WEE H\RS ( ! MORN+ TO PUN* ! SKY1 CLIMB DEW-LAD5 TREES1 DANCE ?R\< ! EMPTY CITY /REETS & CRY \T ?ANKS TO ! />S4 

,?\< !RE MAY BE NE> 9F9ITE NI<T >\ND1 EV5 ! SMALLE/ DROP ( LI<T MAKES ! D>KNESS IRRELEVANT4 

,! NEW IS POSSIBLE 

,! PA/ HAS NO MONOPOLY ON ! POSSIBILITIES ( ! FUTURE4 

,! P]PETUAL SELF-JU/IFICATION ( PRIMITIVISM IS ?AT AL?\< SIX & A HALF BILLION PEOPLE DY+ MI<T BE A BAD ?+1 IT'S 9EVITABLE4 ,! CONCEPT ( ! 9EVITABLE RUNS CORE ?R\<\T PRIMITIVISM :I* PLAYS P]FECTLY 9TO ! NIHILI/IC LE?>GY1 BUT IT'S ALSO SOME:AT ( AN 9H]5T RESULT GIV5 !IR !ORETICAL FOCUS ON AN?ROPOLOGY4 

,FROM :AT WAS ORIG9ALLY A POSITIVE REEVALUATION ?AT S\<T TO CON/RUCTIVELY TAKE 9SI<TS FROM 9DIG5\S & HI/ORICAL SOCIETIES1 PRIMITIVISM HAS BECOME A SELF-RE9=C+ FAI? ?AT \R ONLY OPTIONS LIE 9 ! PA/4 

,! TRAP IS A SIMPLE ONE1 & P>TICUL>LY EFFECTIVE AS \R MOVEM5T BEG9S TO 9/ITUTIONALIZE BURN\T4 ,C]TA9 PRIMITIVE & 9DIG5\S SOCIETIES (F] UND5IABLE PRO( ( AN>*I/IC PR9CIPLES 9 ACTION & TANGIBILITY IS SU* A MI<TY OPIATE AS TO LEAVE FUR!R EXPLORATION & CRITIQUE UNDESIR$4 ,I KN[ ?AT !SE ESSAYS HAVE BE5 RECEIV$ BY SOME AS ?\< ,I W]E KICK+ !IR PUPPY4 ,PRIMITIVISM & GRE5 AN>*Y 9 G5]AL HAS GOTT5 WRAPP$ 9 A C]TA9 IMM$IATE HOPE ?AT R$ AN>*ISM JU/ CAN'T MAT*4 7,EXCEPT :]E R$ 9SURRECTIONI/S />T SYMPA?IZ+ ) C]TA9 %[Y AU?ORIT>IAN RI<T-W+ ANTI-IMP]IALI/ T]RORI/ GR\PS1 BUT WE WON'T TALK AB\T ?AT4 ,BECAUSE IT'S TOO EMB>RASS+47 ,BURN+ CONDOS (F]S IMM$IATE GRATIFICATION1 :]EAS UNION ORGANIZ+ IS A PA94 ,CLASSICAL TALK ( AN EV5TUAL 9T]NATIONAL RIS+ FIVE HUNDR$ OR ?\S& YE>S FROM N[ IS SIMPLY NOT AS REW>D+ AS A SOON-TO-COME ,CRA% ?AT REV]TS ?+S BACK TO ! NATURAL ORD] ( AN>*Y4 

,&1 BOY OH BOY1 DOES AN?ROPOLOGY (F] GOOD CASE /UDIES 9 ! REALI/IC EFFECTIV5ESS ( AN>*I/IC SOCIETIES4 ,BUT = ?OSE DESP]ATELY SEEK+ A GLIMM] ( HOPE1 ! CANONIZATION ( SU* SOCIETIES HAS BECOME F> TOO 9/9CTIVE & NEGATIVE QUALITIES PASS )\T S]I\S CRITIQUE4 ,PASS+ M5TION IS MADE AB\T 0IMP]FECTIONS10 )\T REALLY SEEK+ TO ADDRESS !M4 ,P>T ( ?IS /EMS FROM AN 9H]IT$ LEGACY ( 0CULTURAL ANTI-IMP]IALISM0 ?AT REALLY FUNCTIONS AS PO/MOD]NISM & COMPLETE E?ICAL ABDICATION 9 DISGUISE4 7,AL?\<1 TO HIS CR$IT1 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN LONG AGO RECOGNIZ$ ?AT PO/MOD]NISM WAS 9 MANY WAYS ANTI!TICAL TO ! PRIMITIVI/ PROJECT AS WELL AS TO AN>*ISM 9 G5]AL47 ,BUT ! BIGGE/ P>T ( ?IS /EMS FROM ! %E] RELIEF ( HAV+ ACTUAL AN?ROPOLOGICAL EVID5CE & BE+ P>T ( A F> BIGG] /ORY4 

,FAC$ ) ! DAILY PRESSURE ( SEEK+1 DISCOV]+ & DEF5D+ WAYS =W>D1 IT'S F> EASI] TO DECL>E ! UNIV]SE ON Y\R SIDE4 ,YES1 =MALIZ$ P[] /RUCTURES PIGGYBACK$ ALONGSIDE \R TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS1 ! >*AEOLOGICAL RECORD CLE>LY %[S ?AT 7AL?\< IT ALSO %[S SCATT]$ EXAMPLES ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN CITIES & AGR>IAN SOCIETIES ?R\<\T CIVILIZATION74 ,BUT NON-=MALIZ$ 9T]P]SONAL P[] /RUCTURES CAN BE JU/ AS BAD1 IF NOT MORE IMM$IATE & CONTROLL+4 ,\R RELATIONS ) O!R PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO BE SY/EMATICALLY OPPRESSIVE TO /ILL BE OPPRESSIVE4 ,& ! CONTROLL+ LIMITATIONS ( TRIBAL LIFE >E V]Y CONDUCIVE TO SUBTLE BUT UNBELIEVABLY /RONG P[] PSY*OSES4 ,PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS BO? 9SPIRE & FACILITATE SOCIAL OPPRESSION4 

,( C\RSE MANY PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES DEMON/RATE AN>*I/IC PR9CIPLES4 ,AN>*Y WORKS6 ,GET OV] IT4 ,IT TAKES EV]Y LA/ 9/ITUTION ON ,E>? /RUGGL+ #b#d_/#g TO EV5 BEG9 TO BL9D US TO SU* A BASIC SOCIAL REALITY4 ,9S(> AS SOCIETY EV5 BEG9S TO FUNCTION1 IT EMBODIES A DEGREE ( AN>*ISM4 ,&1 YEAH1 C]TA9LY SOME COMPON5TS ( \R SOCIETY1 BO? PREHI/ORICAL & 9DIG5\S1 W]E PRETTY DEC5T4 ,BUT :Y %\LD ?AT BE GOOD 5\<8 

,?OSE :O REMEMB] ! PA/ >E DOOM$ TO REPEAT IT4 ,?OSE :O GET WRAPP$ UP 9 ! /RUCTURES ( ! PA/ WILL ONLY OP]ATE )9 ! /RUCTURES ( ! PA/4 ,IF Y\ ONLY ACCEPT AS POSSIBLE :AT HAS ALREADY HAPP5$ !N1 DUH1 ANY REAL TE*NOLOGICAL PROGRESS PA/ ?IS PO9T IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT IT'S NOT4 ,LOOK+ BACK = IDEAS IS WOND]FUL1 BUT LET'S NOT PRESUME ?AT ! PA/ HAS ALL1 OR EV5 ! BE/1 ANSW]S4 

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,I SCRAWL$ !SE ESSAYS ON NAPK9S SUMM] #bf BLITZ$ \T ( MY M9D AT #dAM 9 ! BACK ( A D9]4 ,IT %[S4 ,! PROSE IS TANGL$ AS ALL HELL & %OT UP ) ! SPRAY ( FIVE-DOLL> WORDS MY BRA9 SPITS UP :5 IT CAN'T F9D ! RI<T ONE4 ,9 MY DEF5SE MY Y\NG HEAD WAS FILL$ TO ! BRIM & RIV5 ) T5SION FROM MY BREAK ) PRIMITIVISM--,I DESP]ATELY NE$$ TO GET IT ALL D[N ON PAP] BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y4 

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

,!SE DAYS ,I & 9CREAS+LY MORE ?AN A FEW O!RS 9 ! SC5E ) ROOTS 9 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM HAVE TAK5 TO ID5TIFY+ \RSELVES AS AN>*O-TRAN%UMANI/S4 ,! *ANGE 9 T]M9OLOGY MAY APPE> DRA/IC1 BUT = MO/ ( US IT WASN'T SO MU* A REV]SAL AS A DEEP5+4 ,WE /ILL RETA9 & *]I% MU* ( ! P]SPECTIVE PRIMITIVISM GAVE US1 \R HORIZONS HAVE JU/ EXP&$4 ,IT FEELS GOOD4 

,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

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