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,OV] A C5TURY AGO1 A FAM\S WRIT] QUIPP$ ?AT ! 9DU/RIAL WORK] WAS 0A M]E APP5DAGE ( FLE% ON A MA*9E ( IRON40 ,TODAY1 ?AT DESCRIPTION CAN BE APPLI$ ACROSS ! BO>D3 EA* ( US IS NO MORE ?AN AN APP5DAGE ( FLE% ON ! VA/ MA*9E ?AT IS \R SOCIETY1 = \R LIVES & COMMUNITIES >E ATOMIZ$ 9TO ISOLAT$ SECTORS4 ,IF WE WANT TO *ANGE ! :OLE ( LIFE1 WE MU/ FIR/ BECOME :OLE AGA94 

,SEP>ATION3 ! ,DIS9TEGRATION ( ! ,SELF 

,MOD]N MAN'S ACTIVITY IS COMP>TM5TALIZ$3 IT IS DIVID$ & SUBDIVID$ 9TO SEP>ATE COMPON5TS :I* CAN ONLY 9T]F]E ) EA* O!R4 ,HE EXP]I5CES LIFE AS AN ONGO+ CONFLICT BETWE5 A*IEVEM5T1 ROMANCE1 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY1 FITNESS1 RELAXATION1 ADV5TURE1 & SO ON1 BECAUSE ALL !SE PURSUITS SEEM TO BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE4 ,HE W\LD LIKE TO SP5D MORE TIME ) HIS WIFE1 BUT IF HE DOESN'T /AY AT ! (FICE ANO!R H\R HE WON'T BE ABLE TO ADVANCE HIS C>E]1 & !N HE HAS TO GO TO ! GYM TO FIRM UP HIS BELLY & W>D (F POOR HEAL?444 & !RE'S ?AT DAMN VACATION AT ! BEA* TO PLAN =1 & WORLD NEWS TO CAT* UP ON1 BE=E HE EV5 GETS TO ?9K AB\T BE+ ROMANTIC ) H]4 ,P]HAPS HE BUYS ?AT ,MOZ>T ,C,D ?AT ! ADV]TISEM5TS SAID W\LD RELIEVE /RESS & HELP FOCUS HIS CONC5TRATION SKILLS--HOP+ SOME NEW M$ICATION WILL S]VE TO F5D (F ! SYMPTOMS ( A LIFE 9 :I* HE NEV] DOES ANY?+ = ITS [N SAKE6 ,P]HAPS HE W\LD LIKE TO GET 9VOLV$ ) SOME SORT ( VOLUNTE] SOCIAL WORK1 BUT DOESN'T KN[ :]E HE W\LD FIT IT 9TO HIS S*$ULE2 HE HAS A H>D 5\< TIME JU/ TAK+ ! TIME \T TO WAT* HIS FAVORITE SITCOM1 & EV5 ?AT DOESN'T PROVIDE HIM ) MU* RELIEF FROM HIS BUSY LIFE4 ,MEAN+1 ( C\RSE1 IS ABS5T EV]Y:]E :5 LIFE IS DISJO9T$2 )\T UNITY ( SELF 9 HIS PURSUITS1 ! MOD]N MAN CAN F9D NO LA/+ SATISFACTION 9 ANY ONE ( !M4 

,COMP>E ?IS ) ! 9TEGRAT$1 HOLI/IC LIFE ( ! 0SAVAGE0 OR Y\NG ADV5TUR]4 ,= H]1 !RE IS NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 WORK+ & PLAY+1 BETWE5 SP5D+ TIME ) H] FRI5DS & LOV]S1 TAK+ C>E ( H] PRACTICAL NE$S1 & SEEK+ PLEASURE4 ,%E MOVES ?R\< ! WORLD1 F9D+ SU/5ANCE & GETT+ EX]CISE FROM ! SAME ACTIVITIES1 US+ H] CREATIVITY ) H] FRI5DS TO WEAVE A DAILY LIFE ?AT IS BO? *ALL5G+ & FAMILI>1 AT ONCE ADV5TURE1 LIVELIHOOD1 & RELIGI\S C]EMONY4 

,P]HAPS Y\'VE EXP]I5C$ ?IS K9D ( LIFE/YLE BE=E1 :5 Y\ W]E DO+ SOME?+ ?AT 9CORPORAT$ EV]Y ASPECT ( Y\R BE+ 9TO A P]FECT EQUILIBRIUM4 ,WE ALL NE$ TO F9D WAYS TO 9TEGRATE \R LIVES1 SO ?AT WE WILL NOT ALWAYS BE TRY+ TO MAKE IMPOSSIBLE *OICES BETWE5 EQUALLY NECESS>Y PIECES ( \RSELVES444 & IF WE WANT TO MAKE ?IS WORLD A BETT] PLACE1 WE HAVE TO F9D WAYS ( LIV+ ?AT >E REVOLUTION>Y 9 !IR V]Y NATURE2 = POLITICS1 ACTIVISM1 OR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS A SEP>ATE DOMA9 ( LIFE1 AS A HOBBY OR P>T-TIME OP]ATION1 CAN NEV] \TWEI< ! EFFECTS ( ! RE/ ( LIFE4 

,EXAMPLE3 

,MY FRI5D ,M>K PRACTICES ,YOGA TO FOCUS & RELAX HIMSELF4 ,HE IS ALSO AN >TI/ & MUSICIAN1 :O (T5 TRAVELS >\ND ! C\NTRY ) HIS WORK4 ,M>K REALIZ$ ONE DAY ?AT :5 HE NEGLECTS HIS EX]CISES ON ! ROAD1 HE /ILL FEELS FOCUS$ & RELAX$ 9 WAYS ?AT HE SIMPLY C\LDN'T AT HOME )\T ,YOGA4 ,HE CONCLUD$ ?AT ! VOYAGE ITSELF MU/ BE A K9D ( ,YOGA1 P]HAPS ! SAME K9D ( ,YOGA REF]R$ TO BY ,K5 ,KESEY 9 HIS EULOGY = ,NEIL ,CASSADY3 

0,HIS LIFE WAS ! YOGA ( A MAN DRIV5 TO ! CLIFF-$GE BY ! GRASSFIRE ( AN 5TIRE NATION'S BURN+ MAT]IAL MADNESS4 ,RA!R ?AN BE CONSUM$ BY ?IS HE JUMP$1 *OOS+ TO SORT ?+S \T 9 ! FA/-FLY+ BUT SMOG-FREE MOM5TS ( A LIFE ) NO RETREAT4 ,9 ?IS COMMITM5T HE PLAC$ HIMSELF IRREVOCABLY BEYOND CATEGORY40 

,SPECIALIZATION3 ! ,SUB-,DIVISION ( ,LABOR 

,JU/ AS \R 9DIVIDUAL LIVES >E FRAGM5T$ BY COMP>TM5TALIZATION1 \R SOCIETY IS FRAGM5T$ BY EV]-9CREAS+ SPECIALIZATION4 ,EV]Y SPH]E ( LIFE IS RELEGAT$ TO ! C>E ( AN ELITE CORE ( SPECIALI/S1 :O ADM9I/] IT )\T CONSULT+ ! RE/ ( US4 ,EV]Y PR(ESSION IS DIVID$ & SUBDIVID$3 FROM SCI5TI/ TO *EMI/1 FROM *EMI/ TO BIO*EMI/1 FROM BIO*EMI/ TO PH>MACEUTICAL NEUROBIOLOGI/ UNTIL NO ONE \TSIDE A H&FUL ( EXP]TS CAN UND]/& :AT IS GO+ ON4 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 ! DIVISION ( KN[L$GE ITSELF BECOMES AU?ORIT>IAN1 = IT GRANTS SMALL GR\PS ( PEOPLE VA/ P[]S OV] O!RS :O CANNOT EV5 FA?OM :AT ?OSE P[]S >E4 

,BECOM+ A SPECIALI/ IS A SELF-SELECT+ PROCESS3 ONLY ?OSE WILL+ TO CONC5TRATE ON LE>N+ ONE SUBJECT TO ! EXCLUSION ( ALL ELSE CAN EXCEL AT IT4 ,?US ! 5G9E]S & COMPUT] PROGRAMM]S ) ! GREATE/ SKILLS >E WILL+ TO WORK = ! GOV]NM5T BUILD+ WEAPONS ( MASS DE/RUCTION & CRACK+ ! CODES ( 0SUBV]SIVE0 GR\PS1 = !Y HAVE NEV] TAK5 ! TIME TO REFLECT ON :AT ! EFFECTS ( !IR EF=TS MI<T BE4 ,!Y SIMPLY DO :AT !Y HAVE BE5 TAU<T TO DO1 = :OEV] PROVIDES ! *ANCE TO DO IT4 

,EA* EXP]T 9 ?IS SY/EM ( SPECIALIZATION IS ABLE TO DO HIS JOB WELL1 9 A VACUUM1 BUT UNABLE TO SEE ! L>G] :OLE4 ,)\T AN ANALYSIS ( ! P>T HE PLAYS 9 SOCIETY1 HE SEES IT AS AN EXT]NAL =CE1 ACT+ ON HIM )\T HIS P>TICIPATION4 ,& ! PEOPLE :O =M ! V>I\S P>TS ( ! MA*9E >E UNABLE TO RELATE TO EA* O!R TO TAKE ACTION TOGE!R :5 !Y WANT TO *ANGE SOME?+ AB\T ! WORLD !Y >E MAK+1 SEP>AT$ AS !Y >E SPATIALLY & SOCIALLY & PSY*OLOGICALLY 9TO !IR 9DIVIDUAL SPH]ES2 9 FACT1 EA* T5DS TO CONCEIVE ( PROBLEMS 9 T]MS ( ITS NE$S V]SUS ?OSE ( ! O!R COMPON5TS ( ! MA*9E3 ! LIBR>Y W\LD GET ! FUND+ IT NE$$ IF ONLY IT WASN'T GO+ TO ! L+UI/ICS DEP>TM5T1 ETC4 

,SPECIALIZATION ALSO DISC\RAGES ! RE/ ( US FROM BE+ WELL-R\ND$ & UND]/&+ ! WORK+S ( \R SOCIETY4 ,PA9T+ IS LEFT UP TO >TI/S1 ! MA9T5ANCE ( \R C>S TO AUTOME*ANICS1 SOCIAL *ANGE TO PR(ESSIONAL POLITICIANS OR AMATEUR ACTIVI/S4 ,! MORE COMPLICAT$ TE*NOLOGIES BECOME1 & ! MORE ALI5AT+ ! T]M9OLOGY US$ BY ?OSE :O WORK ) !M1 ! FEW] ( US >E ABLE TO EX]CISE ANY CONTROL OV] \R 5VIRONM5TS3 0,CALL ! REPAIR MAN10 WE *ANT1 WAIT+ 9 9TIMIDAT$ IGNORANCE & P[]LESSNESS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ALL ( US BUT ! RECOGNIZ$ 0>TI/S0 MISS \T ON ! JOYS ( BE+ CREATIVE 9 ! ES!TIC WORLD4 ,! TRUE VALUE ( A PA9T+ CANNOT BE CAPTUR$ BY PUR*AS+ IT 9 A GALL]Y & HANG+ IT ON ! WALL2 IT LIES 9 ! MOM5T :5 ! PA9T+ IS CONCEIV$1 :5 ! >TI/ IS COMP>+ SKET*ES ) H] COMRADES LATE ONE NI<T1 >GU+ AB\T N>RATIVE & =M1 & HAS A SUDD51 EXHIL>AT+ 9SI<T4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ WE MU/ ALL TAKE P>T 91 EA* ) \R UNIQUE TAL5TS4 ,! SUPPOS$ DIV9ITY ( >TI/S1 & ! EXP]T CR$5TIALS ( ! >T CRITICS :O DEIFY !M1 JU/ LIKE ! G5IUS ( SCI5TI/S & ! >CANE KN[L$GE ( LOCKSMI?S1 HAVE FOOL$ US 9TO D5Y+ \RSELVES ?IS IRREPLACEABLE PLEASURE4 

,! ROLE ( ! POLITICAL ACTIVI/ AS AU?ORITY & EXP]T P>ALYZES ! RE/ ( HUMANITY 9 CORRESPOND+LY DISA/R\S WAYS4 ,SADDE/ & MO/ ABSURD ( ALL IS ! WAY SO MANY POLITICAL ACTIVI/S UNCONSCI\SLY ACT TO ALI5ATE O!RS1 ! V]Y O!RS ) :OM !Y HOPE 9 !ORY TO F9D COMMON CAUSE4 ,CONDITION$ TO BELIEVE ?AT !Y NE$ TO BE SUP]IOR TO O!RS TO HAVE VALUE ( !IR [N1 & BELIEV+ 9 ! SC>CITY ECONOMY ( SELF :I* DEM&S ?AT !Y /AKE \T !IR ID5TITY 9 CONTRA/ TO ! ID5TITIES ( ?OSE >\ND !M1 TODAY'S 9SECURE ACTIVI/S MI/AK5LY PRESUME ?AT !Y SOMEH[ B5EFIT FROM %[+ (F H[ MU* MORE KN[L$GEABLE1 MORE COMMITT$1 & MORE E?ICAL !Y >E ?AN EV]YONE ELSE4 

,SPECIALIZATION )9 POLITICAL CIRCLES IS EQUALLY CRIPPL+4 ,OBLIVI\S TO EA* O!R'S EF=TS & ! /R5G? !Y C\LD WIELD AS AN ALLIANCE1 S+LE-ISSUE ACTIVI/S AGITATE AB\T !IR *OS5 TOPICS 9 P>ALLEL <ETTOS2 M>G9ALIZ$ 9TO A ?\S& 9DIVIDUAL CAMPAIGNS1 !Y EXHAU/ !MSELVES TRY+ TO CURE ! SYMPTOMS ( ! DOM9ANT SY/EM1 RA!R ?AN DEVELOP+ A RESI/ANCE ?AT C\LD UND]M9E ! WORLD ORD] ?AT IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE4 

,:5 BE+ ACTIVE IS NO LONG] AN (F-PUTT+ SPECIALTY1 & P>TISANS ( DIFF]5T /RUGGLES >E ABLE TO F9D COMMON CAUSE1 ! WORLD WILL F9ALLY *ANGE4 

,5D ,SEGREGATION6 ,9TEGRATE \R LIVES6 

,SOME:]E ACROSS ! WORLD !RE IS AN UND]GR\ND CIRCUS OR PUNK ROCK B& ON T\R AS Y\ READ ?IS4 ,UNBEKN[N/ TO !MSELVES & O!RS1 !Y C>RY ) !M ! SE$S ( A NEW & YET ANCI5T SOCIAL /RUCTURE1 :I* C\LD TOTALLY TRANS=M ! WAYS ALL ( US LIVE & 9T]ACT4 ,)9 ! GR\P1 RESPONSIBILITIES >E %>$ & VALU$ EQUALLY1 & :5EV] SOMEONE WANTS A BREAK FROM DO+ SOME?+ OR IS CURI\S TO LE>N AB\T SOME?+ ELSE1 PEOPLE SWIT* ROLES4 ,NO ONE MEMB]'S P>TICIPATION IS LESS IMPORTANT ?AN ANYONE ELSE'S1 :ATEV] !IR 9DIVIDUAL /R5G?S MAY BE1 = ! COOP]ATION & CONT5TM5T ( EA* IS CRUCIAL TO ! FUNCTION+ ( ! GR\P4 ,EA* MEMB]'S DAILY ACTIVITIES SATISFY H] V>I\S DESIRES3 %E FEELS AT HOME ) H] FRI5DS :ILE %E TRAVELS ?R\< NEW 5VIRONM5TS1 %E MAKES >T ?AT SIMULTANE\SLY 5T]TA9S & $UCATES O!RS1 %E GETS EX]CISE & LE>NS NEW ?+S REPAIR+ ! VAN1 %E HAS ADV5TURES COLLECT+ FOOD & O!R SUPPLIES ?R\< AN URBAN HUNT+ & GA!R+ ?AT DOES NOT CONFLICT ) H] ANTI-CONSUM]I/ E?ICS4 ,BE/ ( ALL1 %E NO LONG] HAS TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 H] [N NE$S & ?OSE ( ! PEOPLE >\ND H]1 :I* ELIM9ATES ! GREAT] P>T ( ! /RESS ( HUMAN 9T]ACTION4 ,TOGE!R ALL ! P>TICIPANTS FUNCTION AS AN EXT5D$ FAMILY1 & ! POSITIVE ATMOSPH]E IS SO /RONG ?AT OV] TIME !Y >E ABLE TO LOSE SOME MEMB]S & GA9 O!RS )\T LOS+ ANY MOM5TUM4 

,YES1 WE'D HAVE TO D[NSIZE & RE/RUCTURE \R :OLE CIVILIZATION TO FOLL[ ! LEAD ?IS M]RY LITTLE B& (F]S1 BUT = ! PA/ FEW C5TURIES WE'VE BE5 /RUGGL+ TO DEAL ) ! DIFFICULTIES ( NOT LIV+ 9 SU* COMMUNITIES--& WE HAV5'T HAD MU* SUCCESS4 ,IF WE'RE GO+ TO /RUGGLE ANYWAY1 IT MI<T AS WELL BE T[>DS A UTOPIA 9 :I* \R LIVES 5COMPASS CAN EV]Y?+ ! COSMOS HAS TO (F]4 

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