,PRIMITIVES & ,EXTROPIANS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,HAKIM ,BEY 

,TEXT 3 

,! AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S HAVE BACK$ !MSELVES 9TO A SITUATION :]E !Y CAN NEV] BE SATISFI$ )\T ! TOTAL DISSOLUTION ( ! TOTALITY4 ,LUDDISM AS A TACTIC HAS MU* TO RECOMM5D IT3 -- ON ! LOCAL LEVEL1 MA*9E-SMA%+ CAN ACTUALLY ACCOMPLI% SOME?+4 ,EV5 ONE OR TWO NUCLE> REACTORS HAVE BE5 %UT D[N BY 0SABOTAGE0 7LEGAL1 POLITICAL1 OR ACTUAL7 -- & ONE CAN ALWAYS GA9 AT LEA/ A MOM5T ( SATISFACTION ) A WOOD5 %OE OR A MONKEY WR5*4 ,ON A 0GLOBAL0 LEVEL H[EV] -- ! 0/RATEGIC0 LEVEL -- ! TOTALITY ( ! NEO-PRIMITIVE CRITIQUE ( ! TOTALITY ITSELF BEG9S TO TAKE ON A DI/URB+ AIR ( -- TOTALIT>IANISM4 ,?IS CAN BEE SE5 MO/ CLE>LY 9 C]TA9 /RA9S ( 0DEEP0 ECOLOGY & 0EC(ASCISM01 BUT IT REMA9S AN 9H]5T PROBLEM EV5 9 ! MO/ 0LEFT-W+0 /RA9S ( PRIMITIVISM4 ,! PURITAN IMPULSE -- PURIFICATION1 ! REALIZATION ( PURITY -- IMP>TS A C]TA9 RIGIDITY & AGGRESSION TO ALL POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON BEHALF ( SU* A TOTAL CRITIQUE4 ,?IS MU/ SEEM ESPECIALLY ! CASE :5 ! CRITIQUE EXT5TS BEYOND1 SAY1 URBAN CIVILIZATION 7OR 0,HI/ORY07 9TO ! 0PREHI/ORIC0 REALM ( >T1 MUSIC1 TE*NE1 LANGUAGE1 & SYMBOLIC M$IATION ITSELF4 ,%ORT ( SOME HYPO!TICALLY 0NATURAL0 EVOLUTION 7OR DEVOLUTION7 ( ! V]Y SPECIES1 H[ PRECISELY IS SU* PURITY TO BE ATTA9$8 ,PRIMITIVISM 9 EFFECT HAS PROPOS$ AN ABSOLUTE CATEGORY -- ! 0PRIMITIVE0 ITSELF -- :I* ASSUMES ! FUNCTION ( A METAPHYSICAL PR9CIPLE4 ,( C\RSE ! PRIMITIVE 9 ITS 0TRUE ESS5CE0 REMA9S BEYOND DEF9ITION 7BEYOND SYMBOLIC M$IATION71 BUT UNTIL M$IATION ITSELF IS ABOLI%$1 ! PRIMITIVE MU/ ASSUME 79 RELATION TO ALL O!R POSSIBLE TOTALITIES7 ! PHILOSOPHICAL TRAPP+S ( AN IMP]ATIVE1 & EV5 ( 0DOCTR9E04 ,?IS BR+S US P]IL\SLY CLOSE TO ! NOTORI\S VIOL5CE ( ! SACR$4 ,! DEEPE/ ( ?IS VIOL5CE IS DIRECT$ AT ! SELF1 S9CE ! REIFICATION ( ! ES*ATON 7EI!R 9 ! FUTURE OR ! PA/7 PRECISELY DEVALUES ! PRES5T1 ! 0PLACE0 :]E WE >E ACTUALLY LIV+ \R EV]YDAY LIVES4 ,BUT 9V>IABLY ! VIOL5CE MU/ BE DIRECT$ \TW>DLY AS WELL4 ,F9E1 Y\ SAY3 -- LET ! %IT COME D[N4 ,YET ! SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION ( ! VIOL5CE 7I4E41 ! TOTAL ABOLITION ( SYMBOLIC M$IATION7 CAN LOGICALLY BE DEF9$ ONLY BY A PRESUMPTIVE VANGU>D ( ! 0PURE04 ,! PR9CIPLE ( HI]>*Y HAS ?US REAPPE>$ -- BUT HI]>*Y CONTRADICTS ! 9ITIAL PREMISES ( PRIMITIVISM4 ,?IS1 ,I BELIEVE1 CAN BE CALL$ A TRAGIC CONTRADICTION4 ,ON ! LEVEL ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & ( EV]YDAY LIFE SU* A CONTRADICTION CAN ONLY MANIFE/ AS 9EFFECTUALITY & BITT]NESS4 

,BY CONTRA/1 ! AN>*O-,EXTROPIAN OR FUTURIANS >E ALSO =C$ TO REIFY ! ES*ATON -- S9CE ! PRES5T IS OBVI\SLY NOT ! UTOPIA ( TE*NE !Y 5VISION -- BY PLAC+ P]FECTION 9 A FUTURE :]E SYMBOLIC M$IATION HAS ABOLI%$ HI]>*Y1 RA!R ?AN 9 A PA/ :]E SU* M$IATION HAS NOT YET APPE>$ 7! IDEAL ,PALEOLI?IC ( ! PRIMITIVI/S74 ,OBVI\SLY = ! ,EXTROPIANS1 M$IATION P] SE CANNOT BE DEF9$ AS 0IMPURITY0 OR AS ! 9V>IABLE S\RCE ( SEP>ATION1 ALI5ATION1 & HI]>*Y4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT REMA9S OBVI\S ?AT SU* SEP>ATION DOES 9 FACT OCCUR1 ?AT IT AM\NTS TO IMMIS]ATION1 ?AT IT IS B\ND UP 9 SOME WAY ) TE*NE & M$IATION1 ?AT NOT ALL TE*NOLOGY IS 0LIB]AT+0 ACCORD+ TO ANY AN>*I/ DEF9ITION ( ! T]M1 & ?AT SOME ( IT IS D[NRI<T OPPRESSIVE4 ,! ,EXTROPIAN !RE=E LACKS & NE$S A CRITIQUE ( TE*NOLOGY1 & ( ! 9CR$IBLY COMPLEX RELATION BETWE5 ! SOCIAL & ! TE*NICAL4 ,NO ONE ) ANY 9TELLIG5CE CAN ANY LONG] ACCEPT ! NOTION ( TE*NOLOGY AS 0MORALLY NEUTRAL01 ) CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION ! ONLY CRIT]IA = VALUATION4 ,! SOCIAL & ! TE*NOLOGICAL >E SOMEH[ B\ND 9 A COMPLEX RELATION ( CO-CREATION 7OR 0CO-EVOLUTION071 SU* ?AT TE*NE %APES COGNITION EV5 AS COGNITION %APES TE*NE4 ,IF ! EXTROPIAN VISION ( ! FUTURE IS VIABLE IT CANNOT DEP5D ON 0MA*9E EVOLUTION0 ALONE TO A*IEVE REALIZATION4 ,BUT UNLESS AN>*O-FUTURISM CAN DEVELOP A CRITIQUE ( TE*NOLOGY1 IT IS RELEGAT$ PRECISELY TO ?IS PASSIVE ROLE4 ,9V>IABLY A DIALECTIC ( 0GOOD0 MA*9ES & 0EVIL0 MA*9ES IS DEVELOP$1 OR RA!R ( GOOD & EVIL MODES ( SOCIAL-TE*NOLOGICAL RELATIONS4 ,?IS RA!R MANI*AEAN WORLD VIEW H[EV] FAILS TO ELIM9ATE OR EV5 PLA/] OV] ! CONTRADICTIONS :I* >ISE FROM SU* PREMISES1 & :I* REVOLVE >\ND ! 0BAD-FIT0 BETWE5 HUMAN VALUES & MA*9E 0LOGIC01 HUMAN AUTONOMY & MA*9E AUTONOMY4 ,AS ,M4 DE ,L&A P9TS \T1 ! AUTONOM\S MA*9E D]IVES FROM & DEF9ES ! W> MA*9E 7,TAYLOR DEVELOP$ 0,TAYLORISM0 :ILE WORK+ 9 AN >S5AL74 ,EXTROPIANISM HAS M>K$ 0CYB]SPACE0 AS ! >EA ( /RUGGLE = 0GOOD0 HUMAN_/MA*9E RELATIONS 7E4G4 ! ,9T],NET71 & ?IS /RUGGLE HAS TAK5 ON ! ASPECT ( A RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! 0MILIT>IZATION0 ( CYB]SPACE1 ITS HI]>*IZATION AS AN 0,9=MATION ,HI<WAY0 UND] C5TRALIZ$ MANAGEM5T4 ,BUT :AT IF CYB]SPACE ITSELF IS BY DEF9ITION A MODE ( SEP>ATION & A MANIFE/ATION ( 0MA*9E LOGIC08 ,:AT IF ! DISEMBODIM5T 9H]5T 9 ANY APPE>ANCE )9 CYB]SPACE AM\NTS TO AN ALI5ATION FROM PRECISELY ?AT SPH]E ( EV]YDAY LIFE :I* EXTROPIANISM HOPES TO TRANS=M & PURGE ( ITS MIS]IES8 ,IF ?IS W]E SO1 ! RESULTS MI<T V]Y WELL RESEMBLE ! DY/OPIAN SITUATIONS 5VISION$ BY ,P4 ,K4 ,DICK & ,W4 ,GIBSON2 -- TURN$ 9W>D1 ?IS VIOL5T S5SE ( CONTRADICTION W\LD EVOKE ! K9D ( FUTILITY & MELAN*OLIA !SE WRIT]S DEPICT4 ,DIRECT$ \TW>D1 ! VIOL5CE W\LD CONJURE UP O!R ,SCI,FI MODELS SU* AS ?OSE ( ,R4 ,HE9LE9 OR ,F4 ,H]B]T1 :I* EQUATE 0FRE$OM0 ) ! CULTURE ( A TE*NOLOGICAL ELITE4 

,N[1 :5 ,I TALK AB\T 0! RETURN ( ! ,PALEOLI?IC0 ,I F9D MYSELF LEAN+ T[>D ! PRIMITIVI/ POSITION -- & HAVE CONSEQU5TLY BE5 CRITICIZ$ BY EXTROPIANS = LUDDOID REACTION1 NO/ALGISM1 & TE*NOPHOBIA4 ,H[EV]1 :5 ,I TALK AB\T 7SAY7 ! POT5TIAL USE ( ! ,9T],NET 9 ORGANIZ+ A ,T,A,Z1 ,I BEG9 TO TILT A LITTLE T[>D MY OLD ,SCI,FI 5?USIASMS & S\ND A BIT LIKE AN EXTROPIAN -- & HAVE CONSEQU5TLY BE5 CRITICIZ$ BY PRIMITIVI/S = BE+ 0S(T ON TE*NOLOGY0 7LIKE SOME SORT ( MELT+ WAT* BY ,DALI71 S$UC$ BY TE*NO-OPTIMISM1 BY ! ILLUSION ?AT SEP>ATION CAN OV]COME SEP>ATION4 ,BO? !SE CRITICISMS >E CORRECT TO SOME DEGREE1 9ASMU* AS MY 9CONSI/5CY RESULTS FROM AN ATTEMPT TO ?9K AB\T TE*NE & SOCIETY )\T ANY REC\RSE TO AN 9VIOLATE SY/EM ( ABSOLUTE CATEGORIES4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 MO/ ( MY ?9K+ AB\T TE*NOLOGY WAS %AP$ BY ! RADICAL AD-HOC-ISM & BRIOCOLAGE !ORY ( ! #f'S & #g'S1 ! 0APPROPRIATE TE*0 MOVEM5T1 :I* ACCEPTS ! DE FACTO L9K BETWE5 TE*NE & HUMAN SOCIETY1 BUT LOOKS = APPROPRIATE WAYS TO %APE SITUATIONS T[>D L[-CO/_/MAXIMAL-PLEASURE T5D5CIES4 ,9 FICTION A MODEL IS ATTEMPT$ BY ,B4 ,/]L+ 9 HIS %ORT-/ORY 0,GRE5 ,DAYS 9 ,BRUNEI01 A BRILLIANT IMAG9+ ( L[-TE* NON-AU?ORIT>IAN SOLUTIONS TO 0#cRD WORLD0 OV]-POPULATION & POV]TY4 ,9 0REAL0 LIFE A SMALL] BUT MO/ EXQUISITE MODEL IS PROVID$ BY ! ,NEW ,AL*EMY ,9/ITUTE1 :I* TURNS POLLUT$ S9KHOLES 9TO >CADIAN SPR+S ) L[ GRE5 TE*NOLOGIES 9 *EAP 9/ALLATIONS :I* >E ES!TICALLY BEAUTIFUL4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,I PREF] ! BURD5 ( 9CONSI/5CY 7EV5 0FOOLI%0 9CONSI/5CY7 TO ! BURD5 ( ! ,ABSOLUTE4 

,ONLY AN IMPURE !ORY CAN DO JU/ICE TO ! IMPUNITY ( ! PRES5T -- :I*1 AS EV]YONE KN[S1 IS ONLY A PSY*OLOGICAL IMPOSSIBILITY CAU<T BETWE5 A LO/ PA/ & A NONEXI/5T FUTURE4 0,EV]YDAY LIFE0 IS NOT A CATEGORY -- EV5 0! BODY0 IS NOT A CATEGORY4 ,LIFE -- & ! BODY -- >E 0FULL ( HOLES01 P]MEABLE1 GROTESQUE -- AD HOC CON/RUCTIONS ALREADY COMPROMIS$ ) AN IMPURE EMPIRICISM1 FAT$ TO 0DRIFT01 TO 0RELATIVISM01 & TO ! %E] MESS9ESS ( ! ORGANIC4 ,& YET IT IS 0PRECISELY0 H]E1 9 ?IS IMPRECISE >EA ( CONTRADICTION & 0VULG> EXI/5TIALISM01 ?AT ! CREATIVE ACT ( AUTONOMY & SELF-ACTUALIZATION MU/ BE ACCOMPLI%$4 ,CRITIQUES CAN BE DIRECT$ AT ! PA/ OR FUTURE1 BUT PRAXIS CAN ONLY OCCUR 9 ! IMPURE & ONTOLOGICALLY UN/ABLE H]E-&-N[4 ,I DON'T WANT TO AB&ON ! CRITIQUE ( PA/-&-FUTURE -- 9 FACT ,I NE$ IT1 9 ! =M ( A UTOPIAN POETICS1 9 ORD] TO SITUATE PRAXIS 9 ! CONTEXT ( A TRADITION 7( FE/IVITY & ( RESI/ANCE7 & ( AN ANTI-TRADITION 7( UTOPIAN 0HOPE074 ,BUT ,I CANNOT ALL[ ?IS CRITIQUE TO H>D5 9TO AN ES*ATOLOGY4 ,I ASK ( !ORY ?AT IT REMA9 FLEXIBLE 9 REG>D TO SITUATIONS1 & ABLE TO DEF9E VALUES 9 T]MS ( 0! /RUGGLE = EMPIRICAL FRE$OMS0 7AS ONE MOD]N-DAY ,ZAPATI/A PUT IT74 0,REVOLUTION0 NO LESS ?AN ,RELIGION HAS BE5 GUILTY ( PROMIS+ 0PIE 9 ! SKY0 7AS ,JOE ,HILL PUT IT7 -- BUT ! REAL PROBLEM ( !ORY IS 7AS ,ALICE PUT IT7 0JAM TODAY40 ,! CONCEPT ( ! ,T,A,Z WAS NEV] 9T5D$ AS AN AB&ONM5T ( PA/ OR FUTURE -- ! ,T,A,Z EXI/$1 & WILL EXI/ -- BUT RA!R AS A MEANS TO MAXIMIZE AUTONOMY & PLEASURE = AS MANY 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS AS POSSIBLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE -- EV5 H]E & N[4 ,! ,T,A,Z EXI/S -- ! PURPOSE ( ! !ORY HAS BE5 SIMPLY TO NOTICE IT1 HELP IT TO DEF9E ITSELF1 BECOME 0POLITICALLY CONSCI\S04 ,! PA/ & FUTURE HELP US TO KN[ \R 0TRUE0 7REVOLUTION>Y7 DESIRES -- BUT ONLY ! PRES5T CAN REALIZE !M -- ONLY ! LIV+ BODY1 = ALL ITS GROTESQUE IMP]FECTION4 

,SUPPOSE WE W]E TO ASK -- AS AN>*I/S -- :AT %\LD BE DONE AB\T ! PROBLEM ( TE*NOLOGY 0AFT] ! REVOLUTION04 ,?IS EX]CISE 9 UTOPIAN POETICS MAY HELP US TO CL>IFY ! QUE/ION ( DESIRE1 & ( PRAXIS 9 ! 0PRES5T04 ,! PRIMITIVI/ MI<T >GUE ?AT !RE CAN BE NO REVOLUTION )\T ! ABOLITION ( SYMBOLIC M$IATION1 OR AT LEA/ ( ! TE*NOLOGICAL IMP]ATIVE2 EXTROPIANS MI<T SAY ?AT NO REVOLUTION CAN OCCUR )\T TE*NOLOGICAL TRANSC5D5CE4 ,BUT BO? P>TIES MU/ P]=CE ADMIT A TRANSITIONAL /AGE1 :5 DE FACTO P[] HAS BE5 SEIZ$ BY ! 0,REVOLUTION01 BUT ! FULL UNFOLD+ ( REVOLUTION>Y SOCIETY HAS YET TO OCCUR4 ,LET'S IMAG9E ?AT ! ONE R\< PR9CIPLE AGRE$ UPON BY 0EV]YONE0 IS ! FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL FROM CO]CION BY ! GR\P1 & ! FRE$OM ( ! 7SELF-ORGANIZ$7 GR\P FROM CO]CION BY ALL O!R GR\PS4 ,! ONLY 0PRICE0 ( ?IS FRE$OM IS ?AT IT DAMAGE NO O!R FREE & AUTONOM\S 9T]E/S4 ,?IS W\LD SEEM TO BE A M9IMALI/IC BUT ADEQUATE DEF9ITION ( BASIC AN>*ISM4 ,AT ?IS PO9T ! PRIMITIVI/ MAY HOLD ?AT ! DIALECTIC ( FRE$OM MOVES IRREVOCABLY T[>D ! RE-APPE>ANCE ( ! ,PALEOLI?IC1 ALBEIT AT A 0HI<]0 & MORE CONSCI\S LEVEL ?AN ! FIR/ TIME >\ND1 S9CE ?IS RE-APPE>ANCE WILL HAVE BE5 ANN\NC$ BY REVOLUTION1 BY CONSCI\SNESS4 ,SIMIL>LY AT ?IS PO9T ! EXTROPIAN MAY >GUE ?AT ! FUR!R UNFOLD+ ( FRE$OM CAN ONLY BE 5VISION$ AS SELF-DIRECT$ EVOLUTION ?R\< ! CO-CREATION ( HUMANITY & ITS TE*NOLOGY4 ,F9E & D&Y4 ,BUT N[ :AT8 ,>E !SE TWO AN>*I/ T5D5CIES GO+ TO BECOME >MIES & FI<T IT \T TO ! LA/ RECALCITRANT COMPUT] JOCK OR NEO-WILD-MAN8 ,>E !Y GO+ TO =CE !IR VISIONS ( ! FUTURE ON EA* O!R8 ,W\LD SU* ACTION BE CONSI/5T ) ! BASIC AN>*I/ PREMISE ( -- MUTUAL NON-CO]CION8 ,OR W\LD IT REVEAL EA* ( !SE T5D5CIES TO BE FLAW$ BY DE/RUCTIVE & TRAGIC CONTRADICTIONS8 ,I'VE SAID BE=E ?AT 9 SU* A SITUATION1 ! PROBLEM ( TE*NOLOGY CAN BE SOLV$ ONLY BY ! PR9CIPLE ( REVOLUTION>Y DESIRE4 ,S9CE WE'VE 0RUL$ \T0 CO]CION ( ALL ?OSE :O ACCEPT ! PREMISE ( MUTUAL NON-CO]CION1 ALL COMPET+ MODELS ( UTOPIA >E SUBMITT$ TO ! CRUCIBLE ( DESIRE4 ,H[ MU* DO ,I WANT A COMPUT]8 ,I CAN'T =CE ,TAIWANESE & ,MEXICAN WOM5 TO MAKE SILICON *IPS = SLAVE WAGES4 ,I CAN'T POLLUTE O!R PEOPLES' AIR ) SOME \TRAGE\S PLA/IC FACTORY TO MAKE CONSOLES4 ,I'M FREE TO HAVE A COMPUT]1 BUT ,I MU/ MEET ! PRICE ( MUTUAL NON-CO]CION4 ,OR -- H[ MU* DO ,I WANT ! WILD]NESS8 ,I CAN'T =CE PEOPLE TO GET \T ( 0MY0 =E/ N[ BECAUSE IT'S ALSO 0!IR0 =E/4 ,I CAN DO :AT ,I WANT ) 0MY %>E0 ( ! =E/1 BUT ONLY AT ! AGRE$-UPON PRICE4 ,IF MY NEI<BORS DESIRE TO PLANT :EAT1 OR H&-CRAFT F9E COMPUT]S1 SO LONG AS !Y RESPECT MY 0,NATURE0 ,I MU/ RESPECT !IR 0,CULTURE04 ,( C\RSE WE MAY WRANGLE AB\T 0ACCEPTABLE EMISSION /&>DS0 OR =E/ PRES]VATION -- AB\T ! APPROPRIAT5ESS ( A GIV5 TE*NOLOGICAL OR NON-TE*NOLOGICAL 0SOLUTION0 9 A GIV5 SITUATION -- BUT WE WILL ACCEPT ! PRICE ( MUTUAL NON-CO]CION 9 ! =M ( MESS & COMPROMISE1 IMPURITY & IMP]FECTION -- BECAUSE 0EMPIRICAL FRE$OMS0 >E WOR? MORE TO US ?AN CATEGORICAL IMP]ATIVES4 

,( C\RSE1 EV]YONE IF FREE TO PLAY ?IS GAME ( UTOPIAN POETICS ) DIFF]5T 0RULES01 & DIFF]5T RESULTS4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! FUTURE DOES NOT EXI/4 ,H[EV]1 ,I W\LD LIKE TO PU% ! IMPLICATIONS ( MY ?\<T-EXP]IM5T A BIT FUR!R4 ,I SUSPECT ?AT ?IS 0UTOPIA0 W\LD PROVE DISAPPO9T+ TO BO? ! PRIMITIVES & ! EXTROPIANS4 ,I SUSPECT ?AT A WORKABLE UTOPIA W\LD ADH]E MORE CLOSELY TO ! 0MESSY0 MODEL ?AN TO EI!R ( ! 0PURE0 MODELS ( ! PRO-TE*_/ANTI-TE* !ORI/S4 ,LIKE BOLO'BOLO1 ,I IMAG9E A COMPLEX MULTIPLICITY ( SOCIAL MODELS CO-EXI/+ UND] ! VOLUNT>Y EGIS ( ! SOCIAL 0PRICE0 ( MUTUAL NON-CO]CION4 ,9 EFFECT ! PRIMITIVI/S WILL GET LESS WILD]NESS ?AN !Y DEM&1 & ! EXTROPIANS WILL GET LESS TE*4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ALL BUT ! MO/ FANATICAL EXTREMI/S ON EI!R SIDE WILL BE RECONCIL$ TO ! MESSY UTOPIA ( DESIRE -- OR SO ,I PR$ICT -- BECAUSE IT WILL BE ORGANIZ$ >\ND PLEASURE & SURPLUS1 RA!R ?AN ! D5IAL & SC>CITY EXPRESS$ BY ! TOTALITY4 ,! DESIRE = WILD]NESS WILL BE FRATIFI$ AT A LEVEL UNDREAM$ S9CE ! E>LY ,NEOLI?IC1 & ! DESIRE = CREATIVITY & EV5 CO-CREATION WILL BE GRATIFI$ AT A LEVEL UNDREAM$ BY ! WILDE/ SCI5CE FICTION4 ,9 BO? CASES ! MEANS = ?IS 5JOYM5T CAN ONLY BE CALL$ APPROPRIATE TE*NE -- GRE51 L[ 5]GY1 HI< 9=MATION4 ,I DON'T BELIEVE 9 ! ABOLITION ( SYMBOLIC M$IATION1 & ,I DON'T BELIEVE ?AT SEP>ATION CAN OV]COME SEP>ATION4 ,BUT ,I DO HYPO!SIZE ! POSSIBILITY ( A MU* MORE IMM$IATE & SATISFACTORY EXP]I5CE ( CREATION & CONVIVIALITY ?R\< ! HUMAN 7ANIMAL_/ANIMATE7 SCAL+ ( ECONOMY & TE*NOLOGY -- & ?IS1 H[EV] UNTIDY1 ,I W\LD CALL UTOPIA4 

,IF ,I HAVE DISAGRE$ ) BO? PRIMITIVES & EXTROPIANS H]E1 IT WAS NOT TO REJECT !M AS ALLIES4 ,! ONLY USEFUL PURPOSE S]V$ BY \R 0AFT] ! ,REVOLUTION0 GAME IS TO %$ LI<T ON \R PRES5T SITUATION1 & \R POSSIBLE OPTIONS = CONCRETE ACTION H]E & N[ 7MORE OR LESS74 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT BO? ! ,P'S & ,E'S >E QUITE CAPABLE ( GRASP+ ! !ORY ( 0MESS9ESS0 & ! 0IMPURE0 MODEL ( ! ,T,A,Z4 ,A NI<T1 A WEEK1 A MON? ( RELATIVE AUTONOMY1 RELATIVE SATISFACTION1 RELATIVE REALIZATION1 W\LD BE WOR? F> MORE TO MO/ AN>*I/S ?AN A :OLE LIFETIME ( ABSOLUTE BITT]NESS1 RES5TM5T1 & NO/ALGIA = ! PA/ OR FUTURE4 ,! MO/ 5?USIA/IC CYB]PUNK CAN /ILL EMBRACE ! 0FE/AL BODY01 & ! MO/ SAVAGE PRIMITIVES HAVE BE5 KN[N TO SUCCUMB TO CIVILIZ$ IMPURITIES SU* AS BE]1 OR >T4 ,I FE> ?AT A FEW DIEH>DS 9 BO? CAMPS WILL /ILL SNE] AT \R 5JOYM5T -- ( ! IMPURE ,T,A,Z OR ! IMPURE UPRIS+ -- BECAUSE IT FALLS %ORT ( ! P]FECT REVOLUTION4 ,BUT REALIZATION >ISES ONLY FROM DIRECT EXP]I5CE1 FROM P>TICIPATION4 ,!Y !MSELVES ADMIT ?IS4 ,& YET ACTION IS ALWAYS IMPURE1 ALWAYS 9COMPLETE4 ,>E !Y TOO FA/IDI\S8 ,WILL NO?+ SUIT !M BO? ! VOID -- WI!R ( WILD]NESS1 OR ( CYB]SPACE8 ,>E !Y D&IES ( ! ,ABSOLUTE8 

,! ,T,A,Z PROJECT IS ONE ( 9DISCRIM9ATE SYNCRETISM1 NOT ( EXCLUSION4 ,BY DISAGREE+ ) BO? P>TIES WE >E ATTEMPT+ TO RECONCILE !M -- AT LEA/ PRO TEM -- TO A SORT ( 0UNIT$ FRONT0 OR AD HOC T5D5CY1 DET]M9$ TO EXP]IM5T N[ ) V>I\S MODES ( CONTE/ATION AS WELL AS 5JOYM5T1 ( /RUGGLE AS WELL AS CELEBRATION4 ,! PALIMPSE/ ( ALL UTOPIAN !ORIES & DESIRES -- 9CLUD+ ALL R$UNDANCIES & REPETITIONS -- =MS ! MATRIX ( AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MOVEM5T CAPABLE ( 0LUMP+ TOGE!R0 ! MESS ( AN>*I/1 LIB]T>IAN1 SYNDICALI/1 C\NCIL COMMUNI/1 PO/-SITUATIONI/1 PRIMITIVI/1 EXTROPIAN & O!R 0FREE0 T5D5CIES4 ,?IS 0UNION0-)\T-UNI=MITY WILL NOT BE DRIV5 7OR RIV57 BY IDEOLOGY1 BUT BY A K9D ( 9SURRECTION>Y 0NOISE0 OR *AOS ( ,T,A,Z'S1 UPRIS+S1 REFUSALS1 & EPIPHANIES4 ,9TO ! 0F9AL0 TOTALITY ( GLOBAL CAPITAL IT WILL RELEASE A HUNDR$ BLOOM+ FL[]S1 A ?\S&1 A MILLION MEMES ( RESI/ANCE1 ( DIFF]5CE1 ( NON-ORD9>Y CONSCI\SNESS -- ! WILL TO P[] AS 0/RANG5ESS04 ,& AS CAPITAL RETREATS DEEP] & DEEP] 9TO CYB]SPACE1 OR 9TO DISEMBODIM5T1 LEAV+ BEH9D ITSELF ! EMPTY %ELLS ( SPECTACUL> CONTROL1 \R COMPLEXITY ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN & AUTONOMI/ T5D5CIES WILL BEG9 TO SEE ! RE-APPE>ANCE ( ! ,SOCIAL4 

,BUT AT ?IS PRES5T MOM5T ! ,T,A,Z 79 ITS BROADE/ POSSIBLE S5SE7 SEEMS TO BE ! ONLY MANIFE/ATION ( ! POSSIBILITY ( RADICAL CONVIVIALITY4 ,EV]Y NON-AU?ORIT>IAN T5D5CY %\LD SUPPORT ! ,T,A,Z BECAUSE ONLY !RE 7ASIDE FROM ! IMAG9ATION7 CAN AN AU!NTIC TA/E ( LIFE )\T OPPRESSION BE EXP]I5C$4 ,! VITAL QUE/ION N[ CONC]NS ! 0TE*NOLOGY0 ( ! ,T,A,Z1 I4E41 ! MEANS = POT5TIAT+ & MANIFE/+ IT MO/ CLE>LY & /RONGLY4 ,COMP>$ TO ?IS QUE/ION1 ! PROBLEMS ( TE*NOLOGY 7OR ( Z]O-TE*NOLOGY7 TAKE ON AN AIR ( !OLOGICAL DEBATE -- A <O/LY & QU]UL\S O!R-WORLDL9ESS4 ,MY CRITICS HAVE A PO9T -- BUT IT'S AIM$ SOME:]E AB\T #a1 YE>S 9 ! PA/1 OR 0FIVE M9UTES 9TO ! FUTURE01 & MISSES ! M>K4 

,I MU/ ADMIT ?AT MY [N TA/E 9CL9ES NEI!R T[>D ,WILD]NESS ,WORLD NOR SPACE%IP ,E>? AS EXCLUSIVE CATEGORIES4 ,I ACTUALLY SP5D F> MORE TIME DEF5D+ WILDNESS ?AN 0CIVILIZATION01 BECAUSE IT IS F> MORE ?REAT5$4 ,I YE>N = ! RE-APPE>ANCE ( ,NATURE \T ( ,CULTURE -- BUT NOT = ! ]ADICATION ( ALL SYMBOLIC M$IATION4 ,! WORD 0*OICE0 HAS BE5 SO DEVALU$ LATELY4 ,LET'S SAY ,I'D PREF] A WORLD ( 9DET]M9ACY1 ( RI* AMBIGUITY1 ( COMPLEX IMPURITIES4 ,MY CRITICS1 APP>5TLY1 DO NOT4 ,I F9D MU* TO ADMIRE & DESIRE 9 BO? !IR MODELS1 BUT CAN'T = EV5 A MOM5T BELIEVE 9 EI!R ( !M AS TOTALITIES4 ,!IR FUTURITY OR ES*ATOLOGY BORES ME1 UNLESS ,I CAN MIX IT 9TO ! /EW ( ! ,T,A,Z -- OR USE IT TO MAGIC ! ,T,A,Z 9TO ACTIVE EXI/5CE -- TO TEASE ! ,T,A,Z 9TO ACTION4 ,! ,T,A,Z IS 0BROAD-M9D$0 5\< TO 5T]TA9 MORE ?AN TWO1 OR EV5 SIX1 IMPOSSIBLE IDEAS 0BE=E BREAKFA/04 ,! ,T,A,Z IS ALWAYS 0BIGG]0 ?AN ! M]E IDEAS :I* 9SPIRE IT4 ,EV5 AT ITS SMALLE/ & MO/ 9TIMATE ! ,T,A,Z 5GLOBES ALL 0TOTALITIES01 & PACKS !M 9TO ! SAME KALEIDOSCOPE CONCEPTUAL SPACE1 ! 0IMAG9AL WORLD0 :I* IS ALWAYS SO CLOSELY RELAT$ TO ! ,T,A,Z1 & :I* BURNS ) ! SAME FIRE4 ,MY BRA9 MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RECONCILE ! WILD]NESS & CYB]SPACE1 BUT ! ,T,A,Z CAN DO SO -- 9 FACT1 HAS ALREADY DONE SO4 ,& YET ! ,T,A,Z IS NO TOTALITY1 BUT M]ELY A LEAKY SIEVE -- :I*1 9 ! FAIRY TALE1 CAN C>RY MILK OR EV5 BECOME A BOAT4 ,= ! ,T,A,Z1 TE*NOLOGY IS LIKE ?AT PAP] FAN 9 ! ,Z5 /ORY1 :I* FIR/ BECOMES A 0FAN01 !N A DEVICE = SCOOP+ CAKE1 & F9ALLY A SIL5T BREEZE4 

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