,B5EA? ,! ,9/ITUTIONAL 
,RESPONSE ,TO ,GELD]LOOS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,GELD]LOOS COMPLA9S AT L5G? AB\T P]CEIV$ SMALL MISREAD+S & MISREPRES5TATIONS 9 MY PIECE W>N+ AB\T SKEWS TO 0,DIAGNO/IC ( ! ,FUTURE0 BUT !N HE 5GAGES 9 A NUMB] ( SU* HIMSELF4 0,!Y SAY ,I CLAIM ?AT FASCISM %\LD ONLY BE CRITIQU$ AT ! 9/ITUTIONAL LEVEL1 & NEV] AT ! IDEOLOGICAL LEVEL40 

,BUT NOTE ?AT ,I MADE NO EXTRAPOLATIONS ?AT ,GELD]LOOS ?9KS WE %\LD 0NEV]0 TALK AB\T ! IDEOLOGY ( FASCISM4 ,:AT ,I WROTE IS ?AT 9 HIS PIECE HE CA/S FASCISM 09 T]MS ( DICTATOR%IP -- A /RUCTURE ( 9/ITUTIONS -- RA!R ?AN AS AN IDEOLOGY40 ,?IS FOCUS IS :AT ,I TAKE EXCEPTION )4 

,GELD]LOOS WRITES1 

,:AT ,I ACTUALLY SAY IS ?AT FASCI/ IDEOLOGY IS LESS IMPORTANT 9 ! HI/ORICAL MOM5T :5 FASCI/S HAVE LITTLE OR NO ELITE SUPPORT ?AN IT IS 9 ! MOM5T :5 CAPITALI/S & MILIT>I/S HAVE DECID$ TO ?R[ !IR WEI<T BEH9D IT4 ,?IS IS A DIFFICULT >GUM5T TO DISPUTE1 :I* MAY BE :Y ,WILLIAM DOESN'T 5GAGE ) IT4 

,ALL[ ME TO 5UNCIATE MORE ?UDD+LY3 

,?IS TAKE IS NOT 0DIFFICULT TO DISPUTE0 -- IT'S L>GELY BEYOND ! PALE 9 ANTIFASCI/ ANALYSIS BECAUSE IT'S WIDELY RECOGNIZ$ AS A BAD TAKE4 ,FASCI/ IDEOLOGY IS A PRESS+ ?REAT 9 A MULTITUDE ( WAYS )\T DIRECTLY SEIZ+ OR ALLY+ ) ! CAPITALI/ & MILIT>I/ =CES ( ! E/ABLI%M5T4 ,FASCI/S CAN POSE EXI/5TIAL ?REATS TO US )\T 0TAK+ P[]0 -- EI!R ?R\< AUTONOM\S EXT]M9ATION CAMPAIGNS OR CORRUPTION & D]AILM5T ( \R MOVEM5TS & IDEOLOGIES -- & !RE >E VIABLE MYRIAD PA?WAYS TO P[] ?AT DON'T LIE ?R\< W9N+ OV] E/ABLI%M5T CAPITALI/S & MILIT>I/S4 ,:5 FASCI/S >E \TSIDE ( 9/ITUTIONAL P[] !IR IDEOLOGICAL MOTIVATIONS >E >GUABLY EV5 MORE P]T95T BECAUSE ?IS IS ALSO USUALLY :5 !Y FOCUS ON 5TRYISM & ATTEMPTS TO IDEOLOGICALLY 9FLU5CE O!R MOVEM5TS4 ,= MORE Y\ CAN SEE SECTIONS ( ?IS LONG] PIECE ,I WROTE ON ANTIFASCI/ ORGANIZ+1 >GU+ AGA9/ RI<T-LIB]T>IANS DISMISS+ ! ?REAT ( FASCI/S \TSIDE ( E/ABLI%M5T P[]4 

,GELD]LOOS' FOCUS ON ! E/ABLI%M5T CAPITALI/S & MILIT>I/S AS CRITICAL PRECISELY PROVES MY PO9T4 ,?IS MYOPIC FOCUS ON ! E/ABLI%M5T P[] /RUCTURES RELATIVELY IGNORES ! DANG] ( !M BE+ BYPASS$ OR RADICALLY RECONFIGUR$4 

,GELD]LOOS PO9TS \T ?AT 9 ! TWO MO/ PROM95T HI/ORICAL 9/ANCES :]E ! MO/ EXPLICIT FASCI/S HELD REGIME P[] !Y MORPH$ MU* ( !IR IDEOLOGY TO C\RT CAPITALI/S4 ,?IS IS C]TA9LY TRUE 5\<1 BUT IT IS PRECISELY ! CONT5TION ?AT ,MUSSOL9I & ,HITL] >E A SOME:AT UNREPRES5TATIVE SAMPLE ( FASCISM AS A :OLE4 ,!RE >E TWO F> MORE PRODUCTIVE S5SES 9 :I* WE MI<T ?9K ( 0FASCISM03 AS A SELF-ID5TIFI$ MOVEM5T & AS DEEP] IDEOLOGICAL OR PHILOSOPHICAL POSITION !Y >E ATTRACT$ >\ND4 

,! NOTION ?AT FASCISM'S CAPTURE OR ALLIANCE ) CAPITALI/S IS C5TRAL TO ITS DEF9ITION OR FUNCTION IS MORE COMMONLY F\ND 9 DU/Y M>XI/ ANALYZES ?AN AN>*I/ ONES1 :I* IS NO SMALL P>T ( :Y ,I RECOIL$ 9 %OCK FROM ,GELD]LOOS' CONFID5T ASS]TION4 ,:AT ?IS !ORETICAL L5S DOES IS RELATIVELY ]ASE ! DANG] ( 0ANTI-CAPITALI/0 V>IANTS ( FASCISM4 ,UND] SU* AN APPROA* A LOT ( PROM95T IDEOLOGICAL BRAN*ES ( FASCISM LIKE 0NATIONAL BOL%EVISM0 CAN ONLY BE EXAM9$ AS EI!R FALSE FRONTS OR NON-FASCI/4 ,I C]TA9LY DO NOT D5Y ?AT SOME O/5SIBLY ANTI-CAPITALI/ FASCI/ MOVEM5TS MAY HAPPILY REORI5T !MSELVES TO ALLY ) ! CAPITALI/S1 BUT WE MU/ NOT LOSE SI<T ( ! FACT ?AT IT IS JU/ AS PLAUSIBLE ?AT !Y WILL NOT4 ,WE KID \RSELVES IF WE BELIEVE ?AT EV]Y 0ANTI-CAPITALI/0 FASCI/ T5D5CY WILL EI!R NOT /AY TRUE TO AN OPPOSITION TO EXI/+ CAPITALI/S OR NEV] TAKE P[]4 

,GELD]LOOS CLAIMS ?AT 0FASCISM'S VISION = SOCIETY MU/ 9CLUDE SOME K9D ( DICTATOR%IP0 & 9 ORD] TO BACK ?IS CLAIM HE HAS TO DISMISS V>IANTS ( FASCI/ IDEOLOGY ?AT 5DORSE DEC5TRALIZATION AS M]E ILLUSIONS PROPAGAT$ BY ! FASCI/ MA/]S TO MISLEAD !IR RUBE FOLL[]S4 ,LET ME BE HONE/3 ?IS IS A HORRIFY+LY MISGUID$ & DANG]\S MISUND]/&+ ( ! SITUATION ?AT MAKES ME SICK TO MY GUT4 ,I'VE PUBLICLY F\<T TO EXPEL ?+S LIKE 0NATIONAL AN>*ISM0 & NEOREACTION FROM AN>*I/1 LEFTI/1 & LIB]T>IAN SPACES = OV] A DECADE & ! 9ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE ! %>P DANG] SU* POSE MAKES ME AFRAID = ! FUTURE ( AN>*ISM4 

,:ILE !RE >E C]TA9LY PLACES :]E ,GELD]LOOS' DISMISSIVE PICTURE IS TRUE -- MANY 9/ANCES ( 0LEAD]LESS RESI/ANCE0 >E 9DE$ NO?+ MORE ?AN AN >RAY ( H5*M5 BE+ US$ BY FASCI/ LEAD]S ) ASPIRATIONS TO DICTATOR%IP -- IT IS ALSO ! CASE ?AT DEC5TRALIZATION HAS BECOME S9C]ELY IDEOLOGICALLY CORE TO DIFF]5T BRAN*ES ( ! FASCI/ IDEOLOGICAL TREE4 ,SEGREGATION1 EXT]M9ATION1 & ! TOXIC /EW ( TRADITIONALISM & 0COMMUNITY0 >E UNIQUE ?REATS ?AT DO NOT REQUIRE DICTATORIAL POLITICAL /RUCTURES4 ,IT %OCKS ME ?AT ANYONE C\LD TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S >*IPELAGO ( FASCI/ IDEOLOGIES & NOT SEE SEV]E DANG]S \TSIDE ! BLUEPR9T ( SEIZ+ /ATE P[] VIA MAK+ NICE ) ! CAPITALI/S4 ,TO IGNORE ?+S LIKE 0NATIONAL AN>*ISM10 NEOREACTION1 OR ! V>IETY ( FASCI/-LIB]T>IAN HYBRIDIZ$ MOVEM5TS IS FOLLY4 

,YES1 IF 9/ITUTIONAL P[] & DICTATOR%IP W]E PROVID$ ON A PLATT] = MANY ( !SE MOVEM5TS1 MO/ W\LD AB&ON P>T ( !IR IDEOLOGY & SEIZE IT4 ,BUT !RE IS (T5 /R5G? TO !IR IDEOLOGICAL COMMITM5TS & !IR /RATEGIES (T5 AVOID PURSU+ 9/ITUTIONAL P[] ALTOGE!R1 & SO >E UNLIKELY TO BE 9 A POSITION :]E !Y >E H&$ IT4 

,FASCI/S ?AT SUPPORT DEC5TRALIZATION & OR ANTI-CAPITALISM PULL DIRECTLY & EXPLICITLY FROM FASCI/ HI/ORY1 ID5TITY1 & IDEOLOGUES4 ,GELD]LOOS' DI*OTOMY ( DICTATOR%IP & DEMOCRACY W\LD PLACE !M FIRMLY ON ! SIDE ( DEMOCRACY1 BUT ?AT 9 NO S5SE DIM9I%ES !IR /&+ AS FASCI/S & IT W\LD BL9D US TO ATTEMPT ?AT R$UCTION4 

,DEF9ITIONS ( FASCISM >E JU/ AS NOTORI\SLY DIV]SE & CONTE/$ AS DEF9ITIONS ( 0AN>*ISM10 0LIB]ALISM10 & 0SOCIALISM40 ,DO WE DEF9E ?+S 9 T]MS ( 0HI/ORICAL MOVEM5TS0 OR EXPLICIT IDEOLOGIES8 ,IS !RE SPACE TO EVALUATE IMPLICIT PHILOSOPHICAL COMMITM5TS8 ,H[ %\LD WE BALANCE BE+ HONE/ AB\T SELF-ID5TIFICATION & EXTRAPOLAT+ V]Y CLE> CUT COMMONALITIES OR CLOAK$ 5TRYISM8 ,!SE >E ALL LEGITIMATE DISCUSSIONS4 ,MANY AU?ORS HAVE PO9T$ \T ?AT1 BEYOND ! CORE HYP]-NATIONALISM1 FASCISM 9VOLVES A CLU/] ( DIFF]5T ASSOCIAT$ POSITIONS1 BUT NOT NECESS>ILY EV]Y ONE ( !M4 ,ANTI-SEMITISM = EXAMPLE IS V]Y COMMON 9 FASCISM1 BUT FASCI/S >E /ILL FASCI/S IF !Y DON'T HAVE ?AT ASPECT4 ,AN HONE/ EVALUATION ( ! FASCI/ IDEOLOGICAL & SOCIAL L&SCAPE TODAY W\LD HAVE TO PLACE 0DICTATOR%IP0 AS ONE ( !SE COMMON BUT NOT ESS5TIAL *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,9 MY V>I\S WRIT+S ON ! SUBJECT ,I'VE FREQU5TLY DEF5D$ A TWO-TI] NOTION ( FASCISM3 ! FIR/ A S]IES ( POLITICAL POSITIONS C5T]$ >\ND NATIONALISM1 ! SECOND A PHILOSOPHICAL POSITION ) SOME D]IVATIONS C5T]$ >\ND P[]1 ! CLU/] ( POSITIONS >\ND EA* >E IMPORTANT -- ?+S LIKE PAL+5ESIS & ANTI-MOD]NISM1 BUT V]Y NUM]\S 7DICTATOR%IP BE+ ONE ( !M74 ,! RESULT IS SOME?+ A LOT LIKE CONC5TRIC R+S OR DEGREES ( FASCISM4 ,GELD]LOOS SNORTS1 0,SO444 ,W9/ON ,*UR*ILL WAS A FASCI/80 & C\NTLESS AN>*I/S W\LD RETORT 0,( ,C,\,R,S,E40 ,BUT WE CAN BE MORE NUANC$4 ,*UR*ILL WAS BO? LIB]ALI% & FASCI/IC C]TA9LY4 ,JU/ AS ,P9O*ET OR ,FRANCO W]E 0FASCI/IC0 AL?\< ON A MULTIDIM5SIONAL SPECTRUM ) MANY IMPORTANT DIFF]5CES & DI/9CTIONS4 ,MY CLAIM H]E IS ?AT !RE >E !ORETICAL OR ANALYTICAL CONTEXTS 9 :I* IT IS QUITE USEFUL TO SPEAK ( !M AS FASCI/ & O!RS :]E IT IS NOT4 ,! SAME IS TRUE :5 IT COMES TO O!R T]MS LIKE 0SOCIALI/0 OR 0LEFTI/40 

,I SUPPORT DEXT]ITY 9 \R EVALUATIONS4 ,IT CAN 9 SOME CONTEXTS BE USEFUL & $IFY+ TO *>ACT]IZE ! MAKEUP ( A %OPP+ MALL 0FASCI/IC0 OR CLAIM ?AT EV5 ?OSE SELF-ID5TIFI$ AN>*I/S :O DISMISS ! SUFF]+ ( ELEPHANTS SAY ALONG HUMAN-NATIONALI/ /YLE >GUM5TS ( COMMON 0HUMAN0 COMMUNITY >E MAK+ FASCI/ >GUM5TS4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ?AT T]MS IMPLY SPECTRUMS OR CLU/]S LIKE 0LIB]AL0 CAN ADD A LOT ( CAPACITY TO \R LANGUAGE ?AT IS O!RWISE LO/ :5 WE TRAP \RSELVES ) A FEW WORDS ) V]Y LIMIT$ USAGES4 

,PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORKS & MOTIVATIONS MATT] & ULTIMATELY MATT] A HELL ( A LOT MORE ?AN ! HAPP5/ANCE MACRO/RUCTURES WE HAPP5 TO BE UND] TODAY4 ,! RAW EMBRACE ( P[] = P[]'S SAKE IS1 ,I ?9K1 AN IMPORTANT POSITION ?AT DES]VES HI<LI<T+ & C5T]+ 9 \R LANGUAGE4 ,9 SOME BUT NOT ALL CONTEXTS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS E>LY HUMAN SOCIETIES AS 0AN>*I/0 OR 0AN>*I/IC0 -- DESPITE ?AT PRECISE T]M & ALL ITS SOCIAL & IDEOLOGICAL BAGGAGE BE+ A REC5T 9V5TION ATTA*$ TO SPECIFIC /RUGGLES & MOVEM5TS4 ,I ?9K ! SAME IS TRUE ( 0FASCISM40 ,!RE IS NO ANALYTICAL B5EFIT TO EXCLUSIVELY CONF9+ 0FASCISM0 TO ! SMALLE/ FRACTION ( HUMAN HI/ORY & CONTEXTS4 

,9 ,WOR%IP+ ,P[] ,GELD]LOOS EMPHASIZES ! IDEOLOGICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL UND]P9N+S ( SOCIAL SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION1 ?AT MACROSCALE P[] /RUCTURES LIKE /ATES DEP5D UPON BROAD %>$ PHILOSOPHICAL OR IDEOLOGICAL P]SPECTIVES4 ,I PRAIS$ HIM = ?AT ANALYSIS1 ,I JU/ ?9K IT %\LD BE EXT5D$ TO LIKEWISE C5T]+ ! IDEOLOGICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL PREMISE ( FASCISM4 ,RECOGNIZ+ FASCISM AS A P>TICUL>LY SELF-AW>E PURIFICATION ( T5D5CIES ?AT RUN ?R\<\T HUMAN HI/ORY1 NOT M]ELY AS A M>G9AL OR HI/ORICAL POSITION DEVOID ( CATA/ROPHIC ?REAT )\T A H& FROM ! CAPITALI/ & MILIT>I/ E/ABLI%M5T4 

,I M5TION ?AT 9 ! SPANI% CIVIL W> ! TWI/$ LIB]AL DELUSION COLLAPS$ & PEOPLE RU%$ TO TWO POLES3 FASCI/ & AN>*I/4 ,! AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE ON ! SPANI% CIVIL W> IS FILL$ ) EXAMPLES BUT MY FAVORITE COMES FROM ,ABEL ,PAZ' ,DURRUTI :]E HE TELLS ( ! DAY ! PRESID5T W5T TO HIS (FICE AS NORMAL & ATTEMPT$ TO CALL HIS M9I/]S1 P]TURB$ TO DISCOV] ONE BY ONE ?AT !Y W]5'T PICK+ UP4 ,SL[LY ?R\< 9VE/IGATION IT DAWNS UPON HIM ?AT ! 5TIRE /ATE APP>ATUS HAS EFFECTIVELY BE5 DISSOLV$1 REVOLUTION HAS BE5 MADE1 & HE IS ONE ( ! LA/ TO KN[4 ,GELD]LOOS RETORTS ?AT ?IS MOM5T ( IDEOLOGICAL CL>ITY ON ! GR\ND IS IRRELEVANT BECAUSE ( ! BIGG] GEOPOLITICAL FRAM+ ( JOCKEY+ 9VOLV+ P[]S LIKE ,BRITA9 & ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,I C\LD ASK = NO BETT] EXAMPLE ( H[ A FOCUS UPON ! AB/RACT GEOPOLITICAL MACRO/RUCTURE BL9DS PEOPLE TO ! TRU?S REVEAL$ 9 ! MICRO4 

,GETT+ TO CAPITALISM1 ,GELD]LOOS D+S ME = GIV+ BROAD] EXAMPLES ( H[ SWEEP+ OR HOLI/IC NOTIONS ( CAPITALISM W>P ! IMAG9ATION & UND]/&+ ( LEFTI/S4 ,LET ME BE MORE SPECIFIC TO HIS >TICLE ) SOME P]T95T EXAMPLES )\T FISK+ IT L9E BY L9E4 

,FIR/1 ,PET] REPEAT$LY SPEAKS ( CAPITALISM 9 SUBJECT T]MS1 AS AN AG5T4 ,?IS IS (T5 TO MAKE SYMPA!TIC PO9TS BO? ( US W\LD AGREE )1 BUT ! FRAM+ IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE ( ! LURK+ DANG]S ( RESULT+ SKEW ?AT ,I COV]$ 9 MY FIR/ RESPONSE4 

0,CAPITALISM CAN BROOK NO AUTONOMY1 NO LIB]AT$ SPACE1 BUT NEI!R C\LD IT OV]COME ! RESI/ANCE ( ! EXPLOIT$40 

0,CAPITALISM0 IS ! 5TITY GIV5 AG5CY & MOTIVATION H]E4 ,NOT CAPITALI/S OR SPECIFIC 9/ITUTIONAL OR M>KET PROCESSES4 ,GELD]LOOS *OOSES TO SPEAK 9 T]MS ( A SWEEP+ :OLE1 AS A S+LE AGGREGATE 9/ITUTION4 

,!RE >E A LOT ( WAYS TO VIEW 0CAPITALISM0 9 ?IS 9/ITUTIONAL ANALYSIS4 ,ONE L5S ,GELD]LOOS USES IS AS A 0LOGIC0 -- A K9D ( VIRAL RAT*ET ?AT UND]P9S & UNIFIES ! TOTAL SY/EM4 ,?IS MAT*ES AN ANALYSIS 9 :I* 09T5SIFICATION0 ( CAPITALISM 9VOLVES ! DEEP] P5ETRATION ( QUANTIFICATION & M>KET EX*ANGE4 

.<,I.>N ! NEW ECONOMY !RE IS NO MORE DI/9CTION BETWE5 LABOR TIME & FREE TIME OR EV5 PRODUC] TIME & CONSUM] TIME2 RA!R1 ALL LIV$ TIME IS ABSORB$ 9TO A UNIFI$ CAPITALI/ LOGIC LEAD+ TO A QUALITATIVE ADVANCE 9 ! PRODUCTION ( SUBJECTIVITIES4 

,& ,GELD]LOOS LI/S A NUMB] ( SUPPOS$LY T]RIBLE PR$ICTIONS 9VOLV+ CAPITALISM EAT+ MORE ( ! WORLD4 ,NANO PRODUCTIONS1 G5E !RAPY1 & DEC5TRALIZ$ DIV]SIFI$ GRE5H\SE PRODUCTION4 

,NOTE :AT IS FUNCTIONALLY BE+ OBJECT$ TO H]E3 NOT SPECIFIC HI]>*IES BUT RA!R JU/ F9] TUN$ AG5CY 9 ! PHYSICAL WORLD SURR\ND+ US4 

,= ! SAKE ( SPACE ,I WILL DRILL D[N & FOCUS ON A S+LE EXAMPLE FROM ,GELD]LOOS' ORIG9AL PIECE1 ! %IFT FROM MASS AGRICULTURE TO GRE5H\SE PRODUCTION4 

,LET US REMEMB] ?AT ONCE UPON A TIME BIG SWEEP+ 9DU/RIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WAS ! P]FECT EXEMPL> ( CAPITALISM -- FOCUS$ ON ECONOMIES ( SCALE 9 HAMFI/$ WAYS 9T5SELY UNCONC]N$ & 9CAPABLE ( P>S+ EXT]NALITIES4 

,RADICALS RETORT$ ?AT :AT WE NE$$ TO KEEP BILLIONS FROM />V+ WAS SOME?+ MORE AK9 TO HORTICULTURE OR P]MACULTURE1 COMPLEX & V>I$ BUT ATT5TIVELY WAT*$ OV] 9 MORE RESPONSIVE WAYS ?AN ! BRUTE SWEEP+ =CE ( MASS AGRICULTURE4 ,! CRITIQUE MO/ FREQU5TLY LOBB$ 9 RESPONSE WAS ?AT :ILE Y\ C\LD GET SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES \T ( P]MACULTURE GRE5H\SES1 IT W\LD (T5 TAKE MORE HUMAN LABOR P] CALORIE4 ,N[ RECOGNITION ( MANY D[NSIDES ( MASS 9DU/RIAL AGRICULTURE IS GR[+ & PRESSURE IS BUILD+ TO =CE *ANGES 9 M>KET OR SOCIETAL OR 9FRA/RUCTURAL NORMS4 ,BUT -- BECAUSE ?IS 9VOLVES MORE NUANC$ ATT5TIV5ESS1 F9] MEASUREM5T & RESPONSE -- IT'S N[ PA9T$ AS CAPITALISM 0CONSUM+0 A SPACE ( DYNAMICS ?AT WE ONCE 7BLESS$LY7 C\LD GLOSS OV] 9 IGNORANCE OR SIMPLE HEURI/ICS4 

,:5 A SUBSI/5CE HORTICULTURALI/ P]SONALLY T5DS TO ! COMPLEX POLYCULTURE !Y MA9TA91 ?AT IS TOTALLY F9E1 BUT :5 ,IO,T DEVICES >E US$ TO FREE UP HUMAN LABOR & TRANSPORTATION POLLUTION P] CALORIE PRODUC$ ?AT'S CA/ AS BAD1 OR AT LEA/ AS A /R5G!N+ OR 9T5SIFICATION ( 0CAPITALISM40 

,9 MY ASIDE AB\T RECURR+ T5D5CIES AMONG LEFTI/S TO SLAPDA%$LY TREAT 0COMMODIFICATION0 AS A BAD ?+1 ,I WAS ADDRESS+ ?IS K9D ( ?9K+1 :I* ,I 5C\NT] CON/ANTLY & MANY PEOPLE ON ! LEFT >E QUICK TO LEAP TO4 ,! EXPANSION ( QUANTIFI$ EX*ANGE DYNAMICS C]TA9LY MEANS ! EXPANSION ( LEGIBILITY OR M>KET 9=MATION1 BUT ?AT 9 NO S5SE IS NECESS>ILY ! SAME AS ! EXPANSION ( CAPITALISM1 9DE$ IT CAN MEAN ! R$UCTION ( CAPITALISM'S BROAD /RUCTURAL FEATURES LIKE C5TRALIZ$ WEAL? ACCUMULATION1 WORKPLACE HI]>*IES1 EV5 ! PSY*OLOGICAL DYNAMICS ( GRE$1 ETC4 ,M>KETS >E1 AFT] ALL1 NOT ! SAME ?+ AS CAPITALISM4 

,( C\RSE 9 ! ABS5CE ( MYRIAD CAMPAIGNS & APPROA*ES ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT M>KET & 9FRA/RUCTURAL NORMS WILL SMOO?LY %IFT OV] ON !IR [N TO SOME K9D ( IDYLLIC NETWORK$ P]MACULTURE ( DEC5TRALIZ$ & DI/RIBUT$1 ORGANIC & RESPONSIVE PRODUCTION ?AT UTILIZES GRE5H\SES TO HELP CUT (F OR MORE CLOSELY 9T]NALIZE 5VIRONM5TAL EXT]NALITIES4 ,BUT ! REPLACEM5T ( MASS 9DU/RIAL AGRICULTURE ) MORE DEC5TRALIZ$ & ATT5TIVE MODES IS SURELY AN OBJECTIVELY POSITIVE DEVELOPM5T4 

,Y\ HAVE TO BE TRAPP$ 9 A LEFTI/ FRAME ( M9D :]E CAPITALISM IS A UNIFI$ ,MOLO*IAN BEA/ TO BELIEVE \R ONLY OPTIONS >E RE=M OR REVOLUTION & ?US CA/ !SE K9DS ( DEVELOPM5TS AS M]E RE=M1 EXP&+ TYRANNY1 OR MORE S9I/] CO-OPTION4 ,9/EAD :AT ,I SEE IS A SPONTANE\S ]OSION ( SOME ASPECTS ( AGRICULTURAL CAPITALISM1 JU/ AS ! 0BOR+ MASS M$IA0 & DEEP SEXUAL CONTROLS ?AT ONCE *>ACT]IZ$ \R SOCIETY HAVE COLLAPS$ TO SIGNIFICANT MEASURE BECAUSE DEM& & O!R M>KET PRESSURES FROM ! BOTTOM UP 5D$ UP P>TIALLY ]OD+ ?OSE NORMS4 

,AS ,KEV9 ,C>SON SUCC9CTLY PUT IT1 

0,!RE >E ALL K9DS ( 9T]/ITIAL *ANGES GO+ ON )9 CAPITALISM ?AT CAPITAL & ! /ATE WILL ATTEMPT TO COOPT ) V>Y+ DEGREES ( SUCCESS1 BUT ! NET EFFECT WILL BE TO GRADUALLY R$UCE ITS RATE ( EXTRACTION & MAKE )DRAWAL ( A GR[+ %>E ( LIFE FROM ! SY/EM 9CREAS+LY FEASIBLE1 & H5CE TO MAKE ! SY/EM LESS CAPITALI/IC OV] TIME4 ,TO FRAME ?IS SC5>IO AS 0,ANY?+ NOT 9SURRECTION>Y IS JU/ DISGUIS$ CAPITALISM0 IS FLAT-\T /UPID40 

,?IS IS NOT TO SUGGE/ ?AT 9SURRECTION IS BAD OR UNNE$$1 M]ELY ?AT !RE >E NUM]\S DEVELOPM5TS SPONTANE\SLY -- EV5 APOLITICALLY -- >IS+ 9 ! ECONOMY ?AT >E POSITIVE4 ,M>KET PRESSURES CAN FACILITATE OR LEAD TO ADAPTATIONS OR %IFTS ?AT ]ODE P[] & LIB]ATE4 ,! WORLD IS COMPLICAT$4 ,!RE IS NO IRON LAW IMPOS$ FROM ABOVE ?AT MAKES EV]Y M>KET %IFT1 ADAPTATION1 OR DEVELOPM5T A NET EXPANSION ( CAPITALISM4 

,GELD]LOOS USES ! V]Y LOAD$ WORD 0CONTROL0 TO *>ACT]IZE SU* MORE DYNAMIC & DEC5TRALIZ$ FOOD PRODUCTION & !RE'S A DANG]\S CONFLATION GO+ ON 9 SU* USE4 ,9 SOME CASES ! WORD 0CONTROL0 ACTUALLY MEANS 0AG5CY40 ,:5 SOMEONE ) C]EBRAL PALSY HAS TR\BLE 0CONTROLL+0 !IR LIMBS :AT WE'RE REALLY SAY+ ISN'T ?AT !Y'RE FRU/RAT$ IMP]IALI/S BUT ?AT !Y'RE FAC+ LIMITS OR RE/RICTIONS TO !IR PHYSICAL AG5CY4 ,:5 A VILLAGE LOSES 0CONTROL0 ( !IR WAT] SUPPLY WE'RE NOT SAY+ ?AT ?IS IS A LIB]ATORY REVOLT ( ! AQUIF]1 WE'RE SAY+ ?AT !Y'VE LO/ AG5CY 9 ! USE ( CRITICAL MAT]IAL RES\RCES4 

,ACTUAL ?9K+ M9DS -- ACTUAL FUCK+ AG5TS -- MATT]4 ,ROCKS & VEGETABLES >E NOT CAPABLE ( FRE$OM4 ,& CONTROL ( P]SONS IS A VA/LY DIFF]5T CONCEPT ?AN 0CONTROL0 ( OBJECTS4 ,! PREMISE ( FRE$OM ITSELF & 9DE$ AN>*Y IS 9COH]5T )\T ?IS DI/9CTION4 

,FRE$OM IS NOT ISOLATION FROM CAUSAL 9T]PLAY ) \R 5VIRONM5T NOR IS IT BE+ IGNORANT TO ! CONSEQU5CES ( \R ACTIONS4 ,WE SEEK TO COLLABORATIVELY HAVE MORE AG5CY 9 ! WORLD >\ND US1 TO EXP& ! IMPACT ( \R ?\<TS & ! ACCURACY ( \R UND]/&+ ( \R WORLD4 ,?IS IS NOT ! FUCK+ SAME ?+ AS SOCIAL DOM9ATION & TO CONFLATE ! TWO IS OBSC5E4 

,TO BE SURE !RE >E DEEP & IMPORTANT T5SIONS :5 IT COMES TO LEGIBILITY & SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,SY/EMS ( KN[L$GE ?AT MAKE ! PHYSICAL UNIV]SE MORE TRANSP>5T ALSO HAVE ! DANG] ( MAK+ /RUGGLES ( RESI/ANCE MORE TRANSP>5T TO POLITICAL P[]4 ,BUT CONV]SELY1 ILLEGIBILITY CREATES B>RI]S TO 5TRY ?AT CAN PROP UP SOCIAL HI]>*IES & D5Y US 9=M$ CONS5T4 ,I'VE WRITT5 ON ?IS BE=E 9 DIALOGUE ) ,DAVID ,GRAEB]'S WORKS1 :I* >E BO? 5LI<T5+ & FRU/RAT+ 9 ?IS >EA4 

,NETWORK$ DEVICES 9 GRE5H\SE 5VIRONM5TS CLOSELY TRACK+ & ADJU/+ = 5VIRONM5TAL & GR[? V>IABLES IS NOT SOME IMP]IALI/ CONQUE/4 ,NOR IS IT NECESS>ILY P>T & P>CEL ) A BROAD] 0LOGIC0 ( CONTROL OV] 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+S4 

,! C5TRAL N>RATIVE AB\T 0CAPITALISM0 & 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY US$ TO BE ?AT IT WAS TOO BIG -- PILES ( CAPITAL1 GIANT MEGAMA*9ES ( RUNAWAY ACCUMULATION ?AT W]E DIVORC$ FROM & UNRESPONSIVE TO ! P>TICUL>ITIES ( LOCAL OR 9DIVIDUAL LIFE & ?US UTT]LY 9EFFICI5T & DE/RUCTIVE4 ,N[1 MU* ( ?AT IS GETT+ REPLAC$ ) MORE ATT5TIVE1 MORE NUANC$1 MORE RESPONSIVE 9FRA/RUCTURAL NORMS :ILE EV5 BIGG] MON/]S RETA9 POLITICAL & ECONOMIC CONTROL4 ,!SE LOCI ( P[] MU/ BE KILL$1 ! 9CREAS+LY DEC5TRALIZ$ 9FRA/RUCTURE RIPP$ \T & APPROPRIAT$ \T FROM UND]NEA? !M1 & ! EXACT *>ACT] ( ! NEW DEC5TRALIZ$ NORMS %\LD BE FI]CELY CONTE/$1 BUT TOO (T5 ! LEFT -- & AN>*I/S SWALL[+ !IR N>RATIVES -- HAVE GONE D[N ! WRONG PA? BY DEMONIZ+ ! DEC5TRALIZATION ITSELF BECAUSE IT OCCURS ?R\< ! M>KET4 

,DEC5TRALIZATION ALONE IS ADAMANTLY NOT A SALVE -- OBVI\SLY SMALL BUS9ESSES CAN BE CAPRICI\S & ,I'VE JU/ SP5T P>AGRAPHS W>N+ AB\T ! ?REAT ( DEC5TRALIZ$ V>IANTS ( FASCISM4 ,BUT DEC5TRALIZ$ 9FRA/RUCTURE IS NOT AN 9T5SIFICATION ( CAPITALISM1 EV5 ?\< IT MAY CREATE MORE EX*ANGE VALUE4 ,9CREAS$ LEGIBILITY1 CONSCI\S AW>5ESS1 & AG5CY 9 T9Y P>TICUL>S ( FOOD PRODUCTION1 BODILY FUNCTION1 ETC4 >E NOT 0! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM0 !Y >E ! NECESS>Y PRECONDITION TO EXP& \R FRE$OM -- ?AT IS TO SAY1 :AT WE CAN DO4 

,9 ITS DEC5TRALIZ$ BOTTOM-UP ATTEMPT TO SATIATE DESIRES1 ! M>KET ATTEMPTS TO MAKE LEGIBLE :AT WAS NOT PREVI\SLY SO AS TO HAVE MORE F9E-TUN$ & EFFICI5T 5GAGEM5T4 ,?IS IS NOT ITSELF A BAD ?+4 ,:5 AN>*I/S PRACTIC+ POLYAMORY TALK EXPLICITLY AB\T FEEL+S1 EXPECTATIONS1 DYNAMICS1 ETC1 WE WORK H>D TO MAKE LEGIBLE ! ILLEGIBLE4 ,:5 WE COMBAT 9=MAL P[] DYNAMICS ( SOCIAL CAPITAL OR NORMS )9 \R MILIEUS1 WE WORK H>D TO EXPOSE & MAKE LEGIBLE :AT WAS ILLEGIBLE 9 ! PROCESS ( DRAGG+ P[] DYNAMICS \T & KILL+ !M4 

,:5 SOMEONE IS ABLE TO BETT] MEASURE & RESPOND TO CONDITIONS 9 !IR G>D5 !Y >E ABLE TO PRODUCE MORE FOOD -- CREAT+ MORE VALUE4 ,SAME AS :5 A DEVICE OR TREATM5T GIVES SOMEONE ) C]EBRAL PALSY MORE CONTROL OV] !IR BODY -- VALUE IS CREAT$4 ,BUT ?IS IS NOT NECESS>ILY ! SAME ?+ AS VALUE ACCUMULATION S9CE IT IS AN OR?OGONAL QUE/ION AS TO :E!R MO/ VALUE IS SEIZ$ BY ! LOCI ( P[] 9 A GIV5 POLITICAL-ECONOMIC CONTEXT4 

,GELD]LOOS COMPLA9S AB\T MYRIAD WAYS 9 :I* \R LEISURE & SOCIAL TIME HAS BE5 MADE ECONOMICALLY LEGIBLE4 ,MANY ( !SE NORMS W]E IMPOS$ TOP-D[N & >E ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE4 ,EV]Y?+ TO DO ) ! BOTTL$ UP1 PLANN$ SUBURBIA & CITY C5T]S ?AT DEMOLI%$ OLD ORGANIC NEI<BORHOODS & AGORAS IS EVIL4 ,BUT MANY O!R NORMS EM]G$ BOTTOM-UP FROM POPUL> DEM&4 ,TO GO BACK TO MY EXAMPLE1 :5 A DAT+ SITE ASKS Y\ TO FILL \T A =M Y\ >E 9 SOME S5SE 0COMMODIFY+0 Y\R SOCIAL 9T]ACTION1 BECAUSE Y\'RE MAK+ LEGIBLE & FUNGIBLE 9 A BROAD] NETWORK :AT WAS PREVI\SLY P]SONAL & OBSCURE -- BUT ?IS IS H>DLY A BAD ?+4 ,LEGIBILITY CAN EXP& \R OPTIONS1 \R REA*1 & ! EFFICI5CY BY :I* WE REA* C]TA9 GOALS4 ,! FETI%IZATION ( ! ILLEGIBLE IS A DANG]\S MY?OLOGIZATION ( IGNORANCE4 

,GELD]LOOS COMPLA9S ?AT 0?OSE 9 P[] PREF] ?AT WE DO NOT GET ANY K9D ( MEAN+FUL *OICE AT ALL0 & ?AT'S C]TA9LY TRUE1 BUT HE'S WRONG TO IMPLY ?AT ! ILLEGIBILITY ( C]TA9 SPACES LIKE 0FREE TIME0 PROVID$ US ) MORE MEAN+FUL *OICE4 ,I PLAY$ ) /ICKS 9 A SECTION ( =E/ >\ND A HOMELESS CAMP AS A KID1 ,I AM H>DLY ONE TO BESMIR* ! LATITUDE ( SU* IMAG9ATION1 BUT IT IS A %ALL[ PLAY ?AT IS CUT (F FROM AFFECT+ ! WID] UNIV]SE4 0,*OICE0 )\T DEP? ( MAT]IAL CONSEQU5CE IS AS %ALL[ AS ! 0*OICE0 BETWE5 DIFF]5T COLOR$ %AMPOO BOTTLES4 ,?OSE 9 P[] W\LD ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE US BE CONT5T ) /ICKS & DREAMS1 ?ANKFULLY PEOPLE WANT MORE4 ,ADV]TIS+ ATTEMPT$ TO MOLD \R DESIRES 9TO REGULAT$1 CONTROLL$1 & LEGIBLE-TO-P[] =MS1 WE %\LD BE GRATEFUL ! UNRULY P[] ( PEOPLE'S NATURALLY COMPLICAT$ & GR[+ DESIRES ATE AWAY AT ITS EFFECTIV5ESS4 

,GELD]LOOS WILLFULLY MISREADS ! SIGNIFICANT 9-CONTEXT DI/9CTION BETWE5 0SY/EM0 & 0ECOSY/EM0 & DEM&S1 0,DOES 0UNIFI$0 MEAN EV]Y ELEM5T IS ! SAME8 444,DOES 0UNIFI$0 MEAN ?AT EV]Y ELEM5T IS CONNECT$ )9 A WEB ( 9FLU5CE80 ,!RE IS ( C\RSE A MASSIVE SPECTRUM BETWE5 !SE EXTREMES1 ! PO9T H]E IS ASSUM+ A K9D ( 9TEGRABILITY1 COHESION1 & 9T5TIONALITY TO A SY/EM ?AT CA/S IT AS AN 0ORGANIC0 :OLE :]E ! 9DIVIDUAL COMPON5TS OR DYNAMICS >E UNIFI$ 9 A K9D ( ALMO/ TELEOLOGICAL RE9=CEM5T ( ! :OLE & TAK+ !IR M>*+ ORD]S FROM ! :OLE4 ,EV5 JU/ 0UNIFI$ 9 A COMMON LOGIC40 ,?IS APPROA* IS VA/LY DIFF]5T FROM SEE+ CAPITALISM AS A BATTLEFIELD :]E WE -- ! ACTUAL AG5TS -- /RUGGLE & CONTE/1 BUFFET$ BY VA/LY DIFF]5T =CES & DYNAMICS4 ,OBVI\SLY ,GELD]LOOS EXAM9ES DIFF]5T COMPON5TS ( 0CAPITALISM0 & SOME ( HIS P>TICUL> ANALYZES >E CORRECT OR L>GELY AGREEABLE1 BUT MY RESPONSE WAS TO MAKE CLE> MY CONC]N ) ! SWEEP+ FRAMEWORK APPROA* & ! K9D ( QUICK N>RATIVES ?AT REFLEXIVELY GIVE 9/ITUTIONS AG5CY OR N>RATIVE P[]4 

,A NUMB] ( RADICALS HAVE PO9T$ \T ?AT IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE BIZ>RE ?AT WE W\LD USE ! SAME DESCRIPTION ( 0CAPITALISM0 = TODAY'S ECONOMIC CONTEXT & ?AT ( ! MID #a#hS4 ,T]MS LIKE LATE-LATE-CAPITALISM DO A POOR JOB AT COV]+ ! VA/ CONTE/ATION & *ANGE ?AT HAS OCCURR$4 ,?IS APPROA* PRESUMES A K9D ( HI/ORICAL CONT9UITY1 AG5TIAL COHESION1 OR N>RATIVE SOLIDITY ?AT (T5 MISLEADS4 ,I AM NOT AS CONV9C$4 ,I ?9K CAPITAL ACCUMULATION1 CLASS SOCIETY1 DISPOSABLE WAGE LABOR 9 HI]>*ICAL WORKPLACES1 ETC /ILL EXI/ 9 SUB/ANTIVE WAYS & ?US ! T]M 0CAPITALISM0 RETA9S DESCRIPTIVE UTILITY4 ,BUT ,I TAKE ISSUE ) ! ,MOLO*IAN IMAGE ( IT & WORRY ?AT PEOPLE WILL JU/ KEEP R$EF9+ CAPITALISM EV] MORE EXPANSIVELY TO H&WAVE AWAY IMPORTANT CONFLICTS )9 IT OR MISS BO? ADVANCES & POT5TIAL DEVELOPM5TS4 ,MY HO/ILITY & NE$ TO W>N & CALL \T AB\T !SE K9D ( ,MOLO*IAN N>RATIVES IS DIRECTLY 9 ! TRADITION ( ! PO/-LEFT1 OR AT LEA/ :AT ,I F9D MO/ VALOR\S 9 IT4 ,!RE IS A DANG] TO SY/EMIC ANALYSIS ?AT CAN GO QUITE BAD4 ,IT'S NOT MY CLAIM ?AT ,GELD]LOOS IS AS F> D[N ?AT PA? AS SOME1 BUT A GOOD DEAL ( ME?ODOLOGICAL 9DIVIDUALISM %\LD BE RE-9JECT$4 

,AS TO ! K9DA R&OM P]SONAL 9S9UATIONS1 ,I AM ( C\RSE AN 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/ 9 ! LONG VE9 ( ?OSE ?AT SEE VALUE 9 M>KETS & A T5SION BETWE5 !IR DET]RITORIALIZ+1 DEC5TRALIZ+ ASPECTS & ! T]RITORIALIZ+ & C5TRALIZ+ ASPECTS ( CAPITALISM4 ,LIKE ,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE ,I CAN ONLY ROLL MY EYES AT ACCUSATIONS ( BE+ A CAPITALI/4 ,I DON'T SEE 0COMMODIFICATION0 OR 0MONETIZATION0 AS NECESS>ILY BAD ?+S NOR DEEPLY TI$ TO ! CONT9UATION ( CAPITALISM4 ,I DON'T ?9K EX*ANGE IS 9H]5TLY ABUSIVE OR HI]>*ICAL & F9D BOTTOM-UP EF=TS TO EXP& LEGIBILITY 9 EX*ANGE NETWORKS (T5 QUITE POSITIVE4 ,OH NO4 ,& YES ,I ?9K ECOSY/EMS >E (T5 A PRODUCTIVE METAPHOR 9 CONSID]+ M>KETS1 AL?\< LESS SO 9 MORE CAPITALI/ SPACES4 ,!RE >E C]TA9LY P]NICI\S CANC]S & APEX PR$ATORS TO BE F\ND 9 C]TA9 ECOSY/EMS TOO & 9 MANY WAYS /ATE 9T]V5TION 9 M>KETS CAN CREATE RUNAWAY PROBLEMS MU* ! SAME WAY AS 9DU/RIAL 9T]V5TION 9 BIOMES4 ,! HORROR4 ,:AT MORE CAN BE SAID ON ALL ?AT ?AT WE HAV5'T ALREADY 9 MASSIVE BOOKS & DETAIL$ ESSAYS8 

,P>TICUL>LY FUN IS ,GELD]LOOS' ATTEMPT TO CA/ ! TRAN%UMANI/ DESIRE TO OV]COME LIMITS & EXP& POSITIVE FRE$OM AS 0LIB]AL0 S9CE LIB]ALISM HI/ORICALLY C5TRALLY DI/+UI%$ ITSELF BY ITS FOCUS ON NEGATIVE FRE$OM1 RI<TS1 & LIMITS4 ,T]MS & MOVEM5TS >E COMPLICAT$6 

,LET ME BE CLE> = ! MILLION? FUCK+ TIME1 TRAN%UMANISM IS LIT]ALLY JU/ ! POSITION ( MORPHOLOGICAL FRE$OM3 9DIVIDUALS %\LD BE FREE TO ALT] !IR BODIES TO EXP& !IR AG5CY H[ !Y EA* SEE FIT4 ,?IS HAS BE5 REPEAT$LY EMPHASIZ$ 9 ! CORE NON-AN>*I/ TRAN%UMANI/ LIT FROM ,BO/ROM TO ,S&B]G1 EV5 IF SOMETIMES BRAN*ES OR 9DIVIDUALS GET EXCIT$ AB\T SPECIFIC TE*NOLOGICAL IDEAS OR ASPIRATIONS4 ,I HAVE LONG BE5 VOCIF]\SLY HO/ILE TO NON-AN>*I/ TRAN%UMANI/S OV] !IR FAILURE TO CONSI/5TLY EVALUATE ! SOCIAL CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS POSITION -- NAMELY A REJECTION ( TO SOCIAL HI]>*Y & ATT5DANT 9FRA/RUCTURAL NORMS & AN EMBRACE ( GLOBAL COLLABORATION TO FACILITATE EXPANSION ( \R FRE$OM 9 A NON Z]O-SUM WAY4 

,GELD]LOOS ASKS ME = EXAMPLES ( TRAN%UMANI/S DEF5D+ ?+S LIKE ! PRODUCTION ( IMPLANTS 9 P>TICUL> 0)\T M9+1 NUCLE> 5]GY1 OR CONTAM9ATION FROM SOL> & W9D P[]40 ,( C\RSE !RE'S A SMALL COTTAGE 9DU/RY ( YUPPIE TRAN%UMANI/S & TE*NOCRATIC GRE5S PUBLI%+ BREA?LESS >TICLES AB\T ADVANCES OR SOMETIMES JU/ PRESS RELEASES ( ! LATE/ GRE5 TE*1 TO V>Y+ DEGREES ( DEC\PL+ FROM ! ABOVE ?+S4 ,!RE >E A WORRY+ DELUGE ( SITES LIKE ,S+UL>ITY,HUB TRAFFICK+ 9 SU* TRIUMPHALISM4 ,I LIKE MANY O!R AN>*I/ TRAN%UMANI/S AM BROADLY SKEPTICAL ( SU* *ATT]1 ALBEIT 9 NO S5SE GIV+ UP ON ! POSSIBILITIES4 ,AFT] ALL ! *>ACT] ( 0TRAN%UMANISM0 AS A BROAD MOVEM5T 9 NO WAY SPEAKS TO ! *>ACT] ( AN>*O-TRAN%UMANI/S ANY MORE ?AN ! V>I\S FAIL+S ( 0COMMUNI/0 & 05VIRONM5TALI/0 MOVEM5TS REFLECT UPON AN>*O-COMMUNI/S OR GRE5 AN>*I/S4 ,NO ONE EXPECTS GRE5 AN>*I/S TO POLICE ! 5TIRETY ( ! 5VIRONM5TALI/ MOVEM5T JU/ AS IT W\LD BE CLE>LY UNFAIR TO USE ! BEHAVIOR & ANALYSIS ( ! ,SI]RA ,CLUB AS A BLUDGEON AGA9/ ALL GRE5 ?\<T4 

,AS TO MY [N ?\<TS1 WE C\LD BE H]E ALL DAY DETAIL+ DIFF]5T PA?WAYS & !IR RELATIVE PROBABILITIES & D[NSIDES4 ,IT'S C]TA9LY IMPORTANT TALK1 BUT IT'S ALSO A QUAGMIRE ( P>TICUL>S ?AT AVOID ! DEEP] PHILOSOPHICAL QUE/IONS ( :AT WE WANT & %\LD WANT4 ,I PREF] TO GET ?OSE HA%$ \T FIR/ & GET ON ! SAME PAGE 9 T]MS ( ASPIRATIONS BE=E WE GO 9TO H[ H>D SOME PA?WAYS >E & ! 5G9E]+ & SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES ATT5DANT4 ,GELD]LOOS SNE]S AB\T 0M9+0 BUT A/]OID M9+ C\LD V]Y RAPIDLY BOOT/RAP A SITUATION ) AUTOMAT$ SMELT+ 9 ORBIT ?AT W\LD RADICALLY CRA% METALS M>KETS & %UTT] EV]Y M9E )9 ! BIOSPH]E1 CONF9+ ! MO/ DE/RUCTIVE PROCESSES BEYOND ! E>?4 ,A DOZ5 YE>S AGO ,I WROTE A LONG PIECE ) AN AN>*I/ TRAN%UMANI/ APPROA* ?AT ATTEMPTS TO MOVE 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION ,A,S,A,P 9TO ORBIT OR AWAY FROM ! 9T]CONNECT$ BIOSPH]E1 & RETRACT ! FOOTPR9T ( CITIES4 ,I AM ALSO SOME:AT OP5 TO ! POSSIBILITY ?AT DEVELOP+ DESIGNS ( ?ORIUM SALT REACTORS WILL MOVE BEYOND ! />K EXI/+ D[NSIDES ( ! COLD W> G5]ATION ( REACTORS WE ALL GREW UP CRITIQU+4 ,I'VE ALSO WRITT5 ON ! WAYS ?AT CAPITALI/ NORMS & /ATE GEOPOLITICS %IFT 9NOVATION PA?WAYS AWAY FROM MORE ECOLOGICALLY S\ND TOOLS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 :5 ! ,*9ESE /ATE CAN EVICT PEOPLE & /RIP-M9E MASSIVE REGIONS1 SOL> & W9D APPROA*ES ?AT DEP5D ON HEAVY METALS BECOME BETT] 9VE/M5TS = FUR!R RESE>* ?AN F> LI<T] FOOTPR9T APPROA*ES4 

,DETAIL+ SOME EXACT ALT]NATIVE BLUEPR9T IS NOT MY GAME1 & HAS NEV] BE5 ! GAME ( TRAN%UMANISM1 EV5 ! NON-AN>*I/ V>IANTS ADMIT ! GOAL IS TO OP5 POSSIBILITIES & ]ODE TOTALIZ+ NORMS4 ,9DE$ A LONG/&+ AN>*O-TRAN%UMANI/ SLOGAN HAS BE5 0NOT A S+LE FUTURE BUT MANY40 ,ADDITIONALLY 9 A MORE PRAGMATIC VE9 ! FUTURE WILL NO D\BT BE 9CR$IBLY MESSY & CONTE/$1 WE WILL W9 SOME POSITIVE DEVELOPM5TS & LOSE O!RS4 ,MY PO9T IS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET LO/ 9 REACTION>Y N>RATIVES LIKE 0LIMITS TO AG5CY >E GOOD0 ?AT MEWL+LY DEF5D \R PHYSICAL *A9S4 

,?R\< ! MAGIC ( LOOSE ASSOCIATION & CLU/]+ ,GELD]LOOS IMPLIES ?AT WANT+ TO TE> D[N LIMITS TO \R PHYSICAL FRE$OM IS TOTALLY ! SAME ?+ AS G5OCIDAL WE/]N COLONIALISM4 ,:AT A LAU<ABLE MISREAD ( HI/ORY & OV]LY EXPANSIVE USE ( ! T]M 05LI<T5M5T40 ,YES ! ATROCITIES ( ! BRITI% EMPIRE = EXAMPLE W]E TOTALLY DRIV5 BY A DESIRE TO ASSURE 9DIVIDUAL MORPHOLOGICAL FRE$OM4 ,:AT NONS5SE4 ,! 5LI<T5M5T WAS AN 9CR$IBLY COMPLICAT$ MESSY CONFLICT+ BUN* ( ?+S1 (T5 ) DIAMETRICAL 9T]NAL OPPOSITIONS1 DEF5SES APPEAL+ TO O!R FRACTIONS OR POPUL> NOTIONS W]E (T5 DRAP$ OV] ?+S DONE = TOTALLY DIFF]5T MOTIVATIONS1 & ALL ?AT GETS H&WAV$ AWAY ON ! MO/ SCURRIL\S ( IMPLI$ CAUSALITIES4 ,FUR!R IT'S A K9D ( DRAMATIC FLATT5+1 A V]Y 0CAMPI/0 WAY ( VIEW+ WORLD HI/ORY ?AT SUPPRESSES ! DEGREE TO :I* 0RATIONALI/0 OR 09DIVIDUALI/0 OR :ATEV] CURR5TS GET PROCLAIM$ AS ! PRIMORDIAL S9 ( WE/]N IMP]IALISM EXI/$ & EXI/ EXT]NAL TO 0! WE/40 ,W]E ! PACIFIC ISL&]S :O DIDN'T ACCEPT ! LIMITS ( !IR ISL&S & TREKK$ (F TO COV] ! PACIFIC T]RIBLE COLONIAL MON/]S8 

,YEAH ,I HAPP5 TO WANT PEOPLE TO NOT HAVE TO DIE :5 !Y DON'T WANT TO1 :5 !Y /ILL HAVE MORE TO LOVE1 MORE TO READ1 MORE TO GIVE & SEE4 ,! DESIRE TO HELP PEOPLE ON EI!R SIDE ( SOME >BITR>Y SOCIAL NORM ( 0ABLE BODI$0 :O P]SONALLY WANT TO RUN FA/]1 SWIM FUR!R1 SEE FUR!R1 ETC1 IS OBVI\SLY 9 NO WAY 9H]5TLY B\ND TO ! 5SLAVEM5T ( O!R P]SONS4 

,BUT ?IS JU/ 91 DEM&+ ! IMPOSSIBLE IS NO LONG] ! /&>D AN>*I/ POSITION BUT MU/ N[ BE SNE]$ AT AS IMP]IALI/4 ,H[ D>E WE BE 05TITL$0 TO BREAD1 ROSES1 & ! />S4 ,AUDACITY MU/ BE *UCK$ BECAUSE SOMEH[ NO?+ IS WORSE ?AN 05TITLEM5T1 SCORN1 & SUP]IORITY04 444,I C\LD WRITE VOLUMES ON ! K9D ( P]=MATIVE SUBMISSION & CAU/IC 0HUMILITY0 ?AT LEFTI/ SPACES TOO (T5 NORMALIZE UND] ! DELUSIONS ?AT HOLD+ EA* O!R D[N IS ! SAME ?+ AS A LIB]ATORY EQUALITY4 ,A S5SE ?AT WANT+ MORE ?AN JU/ PLAY+ ) /ICKS IS 0UPPITY0 & ! SAME ?+ AS ACTUALLY ABUSIVE SOCIAL HI]>*Y4 

,AT ! 5D ( ! DAY ALL ! POETRY & DAYDREAM+ 9 ! WORLD WON'T *ANGE ! PLA9 FACT ( SOME %ITTY PHYSICAL CON/RA9TS4 ,I W\LD PREF] TO BE ON ! SIDE ( ?OSE :O1 9 ! WORDS ( ,EVAN ,GRE]1 0WANT SOME?+ BETT]40 ,& :ILE ,I AM NOT SO HAU<TY TO ?9K ,I OR ANYONE CAN F9D ! EXACT DIM5SIONS ( FL[S ( ?AT1 ,I'M GO+ TO KEEP ON FI<T+ = IT1 KEEP PROACTIVELY SE>*+ ?R\< ALL ! POSSIBILITIES1 TO KEEP ! IMPOSSIBLE 9 \R SI<TS4 

,IT'S NOT ?AT1 AS ,GELD]LOOS PUTS IT1 TRAN%UMANISM IS DEF9$ BY A QUE/ TO 0SLAY ! DREADFUL BEA/ ( PRI/9E NATURE10 BUT ?AT WE CAN & %\LD WANT MORE & BE IMM$IATELY SUSPICI\S ( ANYONE DEM&+ WE TEMP] \R DREAMS & DESIRES4 ,\R BODIES HAVE LIMITS ?AT SUCK1 !Y COME 9 CONFIGURATIONS ?AT >E 9CONV5I5T OR DON'T ALIGN ) \R ASPIRATIONS4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ! LONG/&+ ASS]TION ( TRAN%UMANISM ?AT 0WE HAVE ALWAYS BE5 TRAN%UMAN10 WE HAVE ALWAYS BE5 TRANS1 9 TRANSITION1 9 MOTION1 NOT 9 A MONOTON\S /ATIC EQUILIBRIA BUT ON A RUNAWAY BUR/ 9 WILD NEW UNKN[N DIRECTIONS4 ,!RE IS NO MAGICAL PRI/9E /ATE ( BE+ TO BE HELD TO1 NO LIMIT TO CONF9E \RSELVES TO 9 S]VICE ( SOME PHANTASMIC SPOOK CALL$ 0,NATURE40 

,GELD]LOOS ACCUSES ME ( APA?Y ON ! SUBJECT ( TE*NOLOGICAL NORMS BECAUSE ,I DIDN'T WA/E VOLUMES ON TE*NOLOGICAL P>TICUL>S :5 RESPOND+ TO CONC]N+ BROAD !MES 9 HIS ANALYSIS4 

,LET ME BE CLE>3 ABUSIVELY IMPOS$ 9FRA/RUCTURAL NORMS CAN SUCK1 & MU* ( TRAN%UMANISM HAS BE5 AN EF=T TO GO 9 ! POL> OPPOSITE DIRECTION ( EUG5ICS -- TO >GUE = A VA/ DIV]SITY ( EXPLORATIONS ( MORPHOLOGICAL FRE$OM1 ( TE*NOLOGICAL AG5CY4 

,I'VE LONG >GU$ ?AT ?IS 9CLUDES RE/OR+ SUPPRESS$ 0L[0 TE*NOLOGIES & COMBAT+ ! SOCIAL SY/EMS ?AT W\LD IMPOSE C]TA9 NORMALIZATIONS OR HEGEMONIC /RUCTURES4 ,BUT ,I WILL CONC$E ?AT NOT EV]Y EM]G5T NORM IS A BAD ?+4 ,LANGUAGE IS ! PROTOTYPICAL TE*NOLOGY & LANGUAGE ( C\RSE *ANGES OV] TIME1 SOMETIMES QUITE DELIB]ATELY4 ,MANY REACTION>IES TODAY COMPLA9 AB\T BE+ LEFT BEH9D BY PROGRESSIVE DISC\RSE NORMS !Y REFUSE TO ADOPT4 ,I WILL CONC$E ?AT !RE >E SOME SITUATIONS :]E IT W\LD BE DESIRABLE TO SOCIALLY NORMALIZE ! USAGE ( SPECIFIC TE*NOLOGIES 9 SPECIFIC WAYS1 AT LEA/ = L>GE MAJORITIES1 :ILE LEAV+ ROOM = MODES1 SPACES1 OR COMMUNITIES ( DISS5T]S1 ,I C\LD IMAG9E AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY ) /RONG SOCIAL SANCTIONS ON ?OSE ?AT DON'T VACC9ATE = EXAMPLE1 OR ! DEPLOYM5T ( AN 5CRYPT$ *AT APP ?AT REFUSES TO COMMUNICATE ) E>LI] LESS SECURE V]SIONS4 ,I AM NOT CONV9C$ ?AT ?OSE >E P]NICI\S ANY MORE ?AN \R /RONG SOCIAL SANCTIONS = US+ RACI/ LANGUAGE4 ,BUT SURE1 ,I BROADLY 5C\RAGE & WORK T[>DS A RI* TE*NOLOGICAL PLURALISM4 

,GELD]LOOS S+LES \T PHONES 9 HIS ORIG9AL ESSAY & RETURNS TO IT 9 HIS RESPONSE SO ,I'LL ADMIT ,I AM A P>TIAL 5EMY ( ! PHONE =M AS IT EXI/S TODAY & C]TA9LY DESIRE TO BOOT/RAP DIFF]5T NORMS SURR\ND+ !IR USE4 ,UNLIKE MANY ,I AM PRIVILEG$ 5\< TO L>GELY SURVIVE ON ! ECONOMIC P]IPH]Y 9 ! GLOBAL NOR? & 9 RADICAL SPACES :]E ,I CAN SIMPLY REFUSE TO USE A SM>TPHONE EXCEPT 9 SPECIFIC CASES :5 ,I ACTUALLY WANT TO1 & NOT SUFF] ANY SOCIAL PRESSURES TO OR SANCTION = NEV] PICK+ UP4 ,BUT SOCIAL PRESSURES TO *ANGE NORMS >\ND PHONES DEF9ITELY EXI/ 9 ! MA9/REAM & HAVE MADE PROGRESS4 ,YE>S AGO OLD] PEOPLE US$ TO CON/ANTLY COMPLA9 ?AT MILL5NIALS REFUS$ TO ACCEPT UNPLANN$ PHONE CALLS & NEV] *ECK$ VOICE MESSAGES1 TODAY ?IS HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY ACCEPT$ AS ! NEW NORM1 EV5 9 ! FEW BUS9ESS CONTEXTS ?AT ,I SOMETIMES OP]ATE4 ,:ILE !RE HAVE C]TA9LY BE5 P]NICI\S PU%ES TO HAVE PEOPLE ALWAYS 0ON CALL0 IT DOES SEEM LIKE SOCIAL NORMS >E TURN+ AGA9/ ?IS1 AL?\< AS ALWAYS ! MO/ VULN]ABLE >E (T5 ! LA/ TO SEE SU* B5EFITS4 ,ONE C\LD WRITE AN 5TIRE ESSAY OR BOOK ON PHONE ADOPTION & NORMS ACROSS SOCIETIES FROM ,D,I,Y COMMUNITIES 9 ,SOMALIA TO ! ANNOY+ AN>*I/ MILIEU NORMALIZATION ( TALK+ OP5LY ON ,SIGNAL & SPAMM+ PEOPLE ) HUNDR$S ( TEXTS A DAY1 BUT ,I SEE REASONS TO HOPE )9 ALL ( !SE CONTEXTS1 & +5I\S C\NT]-ADAPTATIONS TO RESOLVE ! BAD PRESSURES4 ,( C\RSE CONSUM] *OICE & SL[ CULTURAL EVOLUTION -- :ILE (T5 ABLE TO EEK \T SOME POSITIVES -- >E H>DLY A PANACEA4 ,SUB/ANTIVE 5GAGEM5T TO *ANGE OR ALT] ! FL[ ( NORM CREATION & MUTATION IS C]TA9LY CALL$ =1 BUT IT'S H>D] :5 PEOPLE TAKE ,MOLO*IAN L5SES ?AT MISS POSITIVE T5D5CIES4 

7,9CID5TALLY ONE V]Y SIMPLE FIX ?AT ,I'VE 5DORS$ TO IMP$E ! RUNAWAY ATT5TION RAT*ET ( CLIQUES OR ACTIVI/ GR\PS TEXT+ EA* O!R NON/OP IS TO ADOPT A COLLECTIVE NORM ( PAY+ SOME MEASURE ( MONEY OR O!R 9VE/M5T 9 COLLECTIVELY 9 EX*ANGE = SPAMM+ ) MEMES OR SMALL MESSAGES4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO DEM& EV]YONE'S ATT5TION1 PAY !M = IT4 ,I GLEEFULLY LOOK =W>D TO ! H[LS ( ME ADVOCAT+ ! COMMODIFICATION & MONETIZATION ( EV]YDAY SOCIAL 9T]ACTIONS1 BUT IT'S A GOOD QUICK FIX ?AT PU%ES BACK ON PHONE CULTURE1 5C\RAGES NORMALIZ+ ACTIVI/ GR\PS HAV+ MORE EXPLICIT SAY 9 ADDRESS+ !IR P>TICUL> OP]AT+ CONTEXT1 :ILE MAK+ SURE ?AT ! NEGATIVE EXT]NALITIES >E 9T]NALIZ$ & GIVES ?AT EXTRA SECOND PAUSE TO ! KID :O WANTS TO TALK AB\T CRIMES OV] ,SIGNAL47 

,PHONES -- P>TICUL>LY 9 ! GLOBAL NOR? -- MAY SEEM A TRIVIAL EXAMPLE1 & WE CAN EV5 GET 9TO ! V>IETY ( ECONOMIC & 5VIRONM5TAL CO/S 9 ! EXI/+ ORD] TO MAKE A PHONE & ! P] PHONE CO/ TO E/ABLI% WILDLY DIFF]5T MEANS ( PRODUCTION OR SOCIAL CONTEXTS1 ?AT'S ALWAYS A FUN ONE1 BUT ,GELD]LOOS BR\<T UP ?IS SPECIFIC ISSUE ( NORMS & WE W\LD BE H]E ALL DAY GO+ ?R\< EV]Y POSSIBLE EXAMPLE ( TE*NOLOGICAL NORMS4 

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,I C\LD NOT ASK = A BETT] 9DICTM5T ( ! ,MOLO*IAN APPROA*4 

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