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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

,TEXT 3 

,PREFACE TO ! ,PREFACE 

,I WAS NEV] A MEMB] ( ,= ,\RSELVES1 ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,BAY ,>EA PRO-SITUATIONI/ GR\P :I* WROTE & SELF-PUBLI%$ ,! ,RI<T TO ,BE ,GRE$Y 9 #a#i#g#d4 ,! PR9CIPAL AU?OR WAS ,BRUCE ,G>DN]1 :O HAS LONG S9CE DROPP$ \T ( SI<T4 ,I CAME ACROSS ! PAMPHLET A C\PLE ( YE>S LAT]1 BY :I* TIME ,= ,\RSELVES WAS DEFUNCT4 ,I WAS *>M$ & *ALL5G$ BY ITS 0COMMUNI/ EGOISM10 ITS AUDACI\S ATTEMPT TO SYN!SIZE A COLLECTIVI/ SOCIAL VISION ( LEFT-W+ ORIG9 ) AN 9DIVIDUALI/IC 7= LACK ( A BETT] WORD7 E?IC USUALLY >TICULAT$ ON ! RI<T4 

,I WAS COM+ FROM ! ,NEW ,LEFT ( ! #f'S1 BUT ,I WAS 9CREAS+LY DISGRUNTL$ ) ! LEFT ( ! #g'S4 ,IT RETA9$ OR EXAGG]AT$ ALL ! FAULTS ( ! #f'S LEFT 7SU* AS CURR5T-EV5TS MYOPIA1 !ORETICAL 9COH]5CE1 HI/ORICAL AMNESIA & -- ESPECIALLY -- ! CULT ( ! VICTIM7 :ILE D5Y+ OR DIM9I%+ ITS M]ITS1 AMONG !M A S5SE ( REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! TOTALITY1 A S5SE ( V]VE & VITALITY1 & A S5SE ( HUMOR4 ,! LEFT DEM&$ MORE SACRIFICE & PROMIS$ LESS SATISFACTION1 AS IF !RE WAS NOT ALREADY TOO MU* SACRIFICE & TOO LITTLE SATISFACTION4 ,I BEGAN TO WOND] :E!R ! FAILURE ( ! LEFT TO ROOT ITSELF 9 A SUB/ANTIAL SOCIAL BASE1 OR EV5 TO HOLD ON TO MU* ( :AT BASE IT ONCE HAD 7MO/LY ON CAMPUS1 & AMONG ! 9TELLIG5TSIA1 & 9 ! C\NT]-CULTURE71 MI<T NOT 9 P>T D]IVE FROM ITS [N DEFICI5CIES1 & NOT ONLY FROM GOV]NM5T REPRESSION & MANIPULATION4 ,MAYBE ! LEFTI/S W]E NOT SO SM>T OR ! MASSES SO /UPID AFT] ALL4 ,GUILT-TRIPP+ MI<T NOT GO OV] V]Y WELL ) ORD9>Y PEOPLE :O KN[ !Y >E TOO P[]LESS TO BE TOO GUILTY ( ANY?+4 ,DEM&S = SACRIFICE LACK APPEAL = ?OSE :O HAVE ALREADY SACRIFIC$1 & BE5 SACRIFIC$1 TOO MU* & = TOO LONG4 ,! FUTURE PROMIS$ BY ! LEFT LOOK$ TO BE -- AT WOR/1 EV5 WORSE -- & AT BE/1 NOT NOTICEABLY BETT] ?AN ! /ATUS QUO4 ,:Y RU% TO ! B>RICADES OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 :Y EV5 BO!R TO VOTE8 

,MORE OR LESS 9 ISOLATION1 ,I S\<T \T CURRR5TS :I* W]E MORE LIB]ATORY1 MORE LIB]T>IAN1 & MORE LIB]T9E4 ,I DISCOV]$1 AMONG O!RS1 ! SITUATIONI/S4 ,9 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM'S ,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE1 ESPECIALLY1 ,I F\ND A CONG5IAL CONCEPT ( 0RADICAL SUBJECTIVITY0 (F]+ SOME PROMISE ( A REVOLUTION>Y TRANSC5D5CE ( MORALISM4 ,! ,RI<T TO ,BE ,GRE$Y FUR!R DEVELOP$ ?IS DIM5SION ( ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE1 ! ONLY REVOLUTION ?AT MATT]S4 

,! CIRCUM/ANCES 9 :I* ,I BR\<T AB\T ! REPR9T+ ( ,! ,RI<T TO ,BE ,GRE$Y EXPLA9 A FEW ( MY ,PREFACE'S PECULI>ITIES4 ,9 ! E>LY #a#i#h'S ,I GOT TO BE 9 CONTACT ) PUBLI%] ,MIKE ,HOY ( ,LOOMPANICS ,UNLIMIT$4 ,HOY CAME \T ( AN EXTREME RI<T-W+ BACKGR\ND TO GET 9VOLV$ 9 ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T4 ,!RE TOO HE /AK$ \T AN EXTREME POSITION AS AN AMORAL EGOI/ AN>*O-CAPITALI/3 ,LOOMPANICS1 HE BOA/$1 WAS 0! LUNATIC FR+E ( ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T40 ,BY ! TIME ,I HAPP5$ BY1 ,HOY WAS BEG9N+ TO F9D EV5 ?AT POSITION RE/RICTIVE4 ,BY !N ,HOY & ,I BO? ?\<T ( \RSELVES AS EGOI/S1 BUT FROM ?AT WE DREW V]Y DIFF]5T POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS4 ,9 FALL #a#i#h#b1 AS A L>K1 ,I S5T ,GRE$Y TO ,HOY1 SAY+ SOME?+ TO ! EFFECT ( -- Y\ ?9K Y\'RE AN EGOI/8 ,TRY ?IS ON = SIZE4 ,MON?S PASS$1 ,I HE>D NO?+ FROM ,HOY1 ,I =GOT ALL AB\T IT4 ,!N 9 ,FEBRU>Y #aihc HE WROTE 9 TO SAY ?AT ! ,LOOMPANICS REPR9T ( ,GRE$Y HAS BE5 TYPESET & W\LD Y\ PLEASE PROVIDE A ,PREFACE )9 A FEW DAYS8 

,SO ,I DID4 ,I SLANT$ IT T[>D A MO/LY LIB]T>IAN OR APOLITICAL READ]%IP :I*1 ,I C\LD SAFELY ASSUME1 KNEW NO?+ AB\T ! SITUATIONI/S OR !IR PR$ECESSORS SU* AS DADA1 SURREALISM1 & LETTRISM4 ,I DID ! V]Y LITTLE ,I C\LD1 9 A V]Y SMALL SPACE1 TO SUPPLY A LITTLE CONTEXT & =EW>N+4 ,I EV5 TRI$ A BIT ( CROSS-IDEOLOGICAL \TREA*1 AS :5 ,I SUGGE/$ ?AT ! COMMUNI/ EGOISM ( ,= ,\RSELVES 9VOLV$ 0MULTIPLI] EFFECTS0 -- A TE*NICAL T]M FROM ECONOMICS :I* LIB]T>IANS %\LD BE FAMILI> )4 ,AN>*O-LEFTI/S :O >E1 ALMO/ )\T EXCEPTION1 IGNORANT ( ! NEO-CLASSICAL MICROECONOMICS TO :I* !Y OBJECT1 SOMETIMES /UMBL$ OV] ! PHRASE4 ,HAD ,I WRITT5 A ,PREFACE = !M1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T4 

,! ,PREFACE 

,MO/ LIB]T>IANS ?9K ( !MSELVES AS 9 SOME S5SE EGOI/S4 ,IF !Y BELIEVE 9 RI<TS1 !Y BELIEVE !SE RI<TS BELONG TO !M AS 9DIVIDUALS4 ,IF NOT1 !Y NONE!LESS LOOK TO !MSELVES & O!RS AS SO MANY 9DIVIDUALS POSSESS$ ( P[] TO BE RECKON$ )4 ,EI!R WAY1 !Y ASSUME ?AT ! OPPOSITE ( EGOISM IS ALTRUISM4 ,! ALTRUI/S1 ,*RI/IAN OR ,MAOI/1 AGREE4 ,A COZY ACCOMMODATION2 &1 ,I SUBMIT1 A SUSPICI\S ONE4 ,:AT IF ?IS ANTAGONI/IC 9T]DEP5D5CE1 ?IS RECIPROCAL RELIANCE REFLECTS & CONCEALS AN ACCORD8 ,C\LD EGOISM BE ALTRUISM'S LOYAL OPPOSITION8 

,YES1 ACCORD+ TO ! AU?ORS ( ?IS TEXT4 ,:AT'S MORE1 !Y 9SI/ ?AT AN EGOISM :I* KN[S ITSELF & REFUSES EV]Y LIMIT TO ITS [N REALIZATION IS COMMUNISM4 ,ALTRUISM & 7N>R[7 EGOISM OR EGOTISM !Y DISP>AGE AS COMPET+ & COMPLEM5T>Y MORALISMS 9 S]VICE TO CAPITAL & ! /ATE4 ,!Y URGE US TO 9DULGE A G5]\S & EXPANSIVE GRE$ :I* GOES BEYOND SELF-SACRIFICE & PETTY SELFI%NESS TO 5COMPASS ! APPROPRIATION ( EV]Y?+ & EV]YONE BY EA* & ALL ( US4 0,WEAL? IS O!R PEOPLE10 WROTE ,RUSK94 ,! RADICALLY & RATIONALLY 7SELF7-CONSCI\S EGOI/1 APPRECIAT+ ?IS1 5RI*ES HIM-SELF 9 & ?\< O!R SUBJECTIVITIES4 ,9 SOCIAL LIFE AT ITS 7CON7S5SUAL & SATISFY+ BE/ -- SEX1 CONV]SATION1 CREATION -- TAK+ FROM & GIV+ TO O!RS CON/ITUTE A S+LE PLAY-ACTIVITY RI* ) MULTIPLI] EFFECTS4 ,= ! LUCID & LUDIC EGOI/1 ANY?+ LESS ?AN G5]ALIZ$ EGOISM IS JU/ NOT 5\<4 

,! 9DIVIDUALI/S HAVE ONLY WOR%IP$ !IR :IMS4 ,! PO9T1 H[EV]1 IS TO LIVE !M4 

,IS ?IS A PUT-ON1 A PIECE ( P>LOR PRECIOSITY8 ,!RE IS MORE ?AN A T\* ( ?AT H]E4 ,OR A MU%M9D$ EX]CISE 9 9CONGRU\S ECLECTICISM8 ,! 9DIVIDUALI/ EGOI/ IS B\ND TO BE SKEPTICAL1 BUT HE %\LD NOT BE TOO QUICK TO DEPRIVE HIMSELF ( ! 9SI<TS 7& ! 5T]TA9M5T67 ( ?IS UNIQUE *ALL5GE TO HIS C]TITUDES4 ,! CONTRADICTIONS >E OBVI\S1 BUT :E!R !Y D]IVE FROM ! AU?ORS' IRRATIONALITY OR FROM !IR FIDELITY TO ! REAL QUALITY ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE IS NOT SO EASY TO SAY4 ,IF 0,M>XISM-,/IRN]ISM0 IS CONCEIVABLE1 EV]Y OR?ODOCY PRAT+ ( FRE$OM OR LIB]ATION IS CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION1 AN>*ISM 9CLUD$4 ,! ONLY REASON TO READ ?IS BOOK1 AS ITS AU?ORS W\LD BE ! FIR/ TO AGREE1 IS = :AT Y\ CAN GET \T ( IT4 

,AT LEA/ = ?OSE NOT CONV]SANT ) ,HEGELIAN ,M>XISM1 0CRITICAL !ORY10 & ! LATE/ ,FR5* FA%IONS 9 AVANT-G>DE DISC\RSE1 ! MODE ( EXPRESSION 9 ?IS WORK MAY SEEM UNUSUAL4 ,BUT IT'S V]Y MU* 9 ! TRADITION ( ?OSE 7MA9LY ,EUROPEAN7 OPPOSITIONAL CURR5TS -- SU* AS DADA & SURREALISM -- :I* TRI$ TO COMB9E POLITICAL & CULTURAL ICONOCLASM4 ,9 ! LATE #a#i#e'S1 A SMALL ,FR5*-BAS$ BUT 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATION CALL$ ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL RESUM$ ?IS PROJECT AT A HI< LEVEL ( 9TRANSIG5CE & SOPHI/ICATION4 

,! SITUATIONI/ DREW ATT5TION TO ! WAY ! 0SPECTACLE0 ( MOD]N CAPITALISM 79CLUD+ ITS ,L59I/ V>IANTS71 ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCES1 9T]POSES ITSELF BETWE5 ISOLAT$ & 5]VAT$ 09DIVIDUALS0 & A WORLD :I* !Y PRODUCE BY !IR ACTIVITY BUT NEI!R CONTROL NOR COMPREH5D4 ,M$IATION SUPPLANTS DIRECT EXP]I5CE AS ! FRAGM5TATION ( DAILY LIFE 9TO SO MANY /&>DIZ$ PREFAB ROLES PRODUCES 9DIVIDUALS ) A DAZZL+ >RAY ( =C$ 0*OICES0 BUT DRA9$ ( EFFECTIVE AUTONOMY BY ! LOSS ( 9ITIATIVE TO CREATE !IR [N LIVES4 ,POLITICALLY1 ! SITUATIONI/S BITT]LY D5\NC$ ! E/ABLI%$ LEFT1 BUT MOV$ T[>D AN ULTRA-LEFT /ANCE !MSELVES :5 !Y EMBRAC$ C\NCIL COMMUNISM4 ,CALL+ = ! ABOLITION ( WORK -- IT /RANS=MATION 9TO PRODUCTIVE PLAYLIKE PA/IMES -- ON ! ONE H&1 & = WORK]S' C\NCILS1 ON ! O!R1 IS ONLY ONE ( ! CONTRADICTIONS :I* ! SITS FAIL$ TO RESOLVE4 ,! ,FR5* G5]AL /RIKE ( #aifh V9DICAT$ ! SITS' !SIS ?AT ! AFFLU5T SOCIETY HAD M]ELY MOD]NIZ$ POV]TY1 & EV5 %[CAS$ A NUMB] ( !IR SLOGANS1 BUT ! ,S4,I4 WAS AT A LOSS :AT TO DO NEXT & BROKE UP 9 #a#i#g#b4 

,EV] S9CE1 SITUATIONI/ IDEAS -- & POSES -- HAVE P]COLAT$ 9TO POPUL> CULTURE1 & ! ,SEX ,PI/OLS' MANAG] ,MALCOLM ,MACL>5 WAS P]HAPS ! FIR/ TO SELL A D5ATUR$ SITUATIONISM TO ! TR5DIES4 ,9 ! E>LY #a#i#g'S1 0PRO-SITU0 GR\PS 7AS !Y >E KN[N7 =M$ 9 ,BRITA91 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY & ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,BAY ,>EA4 ,ONE ( !SE GR\PS1 ,NEGATION1 RE=M$ AS ,= ,\RSELVES >\ND #a#i#g#c1 & BY ! FOLL[+ ,MAYDAY PRODUC$ ! PRES5T TEXT4 ,= ,\RSELVES WAS P>TICUL>LY BEHOLD5 TO ! SITUATIONI/ ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM :OSE CELEBRATION ( ! 0RADICAL SUBJECTIVITY0 ( 0MA/]S )\T SLAVES0 FIGURES PROM95TLY 9 ! !ORY ESP\S$ 9 ,! ,RI<T TO ,BE ,GRE$Y4 ,ALL TOO SOON ! GR\P COLLAPS$1 SOME ( ITS MEMB]S REGRESS+ 9TO ,M>XISM FROM :I* !Y HAD NEV] REALLY ESCAP$4 

,! TEXT MANAGES TO BE AT ONCE TOO ,M>XI/ & OBLIVI\S TO ! EXT5T ( ITS 9COMPATIBILITY ) ,M>XISM4 ,TOO ,M>XI/1 9 ?AT ! ILLUSION ( ,MAN AS ESS5TIALLY PRODUC] P]SI/S1 & A 0DEMOCRATICALLY0 PLANN$ ECONOMY BAS$ ON ! C\NCILS IS T\T$ AS ! /RUCTURAL BASIS ( A NEW & FREE SOCIETY4 ,& TOO 5AMOR$ ( ,M>XISM 9 ?AT ! ATTEMPT TO SQU>E COMMUNISM EGOISM ) ! ,M>XI/ SCRIPTURES IS F> MORE +5I\S ?AN P]SUASIVE -- ?\< P]HAPS IT DOES %[ ?AT ,M>X WAS MORE RADICAL ?AN HE HIMSELF SUPPOS$4 ,IT'S A PITY ,= ,\RSELVES DIDN'T TRY TO ,M>XIZE ,/IRN] AS IT ,/IRN]IZ$ ,M>X3 !N WE MI<T HAVE A BETT] S5SE ( ! LEVEL AT :I* IT JU/ MI<T BE POSSIBLE TO H>MONIZE ! TWO GREAT REVOLUTION>Y AMORALI/S4 

,EGOISM 9 ITS N>R[E/ S5SE IS A TAUTOLOGY1 NOT A TACTIC4 ,ADOLESC5TS ( ALL AGES :O TRIUMPHANTLY TRUMPET ?AT 0EV]YONE IS SELFI%10 AS IF !Y'D MADE A FACTUAL DISCOV]Y AB\T ! WORLD1 ONLY %[ ?AT !Y LIT]ALLY DON'T KN[ :AT !Y'RE TALK+ AB\T4 ,PRACTICAL EGOISM MU/ BE SOME?+ MORE1 IT MU/ TELL ! EGOI/ SOME?+ USEFUL AB\T HIMSELF & O!R SELVES :I* WILL MAKE A DIFF]5CE 9 HIS LIFE 7&1 AS IT HAPP5S1 !IRS74 ,MY WANT1 NE$S1 DESIRES1 :IMS -- CALL !M :AT Y\ WILL -- EXT5D ! EGO1 :I* IS MY-SELF PURPOSIVELY ACT+1 \T :]E ! O!R SELVES AWAIT ME4 ,IF ,I DEAL ) !M1 AS ! ECONOMI/S SAY1 0AT >M'S L5G?10 ,I CAN'T GET AS CLOSE AS ,I NE$ TO = SO MU* ( :AT ,I WANT4 ,AT ANY RATE1 NO 0SPOOK10 NO IDEOLOGY IS GO+ TO GET 9 MY WAY4 ,DO Y\ HAVE IDEAS1 OR DO IDEAS HAVE Y\8 

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