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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE ( ! BE/ ?+S AB\T ,! ,UTOPIA ( ,RULES3 ,ON ,TE*NOLOGY1 ,/UPIDITY1 & ! ,SECRET ,JOYS ( ,BUREAUCRACY IS ?AT ,DAVID ,GRAEB] F9ALLY TACKLES ISSUES DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO AN>*I/S4 ,:ILE HIS PRIOR WORK HAS HAD VALUE1 IT'S ALSO L>GELY BE5 AB\T RA!R OBVI\S TOPICS & PUNCTUAT$ ) A NE$ TO APOLOGIZE = OR DEF5D AN>*ISM4 ,GRAEB] HAS R>ELY WRITT5 TO US4 ,HIS USUAL 9T5D$ AUDI5CE IS MU* BROAD]1 MU* MORE LIB]AL1 & ?IS HAS L$ TO A K9D ( EV]-PRES5T DEF5SIV5ESS & BASICS-COV]+ ?AT BOGS EV]Y?+ D[N & TAXES ONE'S PATI5CE4 ,Y\ CAN ONLY READ AB\T ! LIB]ATORY P[] ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY SO MANY TIMES BE=E Y\R EYES ROLL AWAY P]MAN5TLY4 ,& YET1 SUDD5LY1 SEEM+LY \T ( NO:]E COMES A BOOK ?AT GRAPPLES ) ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 ,F\CAULT1 /RUCTURAL VIOL5CE1 ! ,TYRANNY ( ,/RUCTURELESSNESS1 & EV5 NAME-*ECKS 0NO FUTURE04 

,IT'S K9DA LIKE ,GRAEB] HAS F9ALLY CAU<T UP ) ,AN>*ISM CIRCA A FEW DECADES AGO 444OR MAYBE JU/ VISIT$ ! ,WE/ ,COA/4 

,ON A LESS SN>KY NOTE1 ,I GET ! IMPRESSION ?AT ,GRAEB] IS BE+ BADLY PRESS$ TO WRITE BY ! ELDRIT* =CES HE MADE DEALS )4 ,& N[1 HAV+ *URN$ \T ! M&ATORY & COMPLETELY UNREM>KABLE 0,I ,F\ND$ ,OCCUPY ,BUT ,NOT ,REALLY0 BOOK ( ANECDOTES & >GUM5TS TO REA* %ITTY LIB]ALS1 HE'S TAK5 TO RAMBL+ AB\T ANY?+ HE C>ES AB\T 9 A SLOPPY BUT SLI<TLY MORE S9C]E & ORIG9AL FA%ION4 ,AS FOND AS ,I'VE GR[N ( /RUGGL+ = ACADEMIC ACCEPTANCE :ILE NURS+ A POOR-KID GRUDGE ,GRAEB]1 ?IS IS MORE 9 ! DIRECTION ( GEEKY HANG+ 9 ! BACK ( ! 9FO%OP ) O!R AN>*I/S ,GRAEB]4 ,!RE'S /ILL A FEW LIB]ALS 9 ! CONV]SATION1 & HE HASN'T /OPP$ TRY+ TO P]SUADE !M1 BUT HE'S SPEAK+ TO US AS WELL4 

,ANY AN>*I/ :O'S EV] ATT5D$ A MEET+ KN[S ! GUT-CL5*+ & HE>T-S9K+ HORROR ATT5DANT TO ! D>K 9VOCATION ( 0PROCESS0 OR 0! PROCESS DOCUM5T40 ,H]E BE MON/]S 9DE$4 ,O!RWORLDLY CATA/ROPHES ( ! M9D1 SONGS ( TORM5T ! S+]S CANNOT QUIT1 RIPS 9 ! FABRIC ( SANITY ?AT EAT EV5 ! /RONGE/ AMONG US4 ,A FEW H\RS LAT] \R BODIES >E REGURGITAT$1 :AT BRA9S REMA9 TURN$ TO A BL9K+ TRAUMATIZ$ GRUEL4 ,P]HAPS1 IF WE >E 0LUCKY01 WE RETURN ) A C\PLE SIMPLE & UTT]LY MEAN+LESS RESPONSIBILITIES SCRIBBL$ 9TO \R PLANN]S4 ,*EAP GEMS SNAT*$ FROM ! B[ELS ( ! PROCESS MON/]4 

,! ,UTOPIA ( ,RULES IS NOT A MAGICAL DAGG] CAPABLE ( PI]C+ ! EXOSKELETON ( ?IS BEA/ & FREE+ US =EV] MORE1 BUT IT DOES HAVE PRODUCTIVE ?+S TO SAY AB\T ! NATURE ( ! MON/] & ITS P[]1 & ,GRAEB] USES IT AS A />T+ PO9T TO EXAM9E \R WORLD AS A :OLE & RECA/ AN>*I/ CRITIQUES ( ! EXI/+ P[] /RUCTURES & PSY*OLOGIES4 

,:Y >E WE PULL$ TO ADD MORE RULES1 MORE PROCESS8 ,& :Y DOES SO LITTLE GET ACCOMPLI%$ ! MORE WE ADD8 ,!SE >E SIMPLE1 SEEM+LY DEAF5+LY OBVI\S DYNAMICS WE'RE ALL FAMILI> )1 BUT !Y'RE TOO 9FREQU5TLY 9T]ROGAT$ EXPLICITLY OR PROB$ = DEEP] DYNAMICS4 

,ALONG ! WAY 9 ,! ,UTOPIA ( ,RULES ,GRAEB] CONJURES A NUMB] ( REFRAM+S ?AT >E P>TICUL>LY SUCCUL5T1 POSSIBLY EV5 USEFUL4 ,MY FAVORITE ( :I* IS ?AT ! BE/ WAY TO DEF9E ! POLICE IS AS >M$ BUREAUCRATS4 ,HAV+ NEV] REALLY BE5 AB\T /OPP+ TRESPASSES BETWE5 CITIZ5S SO MU* AS MA9TA9+ ! P[] SY/EM1 COPS >E 9 SO MANY WAYS ! VIOL5T =CE BY :I* ! /ATE ASS]TS ITS NE$ TO CATEGORIZE & MAKE COMPLEX OR *AOTIC CONTEXTS SIMPLE4 

,! POLICE TRUN*EON IS PRECISELY ! PO9T :]E ! /ATE'S BUREAUCRATIC IMP]ATIVE = IMPOS+ SIMPLE ADM9I/RATIVE S*EMES & ITS MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE COME TOGE!R4 

,?IS IS ( C\RSE NOT FUNDAM5TALLY NEW T]RITORY1 LIB]T>IAN !ORI/S HAVE A LONG & RI* DISC\RSE ON ! COMPUTATIONAL LIMITS FAC$ BY /ATES & CORPORATIONS1 & ! IRRATIONALITY & VIOL5CE ?AT RESULT4 ,&1 CLOS] TO ,GRAEB]'S AUDI5CE1 ,JAMES ,C4 ,SCOTT HAS WRITT5 EXT5SIVELY ON ! /ATE'S NE$ = A C]TA9 TYPE ( DIRECT$ LEGIBILITY4 ,BUT ,GRAEB]'S SUBJECT H]E IS F> MORE SWEEP+4 

,GRAEB] TAKES BUREAUCRACY TO D5OTE A V]Y WIDE >RAY ( =MAL & IMP]SONAL SY/EMIZ+1 SO SWEEP+ A DEF9ITION ?AT !RE CAN BE NO PAT ANSW]S4 ,IMP]SONAL SY/EMIZ+ IS AFT] ALL NOT 9H]5TLY A S\RCE ( /UPIDITY & IRRATIONAL LOGJAMS1 IT CAN S]I\SLY AUGM5T ACCESSIBILITY & TRANSP>5CY4 ,& WE 5JOY MAK+ C]TA9 ?+S LESS P]SONAL4 ,SOMETIMES Y\ WANT TO FOCUS Y\R ATT5TION ON COMPLEXITIES 9 O!R PLACES4 ,IF ! PICTURE ( BUREAUCRATIC ACTIVI/ MEET+S =EV] IS REPULSIVE1 C]TA9LY SO TOO IS A LIFE MADE ( NO?+ BUT FRI5D & ROOMMATE DRAMA4 ,SOMETIMES Y\ JU/ WANT TO GO (F & WRITE SONGS OR EQUATIONS OR TRAVEL ON Y\R [N & NOT HAVE TO DEAL DEEPLY ) PEOPLE TO DO SO4 ,IMP]SONALIZ+ 9T]ACTIONS ) O!R PEOPLE IS (T5 A NECESSITY4 ,?9K ( :AT A HELLI% WORLD IT W\LD BE IF WE HAD TO LI/5 TO EV]YONE'S LIFE /ORY BE=E COMPLET+ SOME TRIVIAL 9T]ACTION ) !M4 ,OR -- WORSE -- BE+ CONF9$ TO ! SMALL T[N HELL ( COMMUNES & L& PROJECTS 7IE AN>*I/ SUBURBIA7 :]E !RE >E NO /RANG]S TO EV] MEET & EV]Y LA/ 9T]ACTION IS BAK$ ) PILES ( IMPLICIT SOCIAL T5SIONS4 

,:ILE ANY SY/EMIZ+ NECESS>ILY 9VOLVES SIMPLIFICATIONS FROM FULL CASE-BY-CASE P>TICUL>S ?OSE SIMPLIFICATIONS CAN BE USEFUL1 !Y CAN FREE CREATIVE 5]GY FROM HAV+ TO DETAIL \T OR NAVIGATE 9=MAL & P]SONAL SY/EMS & 5D UP ALL[+ GREAT] CREATIVE COMPLEXITY 9 O!R PLACES4 

,! CRUX IS ?AT :ILE COLLECTIVE PROCESS DOCUM5TS1 FOOD /AMP APPLICATIONS1 & CORPORATE PAP]WORK MAY HAVE ORIG9ALLY BE5 9T5D$ TO PROVIDE GREAT] TRANSP>5CY & ACCESSIBILITY1 SU* BUREAUCRACIES T5D TO PROMPTLY MOVE TO MAKE !MSELVES 9DISP5SABLE BY MONOPOLIZ+ ACCESS TO ! 9=MATION !Y W]E 9T5D$ TO MAKE AVAILABLE4 ,?IS DOESN'T ALWAYS OCCUR 9 DIRECTLY HYPOCRITICAL WAYS1 BUT ?R\< A R\NDAB\T CREEP DUE TO ! GAME !ORETIC PRESSURES ON ALL P>TIES4 ,! C5TRALIZATION ?AT US$ TO =CE TRANSP>5CY IS TOO GREAT A T>GET TO PASS UP & SO IS 9EXORABLY CAPTUR$ BY P[]4 ,?OSE CAPABLE ( DOM9AT+ ! NEW =MAL P[] /RUCTURE MAY BE DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE :O RUL$ ! 9=MAL P[] /RUCTURE PRIOR1 BUT ! P[] RELATIONS REMA94 ,RULES MADE & FROZ5 9 PLACE TO /OP >BITR>Y P]SONAL AU?ORITY 5D UP LEAD+ TO A NEGATIVE SUM GAME 9 :I* BO? SIDES CAN ONLY COMPETE TO 5ACT MORE CON/RA9TS TO /OP :OEV] CURR5TLY B5EFITS MORE BY ! CURR5T =MALIZATION1 UNTIL EV]Y?+ ORGANIC IS *OK$ \T OR ! RULES >E BYPASS$ OR !Y'RE JU/ VIOL5TLY OV]RIDD5 BY :OEV] HAS SIGNIFICANT P[] FROM S\RCES EXT]NAL TO ! BUREAUCRACY4 

,\TRI<T VIOL5CE IS EV5 MORE DI/ORTION>Y1 IT SEV]S & /RIPS AWAY \R CAPACITY TO RECOGNIZE OR 9TEGRATE VA/ AM\NTS ( CONTEXT & COMPLEXITIES1 (T5 9 ! 9T]E/ ( MAK+ ?+S EASI] = ! WIELD]S ( SU* VIOL5CE4 ,VIOL5CE CREATES RIDICUL\S SIMPLIFICATIONS & HAS LIMIT$ CAPACITY TO PROCESS COMPLEX REALITIES4 ,\R PRES5T WORLD ( POISON\S BUREAUCRACY ?US EM]GES 9 TWO WAYS3 TO ASSI/ ! VIOL5T 9 =CIBLY SIMPLIFY+ ! REALITIES >\ND !M1 BUT ALSO TO SEEK TO RECTIFY ITS [N IDIOCY BY PROVID+ A WAY = VIOL5T SY/EMS TO ACCEPT & PROCESS COMPLEX REALITIES 9 A MANN] SLI<TLY LESS /UPID ?AN RAW VIOL5CE4 

,:AT'S MO/ FRU/RAT+ AB\T ,! ,UTOPIA ( ,RULES IS ?AT IT'S A BOOK AB\T COMPLEXITY !ORY ?AT /UBBORNLY REFUSES TO COME \T & ADMIT ?AT'S :AT'S BE+ COV]$4 ,GRANT$ ?IS REFUSAL MEANS TODAY'S CULTURE ( MA?-HAT+ LEFTI/S WILL ACTUALLY READ ! BOOK1 BUT ONE CAN'T HELP BUT BE FRU/RAT$ AT ! REFUSAL TO %$ ALL ! SELF-9DULG5T & T5U\S H&WAV+ AB\T 0PLAY0 & 0FANTASY0 & JU/ GET TO SOME ( ! OBVI\S ROOTS ( ! :OLE AFFAIR4 

,( C\RSE ! POPULISM IS = A REASON3 ,GRAEB]'S ATTEMPT+ SOME RA!R AUDACI\S RE/RUCTUR+ ( ! POLITICAL L&SCAPE H]E & :ILE ,I D\BT HE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL -- TOO MANY DOORS HAVE CLOS$ ON HIS FACE S9CE HE REFUS$ TO PLAY BALL ) ! ,M>XI/S AFT] ,DEBT444 -- IT'S AN 9T]E/+ ATTEMPT TO BE SURE4 ,GRAEB] FLIRTS ) SETT+ ,BUREAUCRACY1 & ALL IT SIGNIFIES AS A SUPPRESSOR ( IMAG9ATION & POSSIBILITY1 AS A MAJOR IF NOT ! NEMESIS ( ! LEFT4 ,! QUE/ION H]E IS :E!R OR NOT ?AT'S REMOTELY TRUE BEYOND AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,I REMA9 UNCONV9C$ !RE'S ANY?+ ( VALUE 9 ! LEFT \TSIDE AN>*ISM1 OR MU* MEAN+FUL OV]LAP BETWE5 ! TWO4 ,& ,I DON'T JU/ MEAN 9 T]MS ( /UFFY UNIMAG9ATIVE BUREAUCRATIC HELL ?AT 0LEFTISM0 CONNOTES = MO/ ( ! WORLD !SE DAYS4 ,EV5 TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN /R&S LIKE C\NCIL COMMUNISM & AUTONOMISM1 ! PRIM>Y L5S ( ! LEFT HAS ALWAYS BE5 POLITICAL1 & ! AN>*I/ L5S E?ICAL4 ,!Y ?9K EXCLUSIVELY 9 T]MS ( SWEEP+ MACRO/RUCTURES & WE ?9K 9 T]MS ( ! UND]LY+ PSY*OLOGICAL & 9T]P]SONAL DYNAMICS ( :I* ?OSE MACRO/RUCTURES >E EPIPH5OM5A4 ,AS SU* IT'S 9CR$IBLY H>D TO CONVEY CRITIQUES ( ?+S LIKE =MAL PROCESS OR ORGANIZATIONALISM TO A LEFTI/1 9CL9$ AS !Y >E TO SWEEP OV] SU* 0P>TICUL>S0 ) !IR EYES ONLY ON ! BIG 9/ITUTIONAL BUGABOOS4 

,COMMUNI/3 0,WE'RE ALL ON ! SAME TEAM1 WE BO? WANT A CLASSLESS SOCIETY1 SO :Y WON'T Y\ OBEY US -- ,I MEAN ALLY ) US40 

,AN>*I/3 0,UH WE WANT SO MU* MORE ?AN A M]ELY CLASSLESS SOCIETY1 WE WANT A WORLD :]E PEOPLE DON'T CONTROL & LIMIT EA* O!R40 

,COMMUNI/3 0,HOLD ! FUCK UP40 

,I CAN'T HELP BUT BE SUSPICI\S ( ANY LEFT ?AT MI<T BE REPOL>IZ$ 9 ! SPIRIT ( '#f#h AS AN OPPOSITION TO BUREAUCRACY4 ,IT'S NOT 5\< TO REJECT /RUCTURE & ORGANIZATIONALISM1 IF WE >E TO CALL \RSELVES AN>*I/S AS ANY?+ O!R ?AN A JOKE WE MU/ TACKLE 9=MAL P[] DYNAMICS TOO4 ,& ?IS WILL NECESS>ILY 9VOLVE NAVIGAT+ ! T5SIONS AT PLAY 9 ATTEMPTS AT OP5NESS ?AT SO (T5 LEAD TO BUREAUCRATIC FE$BACK LOOPS4 ,A LEFT ?AT DOESN'T /RIKE AT ! ROOT1 AT P[] RELATIONS !MSELVES1 WILL ONLY EV] BE ABLE TO APPROXIMATE ! ADVANCES ( AN>*ISM1 & ?US ALLY+ ) !M ONLY ACTS TO *A9 US D[N4 ,:AT WE'VE SE5 PLAY \T TIME & TIME AGA9 IS ! FOSSILS ( ! LEFT BE+ =C$ KICK+ & SCREAM+ TO ADOPT NEW MODULES ( ANALYSIS ON P>TICUL> ISSUES1 BUT NEV] DELV+ BEYOND SU* !MSELVES4 ,!Y MAY EV5TUALLY >RIVE AT SIMIL> CONCLUSIONS AS AN>*I/S1 BUT ONLY ?R\< ! PRESSURES ( HI/ORY1 R>ELY IF EV] 9 ADVANCE ( !M4 ,& :5 IT COMES TO AS DEEP A ROOT AS 9T]P]SONAL P[] DYNAMICS !MSELVES WE'VE SE5 ?AT ! OLD PATRI>*S :O LITT] ! MOVEM5T HAVE LITTLE 9T]E/ 9 ANY?+ ?AT LEAVES !M NO DYNAMICS ( P[] TO HOLD ONTO4 

,ONE ( ! *IEF *>GES ,GRAEB] LEVELS AT BUREAUCRACY IS ITS VIOL5CE TO IMAG9ATION & G5]AL SUPPRESSION OR IMPRISONM5T ( CREATIVITY1 9QUIRY1 SCI5CE1 9V5TION1 ETC4 ,YET ?IS K9D ( SUPPRESSION IS H>DLY UNIQUE TO =MAL BUREAUCRACY1 IT'S ON DISPLAY 9 VIRTUALLY EV]Y CASE ( 9T]P]SONAL ABUSE4 ,AS AN>*A-FEM9I/S HAVE LONG >GU$ !RE'S AN ASYMMETRY TO ACTS ( IMAG9ATION 9 SOCIAL HI]>*IES4 ,?OSE ON ! TOP DO LESS ?AN ?OSE ON ! BOTTOM1 & ?OSE ON ! BOTTOM 5D UP HAV+ !IR IMAG9ATIVE 5]GIES *ANNEL$ & DIRECT$ BY ?OSE ON ! TOP4 ,NOT NECESS>ILY 9 ! M>XI/ S5SE ( EXPROPRIAT$ LABOR1 BUT 9 ! S5SE ?AT ! IMAG9ATIVE LIVES ( ?OSE ON ! BOTTOM REVOLVE >\ND ?OSE ON ! TOP4 ,! CAG$ P]SON SP5DS !IR TIME ?9K+ AB\T ! CAGE & ! M5TAL /ATES ( !IR JAIL]4 ,ALL !IR MODEL+1 ALL !IR CREATIVITY IS *ANNEL$ BY ! CONDITIONS ( !IR 5SLAVEM5T4 ,OR MADE 9CAPABLE ( 9T]ACT+ ) ! RE/ ( ! UNIV]SE BEYOND ! CAGE4 ,:AT ,I REMEMB] MO/ AB\T BE+ HOMELESS AS A *ILD WAS SITT+ 9 WAIT+ ROOMS T]RIFI$ & BOR$ :ILE FILL+ \T PAP]WORK OR WAT*+ MY MO!R ANXI\SLY FILL \T PAP]WORK4 ,CON/ANTLY TRY+ TO ?9K ( ALL ! POSSIBLE ?+S ?AT C\LD GO WRONG1 ALL ! POSSIBLE REASONS WE C\LD BE FUCK$ OV]1 & :AT NEXT /EPS WE MI<T HAVE TO TAKE4 ,DESP]ATELY PLEAD+ ) ! SOCIAL WORK]S TO MAKE SURE !RE WASN'T SOME O!R =M WE DIDN'T KN[ AB\T4 ,! FACELESS BUREAUCRACY CREATES A SY/EM ?AT CAN ONLY WORK BECAUSE ?OSE UND] ITS ?UMB DO ALL ! CONTEXTUALIZATION & 9TELLECTUAL HEAVY-LIFT+4 ,ALL ! T5TATIVE SORT+ ( COMPLICAT$ REALITIES 9TO CATEGORIES & *ECK-BOXES4 ,BUT ?IS ASYMMETRY IS NOT UNIQUE TO =MALIZ$ SY/EMS OR MACROSCOPIC SY/EMS1 IT EXI/S 9 9T]P]SONAL RELATIONS TOO & A LEFTISM ?AT 9T]NALIZES OPPOSITION TO BUREAUCRACY AS YET ANO!R MODULE WILL /ILL FALL %ORT ( ! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE4 

,/ILL ! MACROSCOPIC IS C]TA9LY IMPORTANT4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ POT5T QUE/IONS ,GRAEB] POSES 9 ,! ,UTOPIA ( ,RULES IS ! V]Y GOOD QUE/ION3 ,:Y HAS !RE BE5 ,A,N,Y 9NOVATION 9 \R BUREAUCRACY-/RANGL$ WORLD8 ,?IS IS ! SORT ( QUE/ION ,I WI% PEOPLE W\LD ASK MORE (T54 ,:Y ON E>? HAS !RE EV5 BE5 :AT SCANT 9NOVATION !RE HAS BE5 DESPITE \R REGIME ( 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY8 7,:I* WE KN[ QUITE WELL DRAMATICALLY SUPPRESSES 9NOVATION47 ,:Y HAS 9NOVATION EV5 HAPP5$ DESPITE ! /ATE CAPTUR+ ALMO/ ALL BASIC RESE>* 9 A CRIPPL$ ACADEMIA & WORK+ H>D TO LIMIT ANY SCI5TIFIC $UCATION ?AT WASN'T JU/ TRADES*OOL BULL%IT8 ,:Y & H[ HAS ANY?+ P]SI/$ OR FILT]$ ?R\<8 

,P>T ( ,GRAEB]'S ANSW] IS ?AT ! 9NOVATION CRE/ >\ND ! #eS WAS ! RESULT ( TAX /RUCTURES :]EBY CORPORATIONS LOOK+ TO DECREASE !IR TAXABLE 9COME FAC$ ! *OICE ( EI!R RE9VE/+ 9 EI!R !IR WORK=CE OR RESE>* & *OSE RESE>*4 ,?IS IS AN 9T]E/+ NUANCE TO ! TYPICAL /ORY ?AT /ATES ONLY P\R$ FUNDS 9TO RESE>* BECAUSE SOME IDEALI/S HAD MANAG$ TO GET ! ,SOVIET ,UNION TO 9VE/ 9 BASIC RESE>*1 IF ULTIMATELY = PROPAG&A PURPOSES1 DRIV+ A NEGATIVE-SUM COMPETITION BETWE5 GOV]NM5TS ?AT (T5 HURT !IR LONG-T]M 9T]E/ 9 CONTROLL+ !IR POPULACES4 

,TODAY1 ( C\RSE1 ! NATURAL ALLEGIANCES ( P[] HAVE REASS]T$ !MSELVES & BASIC RESE>* HAS GR[N AN EV]-SMALL] PORTION ( BUDGETS AS ?OSE 9 P[] PRESS 5DLESSLY TO ]ADICATE IT COMPLETELY4 

,GRAEB] H[EV] USES SOME RA!R DEMAGOGUI% RHETORIC TO PA9T ! SUPPRESSION ( SCI5CE AS MORE DESP]ATE ?AN IT REALLY IS4 ,AS A PHYSICI/ ,I F\ND ?IS DISGU/+LY UND]H&$ & PROBLEMATIC 9 ITS MISREPRES5TATION4 ,GRAEB] HOLDS UP QUANTUM ME*ANICS & G5]AL RELATIVITY AS ! LA/ GREAT ADVANCEM5TS ( PHYSICS1 BUT ! REALITY IS 9CR$IBLE ADVANCEM5TS HAVE CONT9U$1 !Y JU/ HAV5'T BE5 POPUL>IZ$ OR FOCUS$ ON ! SAME WAY BY ! PUBLIC4 ,9 P>T S9CE QUANTUM ME*ANICS & G5]AL RELATIVITY >E :]E PHYSICS' 9SI<TS />T$ TO DIV]GE FROM ! COMMON 9TUITIONS ( EV]Y DAY PEOPLE4 ,:5 Y\R 9TUITIONS FROM BIOLOGICALLY 9H]IT$ HEURI/ICS OR EV]YDAY EXP]I5CE >E DEEPLY MISGUID$ IT TAKES A LOT ( WORK TO UPDATE !M & IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCURATELY ,EXPLA9 ,IT ,LIKE ,I'M ,FIVE4 ,! UNIV]SE IS UND] NO OBLIGATION TO ORGANIZE ITSELF ACCORD+ TO \R 9TUITIONS1 & ! REORGANIZATION ( \R M9DS NECESS>Y TO UND]/& IT CAN 9VOLVE SOME COMPLEX WORK4 ,?IS IS :Y1 AFT] ALL1 SO MU* NONS5SE FLIES >\ND ! PUBLIC DISC\RSE AB\T MOD]N PHYSICS1 FROM QUANTUM MY/ICISM TO ?AT PHRASE UNIV]SALLY ABHORR$ BY PHYSICI/S1 0! GOD P>TICLE40 ,YET MAJOR ADVANCES HAVE CONT9U$4 ,EMMY ,NOE!R'S WORK ON SYMMETRY WAS JU/ AS TITANIC AS QUANTUM ME*ANICS & RELATIVITY BUT NO ONE \TSIDE PHYSICS WANT$ TO HE> AB\T SOME AB/RACT MA!MATICS FROM A GIRL4 ,FIELD !ORY SAW ABSOLUTELY SIGNIFICANT & 9SPIR$ WORK 9 ! CREATION ( *ROMODYNAMICS 9 ! #gS1 /R+ !ORY HAS ADVANC$ SO UNEXPECT$LY & AWE-9SPIR+LY 9 C]TA9 RESPECTS ?AT MA!MATICIANS >E /ILL %ELL%OCK$1 HOLOGRAPHIC & ,AD,S_/,C,F,T HAVE BE5 SO SUCCESSFUL IT'S T]RIFY+1 & BLACK HOLE RESE>* CONT9UES TO SPIT \T A/ONI%+ & *ALL5G+ 9SI<TS4 ,DON'T EV5 GET ME />T$ ON QUANTUM ]ROR CORRECTION & 5TANGLEM5T 5TROPY4 ,IF ANY?+ ! T9Y ALMO/-5TIRELY-*OK$-\T-(-EXI/5CE PHYSICS COMMUNITY HAS SUFF]$ FROM A S+UL>ITY ( TOO MU* ADVANCEM5T4 ,WE'RE SO OV]:ELM$ & !RE >E SO FEW ( US ALL[$ TO EXI/ ?AT P>S+ !SE DEVELOPM5TS BACK 9TO A LANGUAGE ! 9T5TIONALLY-BADLY-$UCAT$ PUBLIC CAN UND]/& IS DAUNT+4 ,!RE'S SIMPLY NO WAY TO DO SO AS S\ND BYTES OR EV5 QUICK LECTURES )\T SPAWN+ EV5 MORE T]RIBLE MISP]CEPTIONS ?AN CURR5TLY FLOAT >\ND4 

,9 G5]AL ,GRAEB] FL\ND]S :5 ATTEMPT+ TO EXAM9E ! 9T]SECTION ( SCI5CE & COMPLEXITY4 ,HIS ASKANCE1 0:Y NO CURE = ! COMMON COLD & CANC]80 IS MORE 9ANE & EMB>RASS+ ?AN PROVOCATIVE4 ,IT %\LDN'T BE HIP TO JU/ BLI!LY H&WAVE AWAY SCI5CE'S 9SI<TS 9TO ISSUES ( RELATIVE COMPLEXITY4 ,NOT ALL PROBLEMS >E ON ! SAME LEVEL4 ,MANY ( ! E>LY PR$ICTIONS OR DREAMS AB\T FUTURE DEVELOPM5TS DATE BACK TO BE=E WE HAD ?+S LIKE TELEVISION1 :5 !RE WAS A LOT LESS KN[L$GE AB\T !IR COMPLEXITY & SO IT WAS REASONABLE TO GR\P ?+S LIKE 0A CURE = ALL DISEASES0 9 ) 0A MA*9E ?AT PLAYS ALL MUSIC40 ,! L[ HANG+ FRUIT WAS PROMPTLY H>VE/$ BUT ! ?+S ?AT W]E REVEAL$ AS MANY MANY MANY ORD]S ( MAGNITUDE H>D] HAVE REMA9$ 9 \R M9DS AS 9 SOME R\< S5SE EQUIVAL5T TO ! 9V5TION ( TELEVISION4 ,:Y CAN'T Y\ JU/ ?R[ MORE RESE>*]S AT IT8 ,WELL :AT IF :AT Y\'RE ASK+ C\LDN'T BE SOLV$ ON A MA!MATICAL COMPLEXITY LEVEL BY MORE RESE>*]S ?AN !RE >E ATOMS 9 ! SUN8 ,?IS K9D ( ?9K+ TREATS SCI5CE AS A MAGIC BOX & SCI5TI/S AS EI!R *UMPS OR CAPRICI\S MAGICIANS4 ,IT'S ! SORT ( SMUG IGNORANCE ?AT DECL>ES SILLY %IT LIKE1 0,! ,N,S,A HAS LOTS MORE MONEY TO P\R 9TO RESE>* ?AN ! AN>*I/ SQUATT] HACK]S WRIT+ CRYPTO1 SO !Y CAN SURELY BREAK ANY 5CRYPTION40 

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,/ILL1 OBVI\SLY !RE >E AN 9T5SE AM\NT ( 9/ITUTIONAL *A9S HOLD+ SCI5CE D[N4 ,GRAEB] FOCUSES AT L5G? ON ! ROLE ( =C$ COMPETITION UND] BUREAUCRACY )9 ! SCI5CES & ACADEMIA & ?IS IS C]TA9LY IMP$ES SCI5CE & IS ALL K9DS ( FUCK$ UP = ?OSE PUT ?R\< ! WR+]1 BUT ,I'D >GUE ?AT ! REAL UND]LY+ DYNAMIC ?AT COMPETITION IS BUT ONE SYMPTOM ( IS IMM$IATISM -- A PRESSURE BY ! P[] /RUCTURES ?AT HAVE CAPTUR$ RESE>* = IMM$IATE RESULTS OR MEASUREM5TS ?AT IS DEEPLY HO/ILE TO !ORY & IMAG9ATION4 ,MEASUR+ SCI5TIFIC RESE>* FROM AN ADM9I/RATIVE P]SPECTIVE IS AS SILLY & IMPOSSIBLE A TASK AS CLAIM+ ?AT SCI5CE IS A SIMPLE PROC$URE RA!R ?AN AN UND]LY+ ORI5TATION OR DESIRE ?AT GETS 9/ANTIAT$ 9 COMPLEX WAYS4 ,SCI5TI/S >E H>DLY UNAW>E ( ! HORRORS ?AT HAVE ACCRU$ FROM ATTEMPTS TO QUICKLY 0MEASURE0 H[ MU* SCI5CE IS BE+ DONE4 ,! SUP]FICIALITY ( SU* IS ! SAME BEA/ AS ! SUP]FICIALITY AT PLAY 9 POPSCI5CE J\RNALISM1 ! PRESSURES ( ! /ATE1 ( CAPITAL1 & ( BUREAUCRACY'S NE$ = 9/ANTANE\S SIMPLE VISIBILITY )\T WORK ON ! P>T ( ! OBS]V] IS A MATT] ( FETI%IZ$ IMM$IACY4 

,! MACROSY/EMS ( \R SOCIETY >E OBVI\SLY DEEPLY OPPOS$ TO ! DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS ( SCI5CE1 H5CE :Y !Y 9SI/ SO /RONGLY ON CONT9U+ TO TROT \T LONG AB&ON$ SCI5TIFIC MODELS OR PO/ULATES AS TRU?S4 ,IT NEV] /OPS BE+ AMUS+ ?AT ! SYMBOL ! ,DAWK9SITE ,A!I/S USE AS SELF REPRES5TATION IS AN IMAGE ( ! ATOM AS ORBIT$ BY DISCRETE ELECTRONS ?AT WAS 9VALIDAT$ A C5TURY AGO1 ?AT HAS NO REAL VALUE EV5 AS AN APPROXIMATION1 & ?AT NO ONE1 NOT EV5 *EMICAL 5G9E]S1 USE4 ,BUT ?IS IS TI$ TO CULTURAL & P]SONAL PRESSURES )9 \R SOCIETY = IMM$IATE RESULTS1 IMM$IATE 0UND]/&+01 ETC ?AT >E ANTI!TICAL TO SCI5CE4 ,?IS IS DEEP] ?AN JU/ A BUREAUCRATIC NE$ TO SIMPLIFY = ! /UPID AU?ORITIES4 ,IT'S AN 5TITL$ DEM& = ! SUPPRESSION ( ANY COMPLEXITY WE AS 9DIVIDUALS DON'T FEEL LIKE 5GAG+ )4 

,GRAEB] TURNS >\ND AT ONE PO9T & NUANCES 9 AN OPTIMI/IC WAY ?AT1 09CONV5I5T DISCOV]IES CANNOT BE SUPPRESS$10 BUT LIKE PLEASE TELL ?AT TO ! PRIMITIV/S6 ,OR TO !IR ALLIES 9 P[] :O HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SUPPRESS$ MANY 9V5TIONS & DISCOV]IES VIA 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY & >E CURR5TLY /RANGL+ ALMO/ EV]Y FIELD ( SCI5CE ?AT ISN'T R$UCIBLE TO A HI<LY-MANAGEABLE & DOCILE PET ?AT ONLY 5G9E]S NON?REAT5+ CONSUM] GOODS4 ,!RE >E REASONS TO BE SLI<TLY OPTIMI/IC AB\T T5D5CIES = DISCOV]IES TO CREEP \T TO ! P]IPH]Y1 BUT WE MU/ BE REALI/IC AB\T ! *ALL5GES WE FACE & ! BALD-FAC$NESS ( P[]'S HO/ILITY TO DISRUPTION FROM SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY4 ,!Y'RE ALREADY OP5LY /UMP+ AB\T \TLAW+ 5CRYPTION & G5]AL PURPOSE COMPUT+4 ,& CITIZ5 SCI5CE IS BE+ 9CREAS+LY \TLAW$4 

,! LA/ /EP 9 ! IDEOLOGY ( CONS]VATISM HAS F9ALLY BE5 REVEAL$ !SE LA/ TWO DECADES AS ! DE/RUCTION ( TE*NOLOGY & SCI5CE4 ,MAK+ SURE NONE ( ?IS IMAG9ATION /UFF CAN EV] DE/ABILIZE OR DISRUPT ! P[] RELATIONS BETWE5 HUMANS EV] AGA94 

,& H]E ,GRAEB] BR+S UP ! WELCOME REM9D] ( H[ REACTION>Y ,M>X WAS4 ,TOO (T5 WE =GET ?AT ,M>X WAS IDEOLOGICALLY OPPOS$ TO !ORY & !ORIZ+4 ,& JUXTAPOS$ !M AGA9/ A CALL = IMM$IACY 9 ALL >5AS 7AFT] Y\'VE FIR/ TAK5 ! TIME TO READ HIS BIG BOOKS PRESUMABLY74 ,M>X'S HO/ILITY TO IMAG9ATIVE BLUEPR9TS & 9SI/5CE ON IMM$IATE MEANS & 9CL9ATIONS M>K DEEP P>ALLELS ) ! MO/ PROBLEMATIC CURR5TS 9 TODAY'S 9SURRECTOS & NIHLI/S4 ,SU* VIOL5T HO/ILITY TO !ORIZ+ RA!R IS AN UND]/&ABLE DEF5SIVE MOVE4 ,IF ,M>X HAD BE5 D[N ) MODEL+ & !ORIZ+ AB\T ROOT DYNAMICS HE'D HAVE BE5 CAPABLE ( UND]/&+ ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE4 ,OR P]HAPS IT'S BETT] TO SAY ?AT IF ,M>X'S FOLL[]S HAD /OPP$ = A MOM5T & LOOK$ AHEAD S]I\SLY OR 9 DEP? !ORETICALLY !Y W\LD HAVE SE5 ! JAWS ( ! MON/] ?AT 5D$ UP SWALL[+ !M4 ,M>XISM'S PO9T ( DEP>TURE FROM AN>*ISM IS !N1 9 ,GRAEB]'S ACC\NT1 ITS PILL>S ( ANTI-!ORY1 ANTI-IMAG9ATION1 & ANTI-UTOPIAN REACTIONISM4 

,CLAIM+ Y\'VE ALREADY F\ND ! CORRECT !ORY 7OR P]FECT CL>ITY REG>D+ Y\R [N DESIRES7 IS A DEAD-5D TO ?\<T1 P]MAN5TLY REMOV+ ANY NE$ TO COMP>E ) O!R MODELS4 ,( C\RSE !RE MI<T BE A MO/ OPTIMAL !ORY -- TO ! PO9T :]E ALL O!RS >E ESS5TIALLY TRA% -- BUT M>XISM TAKES %ORTCUTS 9 ITS QUICKNESS TO G5]ATE AN EXPLANATION & !N AVOID ALL 9VE/IGATION 9TO ALT]NATIVE MODELS4 ,SU* AN 0ANTI-!ORY0 APPROA* IS ULTIMATELY AB\T /RIPP+ AWAY META CONTEXT4 

,ONE ( ! ?+S ,I F\ND MO/ 9T]E/+ 9 ,GRAEB]'S BOOK IS HIS ACC\NT ( ! WAY ! WORD 0IMAG9ATION0 HAS BE5 PLUCK$ FROM ALL EMB$D$ CONTEXT & WAFT$ AWAY TO MEAN SOME K9D ( DISCONNECT$ FLI<T ( FANCY4 ,9 TODAY'S P>ADIGM !RE'S ?IS FREE FLOAT+ IMAG9ATION ?+ & !N !RE'S IMM$IATI/ PROC$URALISM4 ,DESPITE ! FACT ?AT 0IMAG9ATION0 ORIG9ALLY MEANT SOME?+ MORE LIKE CREATIVITY & ! SE>* = POSSIBILITIES4 ,S9CE 9 \R WORLD !RE >E TO BE ,NO ,O!R ,POSSIBILITIES1 0IMAG9ATION0 CAN ONLY BE LEFT MEAN+ SELF-DELUSION4 ,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT 0)\T RUL]S0 CAN ONLY BE LEFT MEAN+ 0FRACTUR$ RUL]%IP :]E EV]YONE ATTEMPTS TO RULE EV]YONE ELSE04 ,?IS IS :AT !Y WANT TO DO TO US4 ,TO KILL ALL SCI5CE OR HOPE & %OVE EV]Y?+ 9TO EI!R HI<LY MANAGEABLE 5G9E]+ OR 9TO TRACTIONLESS >T & ESCAPISM4 

,I WANT TO TAKE A MOM5T & TURN ?IS >\ND ON ONE ( ,GRAEB]'S MO/ FAVOR$ CAN>DS1 H[EV]4 ,9 ! E>LY S ) ! EXPLOSION ( ACTIVISM ACCOMPANY+ ! C\NT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T WE />T$ HE>+ REPEAT$ REFRA9S ?AT 0AN>*ISM IS A PROCESS40 ,BULL%IT4 ,SU* A HORRIFY+ DEFANG+ ( AN>*Y C\LD ONLY COME FROM %ELL%OCK$ CULTI/S TO 0! PROCESS DOCUM5T40 ,/OCKHOLM SYNDROME IS NOT AN >GUM5T4 ,IT'S LUDICR\S TO SUGGE/ AN>*ISM IS SOME K9D ( SIMPLE PROCESS OR =MULA WE JU/ HAVE TO CLEAVE TO4 ,IF WE ALL FOLL[ 0! PROCESS0 ?AT'LL BE AN>*Y8 ,:AT UTT] BUREAUCRATIZATION ( \R HOPES & DESIRES4 ,AN>*Y IS AN IDEAL1 A VALUE -- NOT A /RICT ME?OD ,O,R AN 5D PO9T4 ,NO1 AN>*ISM IS NOT AB\T NOT SOME T]M9AL UTOPIA1 BUT ! NOTION ?AT \R ONLY *OICES >E A FETI%IZ$ IDEALIC 5DPO9T OR AN IMM$IATI/ PROC$URISM IS AN ABSURD DI*OTOMY4 ,A DIRECTION ON A MANIFOLD IS DIFF]5T FROM AN 5DPO9T OR A LOCAL GRADI5T4 ,AN>*Y IS NOT A ?+ Y\ DO OR A PROCESS1 NOR A PLACE Y\ >RIVE AT OR AN ELABORATE BLUEPR9T1 BUT A VALUE1 A DIRECTION1 ?AT CAN MOTIVATE DIFF]5T TACTICS1 /RATEGIES1 & PROCESSES 9 DIFF]5T CONTEXTS4 ,& ?AT NEV] T]M9ATES AT SOME >BITR>Y 5DPO9T4 ,!RE IS NO 0GOOD 5\<0 ?AT AN>*I/S W\LD EV] SETTLE =4 

,! SAME IS ( C\RSE TRUE = SCI5CE4 ,AS ! /R+ !ORI/ ,SEAN ,C>ROLL HAS L\DLY PO9T$ \T ! 9/ITUTIONAL PRESSURES >E TO TURN SCI5CE 9TO AN IMM$IATI/ ME*ANICAL ME?OD ?AT CAN BE CONT9UALLY *ECK$ UP ON & CONTROLL$1 & ?IS HAS SUPPRESS$ SCI5CE'S PA?-EXPLORATION4 ,IT CAN BE IMPORTANT TO LET ONE'S RIGOR\S MODEL+ GR[ \T & NOT JU/ 9/ANTANE\SLY PRUNE IT DEM&+ IMM$IATELY V]IFIABLE EXP]IM5TAL RESULTS4 ,?IS IS A TOPIC ,I'VE BE5 WRIT+ 9 DEP? ON = YE>S N[ & MY 0,SCI5CE ,AS ,RADICALISM0 WILL BE \T PRETTY SOON4 

,9 FAIRNESS1 ,GRAEB] IS C]TA9LY QUITE AW>E ( SOME ( ! COMPLICATIONS 9H]5T 9 SU* A SWEEP+ CONCEPTUAL BUNDLE AS 0BUREAUCRACY0 & HIS :OLE BOOK IS AB\T TRY+ TO PICK !M AP>T4 ,HIS PRIM>Y 9/9CT ?\< IS TO TURN TO ! TROPES ( AN?ROPOLOGY TO DO SO4 

,ONE ( HIS MA9 L5SES IS ?AT ( PLAY & GAMES1 :I* HE WANTS TO DI/+UI% AS TWO SEP>ATE CONCEPTS4 ,! =M] MORE FREE-=M & ! LATT] A TEMPOR>ILY AGRE$ UPON /RUCTURE OR PROCESS4 ,CALV9BALL V]SUS *ESS4 

,BUREAUCRACIES (T5 EM]GE 9 P>T1 ,GRAB] >GUES1 FROM A FE> ( PLAY4 ,& SOMETIMES ?IS IS LEGITIMATE4 ,TOP-D[N PLAY IS HORRIFY+1 LIT]ALLY T]RORISM4 ,! SOCIOPA? PLAY+ ) A TORTUR$ M\SE4 ,:5 PLAY HAPP5S 9 ! CONTEXT ( /RONG & DIRECT$ P[] RELATIONS IT'S A =M ( ABUSE1 & ! IMPRESSION IT LEAVES IS ONE ( CAPRICI\SNESS1 R&OMNESS1 CRUELTY1 ETC4 ,GAMES ON ! O!R H& CREATE S&BOXES1 !Y CONF9E :AT WE NE$ TO ?9K ( TO A LIMIT$ SUBSET ( V>IABLES 7OR !Y BIAS ! ?+S WE ALREADY PAY TONS ( ATT5TION TO 9 NEW DIRECTIONS71 ALL[+ US TO /RET* \R BRA9S >\ND 5TIRELY NEW CONTEXTS & CREATIVELY BUILD NEW /RATEGIES OR WAYS ( ?9K+4 ,AS SU* BUREAUCRACIES >E (T5 AN ATTEMPT TO LIMIT ! >BITR>9ESS WIELD$ BY ?OSE ) P[]4 

,?IS L5S ON ! 9T]RELATION ( ! CREATIVITY 9 PLAY ) ! VIOL5CE ATT5DANT TO SOCIOPA?Y IS HI<LY OV]DUE4 ,I ADMIRE ,GRAEB]'S V]Y PRACTICAL TAKE ON ! RI<T BE+ 5VIABLY CLE>HEAD$ AB\T ?IS4 ,P[] & ORD] 7OR OSSIFI$ /RUCTURES ( L[ V>IABILITY7 >E GR\ND$ 9 VIOL5CE :]EAS CREATIVITY IS FUN BUT DE/ABILIZ+4 ,! CONS]VATIVE FE> ( R&OM VIOL5CE FROM DE/ABILIZATION LEADS !M TO TRY TO CONF9E BO? CREATIVITY & VIOL5CE1 & (T5 TREAT ! TWO 9SEP>ABLY4 ,9 A BUREAUCRATIC WORLD ! ONLY ONES CAPABLE ( TRUE CREATIVITY >E ! VIOL5T4 ,H5CE ! %R9K+ ( ALL >T & IMAG9ATION 9 CONS]VATIVE CULTURE TO ?+S C5T]$ ON OR >IS+ ?R\< VIOL5CE4 ,! CONS]VATIVE POSITION IS ?AT VIOL5CE & CREATIVITY >E HUGELY BEGUIL+ & ATTRACTIVE1 & ! ONLY TOL]ABLE WAY TO LET PEOPLE 5GAGE 9 !M IS 9 ORD] TO SUPPRESS O!R VIOL5CE_/CREATIVITY4 ,9 ! REACTION>Y M9D IMAG9ATION UNLEA%$ CAN ONLY LEAD TO VIOL5CE & DE/RUCTION4 ,CONS]VATIVES WI% TO USE VIOL5CE TO M9IMIZE ?IS4 ,FASCI/S TO EMBRACE IT4 ,BUT BO? SWALL[ ! LACK ( ALT]NATIVES :OLESALE4 ,& BO? APPRECIATE ! NATURE ( ! PRES5T SY/EM F> BETT] ?AN LIB]ALS4 

,GRAEB] SEEKS TO NAVIGATE !SE T5SIONS BY GRAVITAT+ T[>DS A DEF9ITION ( FRE$OM AS BO? PLAY & TRANSP>5T RULES4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ?IS IS 9SUFFICI5TLY NUANC$4 ,FRE$OM IS NOT M]E NEGATIVE FRE$OM1 FRE$OM TO WALL[ 9 DISCONNECT$ DELUSIONS & FANTASIES LOCALLY4 ,! ONLY COH]5T NOTION ( FRE$OM IS POSITIVE FRE$OM1 ! FRE$OM TO ACT4 ,& FRE$OM REQUIRES MEANS TO TRANSMIT ONE'S 9T5TIONS 9TO ACTIONS1 TO IMPRESS ONE'S DESIRES UPON ! WORLD4 ,TURN+ Y\R HEAD TO S\P MAY GIVE A TON ( LOCAL DEGREES ( FRE$OM1 BUT IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE = ?AT FRE$OM TO EXT5D \TW>D 9 EFFECTS4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 RULES-AS-CON/RA9+ & RULES-AS-5ABL+ MU/ BE JUDG$ 9 T]MS ( !IR EFFICI5CY AT MAXIMIZ+ ! CAPACITY = AG5TS TO ACT4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ! 0RULES0 ( GRAVITY MAKES IT EASI] TO WALK4 ,& NEGOTIAT+ SOME K9D ( PROCESS = M$IAT+ 9 CONFLICTS MAKES IT EASI] TO AVOID ACT+ AT LOGG]HEADS ) ONE ANO!R4 

,I W\LD & HAVE >GU$ ?AT P[] IS AB\T CUTT+ (F DEGREES ( FRE$OM1 OSSIFY+1 ISOLAT+1 & G5]ALLY R$UC+ 9=MATIONAL CONT5T4 ,IT'S NICE H[ WELL ?IS APPROA* IS 9DEP5D5TLY G5]AT$ BY ,GRAEB] :O NOTES ?AT 9 MANY WAYS SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T IS ONE ( ! ULTIMATE EXPRESSIONS ( ?IS T5D5CY1 CUTT+ (F A NODE FROM COMMUNICATION1 OR /OPP+ IT FROM QUE/ION+ & EXPLOR+ ! SPACE ( POSSIBLE MODELS & DREAMS4 

,! NATURAL NEXT /EP 9 ?IS IS TO TALK AB\T ! 9T]NET4 

,YET ,GRAEB]1 :ILE A FAN1 IS DISMISSIVE AB\T ! 9T]NET NOT MEASUR+ UP 9 COMP>ISON TO PROMISES ( JETPACKS4 ,9 ONE PASSAGE HE A/\ND+LY DISMISSES ! 9T]NET AS M]ELY A 0SUP] FA/ & GLOBALLY ACCESSIBLE COMB9ATION ( LIBR>Y1 PO/ (FICE & MAIL ORD] CATALOG40 

,IT'S ALWAYS A BIT /UNN+ :5 SOMEONE 9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU REVEALS !IR %E] LEVEL ( ANTIQUAT$ DISCONNECT4 ,IT'S LIKE :5 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN SAYS1 0,I CAN'T UND]/& :AT ANYONE W\LD EV] F9D APPEAL+ AB\T ! 9T]NET1 EMAIL IS QUITE BOR+0 ,!RE'S TOO MU* BE+ GLOSS$ OV] 9 A WILLFUL %ALL[NESS4 ,FOLKS WILL GET TO ! PO9T :]E PEOPLE >E DIRECTLY CONNECT+ !IR BRA9 TISSUE & !SE GR&PAS WILL DESCRIBE IT AS1 0A REALLY FA/ =M ( TEXT+40 

,GRAEB]'S DISMISSAL AT ! DEVELOPM5TS ( ! 9T]NET ]A IS A %>P HYPOCRISY4 ,ONE SECOND HE'S GO+ ON AB\T ! IMPORTANCE ( IMAG9ATION & ! NEXT SECOND HE'S GETT+ MAD AB\T \R 9CREAS+ COMPLEXITY ( ?\<T & ! ADV5T ( ! META4 ,SIMULATION1 9=MATION TE*1 ETC4 >E BUT PHANTASMS TO ,GRAEB]4 ,I MEAN IT'S JAW-DROPP+ TO HE> AN AN?ROPOLOGI/ WRITE (F EXPON5TIAL FE$BACK 9 CULTURAL COMPLEXITY AS NO BIG DEAL4 ,OR IGNORE ! FECUND POSSIBILITIES = RESI/ANCE ?AT SU* A S+UL>ITY ( SOCIAL COMPLEXITY OP5S UP4 ,( ALL ! CONCESSIONS TO MAKE 9 ! S]VICE ( RHETORIC ?IS REALLY SEEMS EXTREME4 

,GRAEB] PRES5TS ! 9T]NET AS A S]IES ( FILL+ \T =MS1 :I* IS A CUTE L5S = MAYBE A C\PLE SECONDS UNTIL Y\ REALLY ?9K AB\T IT4 ,:AT ! 9T]NET IS REALLY AB\T IS COMMUNICAT+ BETT]1 9 EXP&+ A VA/ >RAY ( POSSIBLE AV5UES BY :I* TO COMMUNICATE1 AB\T E/ABLI%+ NEW LANGUAGES & PROTOCOLS4 ,ANY LANGUAGE REQUIRES COND5S+ OR TRANSLAT+ D[N ! CONCEPTS 9 \R HEADS 9TO :AT LIMIT$ IMPRESSIONS ( !SE CAN SURVIVE 9 WORDS4 ,SO YES1 !RE >E :OLE NEW MEANS1 :OLE NEW P>ADIGMS AVAILABLE TO COMMUNICATE & )9 !M WE WILL NE$ TO EXPRESS DESIRES1 & !SE MU/ 9 SOME S5SE FIT )9 PROTOCOLS OR LANGUAGES 9 ORD] TO BE P>S$ BY ANYONE1 & SO ?IS SOMETIMES 9VOLVES FILL+ \R NAME & PASSWORD 9 BOXES4 ,& YES1 WE >E FOCUS+ A *UNK ( \R EXP&+ DESIRES ON ECONOMIC P>TICUL>S 7! >RANGEM5T ( ?+S7 & ?US WE NE$ ECONOMIC LANGUAGES4 

,)9 ! PROGRAMM+ WORLD !RE HAVE BE5 PRESSURES TO CUT D[N ON BUREAUCRACY & =M-FILL+ BY AUTOMAT+4 ,BUT :AT RADICALS 9 TE* HAVE QUICKLY DISCOV]$ IS ?AT ?IS REMOVES AG5CY4 ,! PU% )9 ! CRYPTOGRAPHY OR CYPH]PUNK COMMUNITY FI<T+ ! ,N,S,A HAS BE5 TO MAKE CRYPTO TOOLS MORE ACCESSIBLE BY REMOV+ DI/RACT+ OPTIONS1 TO GET ?+S D[N TO 0ONE BIG BUTTON0 = SECURITY OR TRU/4 ,BUT ?IS IS 9SANE4 ,HUMAN TRU/ IS AN 9CR$IBLY COMPLEX >RAY ( DYNAMICS IMPOSSIBLE TO AUTOMAT$LY P>ALLEL )\T 9PUT FROM ! US]2 NO TOOL WILL MEET EV]Y ?REAT MODEL \T ( BOX4 ,TO GET SOME?+ ?AT WORKS = EA* P]SON & DOESN'T FUCK OV] C]TA9 DEMOGRAPHICS WE NE$ US]S TO MAKE *OICES4 ,& ?IS REQUIRES *ECKBOXES & ! LIKE4 ,H[ !SE >E PRES5T$ IS ( C\RSE NO SMALL ISSUE & !RE'S LOTS ( ROOM = TRANSP>5CY AS WELL AS BETT] COMMUNICATION & $UCATION4 ,BECAUSE1 YES1 PEOPLE WILL NE$ TO 9TEGRATE SOME COMPREH5SION ( ! TOOLS !Y'RE US+ TO USE !M BE/4 ,BUT ?IS IS LIKE COMP>+ LE>N+ H[ TO *IP /ONE TOOLS ) FILL+ \T FOOD/AMPS PAP]WORK4 ,) PROP] TOOLS ! US] HAS FULL AG5CY & COMES TO AN APPRECIATION ( ITS DYNAMICS SUFFICI5T = !M2 ) BUREAUCRACY SOMEONE ELSE MAKES ?OSE DECISIONS & Y\ >E =C$ TO MAKE HAPHAZ>D GUESSES AB\T H[ TO FIT Y\RSELF 9TO ?OSE BOXES4 ,! 9T]NET1 ! PROGRAMM+ & CYPH]PUNK WORLDS1 HAVE G5]AT$ MANY EXAMPLES DRIFT+ 9 EI!R DIRECTION4 

,SO :Y !N DOES ,GRAEB] MAKE ?IS MI/AKE ) ! 9T]NET8 ,:AT IS *A9+ HIM 9TO ADOPT+ ?IS SLOPPY RHETORIC8 ,WELL HE WANTS TO >GUE ?AT MOD]N TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCEM5T IS A F>CE1 & ?IS >GUM5T IS DEEPLY TI$ TO OLD C\NT]-GLOBALIZATION N>RATIVES4 ,BUT -- TO DON MY M>KET AN>*I/ HAT BRIEFLY -- ! FACT ( ! MATT] IS ?AT ! LIMIT$ DEGREE ( FREE TRADE ?AT DOES EXI/ UND] NEOLIB]AL GLOBALIZATION IS IMPROV+ A LOT ( ?OSE FACTORIES E/ABLI%$ 9 ! GLOBAL S\?4 ,EV5TUALLY !Y RUN \T ( PEOPLE WILL+ TO WORK AT ! SAME OR L[] /&>DS & IMPROVEM5T IS =C$ TO CONT9UE4 ,I AM C]TA9LY NOT REMOTELY EXCUS+ ! HORRORS ( NEOLIB]ALISM1 OR ! 9TOL]ABLE SL[NESS BY :I* SU* T9Y PROGRESS OCCURS1 OR >GU+ ?AT IT OCCURS EV]Y:]E4 ,BUT !RE JU/ ISN'T SOME 9F9ITE POOL ( NON-AM]ICAN WORK]S 9 DISPOSSESS$ DE/ITUTION ) NO O!R OPTIONS & !Y HAV5'T YET LOCK$ D[N A SUFFICI5TLY L>GE \TRI<T SLAVE POPULATION4 ,AL?\< C\NTRIES LIKE ,MALAYSIA & ,BANGLADE% >E EFFECTIVELY SLAVE COLONIES !RE IS RESI/ANCE ON A LOT ( FRONTS ?AT IS LIMIT+ ! CAPACITY = SU* ON A GLOBAL SCALE4 ,( C\RSE ! CAPITALI/S WILL & >E TRY+ TO F9D NEW WAYS TO H>VE/ SLAVES BUT !RE >E C\NT]-PRESSURES4 ,!RE'S A REASON A LOT ( EXPLOITATION HAS TO BE DRESS$ UP 9 ! TRAPP+S ( M>KET FRE$OM & P]SONAL AG5CY4 ,IT'S NOT CUZ !Y'RE OMNISCI5T CONSPIRATORS CREAT+ AN EV] MORE UNASSAILABLE SLAV]Y1 IT'S BECAUSE !Y'RE UND] PRESSURES ?AT >E ONLY 9CREAS+4 ,IT'S AN EMPIRICAL FACT ?AT WEAL? IS SLIPP+ \T 9TO ! FAMILIES ( SWEAT%OP WORK]S & WE'VE SE5 ?AT WEAL? TURN >\ND & =CE IMPROVEM5TS TO CONDITIONS4 ,:5 SWEAT%OP [N]S >E BEHEAD$ BY !IR WORK]S ,I GR9 -- ADMITT+ ?AT ADVANCEM5TS 9 FACTORY TE*NOLOGIES HAVE HAPP5$ RA!R ?AN JU/ CON/ANTLY *URN+ ?R\< AN 5DLESS SUPPLY ( SLAVE WORK]S DOES NOT MEAN LESS5+ \R HO/ILITY TO NEOLIB]AL SLAV]Y4 ,WE C]TA9LY DON'T NE$ TO TURN TO PREPO/]\S >GUM5TS & RHETORIC CLAIM+ ?AT NO MEAN+FUL OR POSITIVE TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5TS >E HAPP5+4 

,:ILE ,GRAEB] HAS ! 9TELLECTUAL HONE/Y TO HAVE SAID NICE ?+S AB\T M>KETS 9 ! PA/ & REPEATS SOME ( !SE 9 ,! ,UTOPIA ( ,RULES1 ,I'LL JU/ DIRECT Y\ TO MY COV]AGE ( ?IS 9 MY REVIEW ( ,DEBT RA!R ?AN REHA% ! SAME PO9TS H]E4 ,:AT ,I WILL SAY IS ?AT ,GRAEB]'S ACKN[L$GM5T ?AT IMP]SONAL RELATIONS CAN BE CONV5I5T & CALL$ = %\LD LEAD T[>D A BETT] APPRECIATION = ! APPEAL ( FRE$ M>KETS4 

,9DE$ MANY LEFT M>KET AN>*I/S HAVE 9 ! LA/ DECADE TAK5 TO CRITIQU+ AN>*O-COMMUNI/S ON ! GR\NDS ?AT M>KETS PROVIDE LESS ROOM = 9=MAL P[] DYNAMICS1 ?AT !Y CAN MAKE ?+S CLE>] & MORE ACCESSIBLE & TRAV]SIBLE TO ?OSE AUTI/ICS & ! LIKE :O >E SY/EMICALLY M>G9ALIZ$ 9 ! TYPICAL SOCIAL CAPITALISM ( COMMUNAL SOCIETIES4 ,?IS IS NEW & PRODUCTIVE WORK ?AT ,I W\LD LOVE TO SEE MORE DISC\RSE ON4 ,:AT WE *OOSE TO 9VE/ COGNITIVE OR SYMBOLIC COMPLEXITY 9 & :AT WE SIMPLIFY BY DEFAULT 9 ORD] TO EXPLORE COMPLEXITY 9 O!R >EAS IS A DEEP & IMPORTANT DISCUSSION = AN>*I/S & !RE WILL OBVI\SLY BE NO UNIV]SAL ANSW]S4 

,GRAEB] IS AT PA9S TO PO9T \T ?AT ! 9T]PRETIVE DEP? ( A SUBJECT DOES NOT RELATE TO ITS SIGNIFICANCE4 ,! MO/ 9T]E/+ DYNAMICS >E NOT ALWAYS ! MO/ IMPORTANT1 & FREQU5TLY ! REALLY BASIC REALITIES GET OV]LOOK$ BY SOCIAL !ORI/S HUNGRY = ?+S !Y CAN SP5D =EV] NUANC+ OR COMPLICAT+4 

,! PROBLEM IS ?AT BY APPEAL+ TO A V]Y BIG & AB/RACT BUNDLE ( ASSOCIATIONS LIKE 0BUREAUCRACY0 & US+ ! MESSY LANGUAGE ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S & SOCIAL !ORI/S ,GRAEB] IS P>TIALLY 5GAG+ 9 PRECISELY ?IS S94 ,HE'S AW>E ( IT1 & IT 5ABLES HIM TO FLE% \T AN 5TIRE BOOK TRAC+ ! COMPLEXITIES 7& ?US F5D (F ! LOVECRAFTIAN HORRORS HE'S MADE DEALS ) = ANO!R YE>71 BUT IT CREEPS 9 AS A K9D ( SLOPP9ESS TIME & TIME AGA94 

,IT'S NOT 5\< TO M]ELY MAP \T ! IDEA SPACE TRAV]S+ >\ND 5DLESSLY1 BUT TO PROBE IT & RE/RUCTURE MODELS ( IT TO GET D[N TO ! ROOTS4 ,GRAEB] SEEMS TO DESP]ATELY WANT TO DO ?AT1 :I* IS HI<LY 5C\RAG+1 & HE GETS P>T ( ! WAY 9 AUDACI\SLY :ITTL+ AWAY T[>DS ! UND]LY+ DYNAMICS BUT HE FRU/RAT+LY /OPS %ORT BE=E TACKL+ ! ISSUES ( 9=MATIONAL COMPLEXITY 9 ANY RIGOR\S WAY4 

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