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,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

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,! RAPIDLY M\NT+ TOLL ( MOD]N LIFE IS WORSE ?AN WE C\LD HAVE IMAG9$4 ,A METAMORPHOSIS RU%ES ONW>D1 *ANG+ ! TEXTURE ( LIV+1 ! :OLE FEEL ( ?+S4 ,9 ! NOT-SO-DI/ANT PA/ ?IS WAS /ILL ONLY A P>TIAL MODIFICATION2 N[ ! ,MA*9E CONV]GES ON US1 P5ETRAT+ MORE & MORE TO ! CORE ( \R LIVES1 PROMIS+ NO ESCAPE FROM ITS LOGIC4 

,! ONLY /ABLE CONT9UITY HAS BE5 ?AT ( ! BODY1 & ?AT HAS BECOME VULN]ABLE 9 UNPREC$5T$ WAYS4 ,WE N[ 9HABIT A CULTURE1 ACCORD+ TO ,FUR$I 7#a#i#i#g71 ( HI< ANXIETY ?AT BORD]S ON A /ATE ( \TRI<T PANIC4 ,PO/MOD]N DISC\RSE SUPPRESSES >TICULATIONS ( SUFF]+1 A FACET ( ITS ACCOMMODATION TO ! 9EVITABILITY ( FUR!R1 SY/EMATIC DESOLATION4 ,! PROM95CE ( *RONIC DEG5]ATIVE DISEASES MAKES A *ILL+ P>ALLEL ) ! P]MAN5T ]OSION ( ALL ?AT IS HEAL?Y & LIFE-AFFIRM+ 9SIDE 9DU/RIAL CULTURE4 ,?AT IS1 MAYBE ! DISEASE CAN BE SL[$ A BIT 9 ITS PROGRESSION1 BUT NO OV]ALL CURE IS IMAG9ABLE 9 ?IS CONTEXT -- :I* CREAT$ ! CONDITION 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 

,AS MU* AS WE YE>N = COMMUNITY1 IT IS ALL BUT DEAD4 ,MC,PH]SON1 ,SMI?-,LOV9 & ,BRA%E>S 7,AM]ICAN ,SOCIOLOGICAL ,REVIEW #b#f7 TELL US ?AT #ai YE>S AGO1 ! TYPICAL ,AM]ICAN HAD ?REE CLOSE FRI5DS2 N[ ! NUMB] IS TWO4 ,!IR NATIONAL /UDY ALSO REVEALS ?AT OV] ?IS P]IOD ( TIME1 ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE )\T ONE FRI5D OR CONFIDANT HAS TRIPL$4 ,C5SUS FIGURES %[ A CORRESPOND+LY %>P RISE 9 S+LE-P]SON H\SEHOLDS1 AS ! TE*NOCULTURE -- ) ITS VAUNT$ 0CONNECTIVITY0 -- GR[S /EADILY MORE ISOLAT+1 LONELY & EMPTY4 

,9 ,JAPAN 0PEOPLE SIMPLY >5'T HAV+ SEX0 7,KITAMURA #b#f7 & ! SUICIDE RATE HAS BE5 RIS+ RAPIDLY4 ,HIKIKIMORI1 OR SELF-ISOLATION1 F9DS OV] A MILLION Y\NG PEOPLE /AY+ 9 !IR ROOMS = YE>S4 ,:]E ! TE*NOCULTURE IS MO/ DEVELOP$1 LEVELS ( /RESS1 DEPRESSION & ANXIETY >E HI<E/4 

,QUE/IONS & IDEAS CAN ONLY BECOME CURR5TS 9 ! WORLD 9S(> AS REALITY1 EXT]NAL & 9T]NAL1 MAKES ?AT POSSIBLE4 ,\R PRES5T /ATE1 DEVOLV+ T[>D CATA/ROPHE1 DISPLAYS A REALITY 9 UNMI/AKABLE T]MS4 ,WE >E B\ND = A HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWE5 URG5T NEW QUE/IONS & A TOTALITY -- GLOBAL CIVILIZATION -- ?AT CAN PROVIDE NO ANSW]S4 ,A WORLD ?AT (F]S NO FUTURE1 BUT %[S NO SIGNS ( ADMITT+ ?IS FACT1 IMP]ILS ITS [N FUTURE ALONG ) ! LIFE1 HEAL?1 & FRE$OM ( ALL BE+S ON ! PLANET4 ,CIVILIZATION'S RUL]S HAVE ALWAYS SQU&]$ :ATEV] REMOTE *ANCES !Y HAD TO PREP>E = ! 5D ( LIFE AS !Y KN[ IT1 BY *OOS+ TO RIDE ! CRE/ ( DOM9ATION1 9 ALL ITS =MS4 

,IT HAS BECOME CLE> TO SOME ?AT ! DEP? ( ! EXP&+ CRISIS1 :I* IS AS MASSIVELY DEHUMANIZ+ AS IT IS ECOCIDAL1 /EMS FROM ! C>D9AL 9/ITUTIONS ( CIVILIZATION ITSELF4 ,! DISCR$IT$ PROMISES ( ,5LI<T5M5T & MOD]NITY REPRES5T ! P9NACLE ( ! GRAVE MI/AKE KN[N AS CIVILIZATION4 ,!RE IS NO PROSPECT ?AT ?IS ,ORD] WILL R5\NCE ?AT :I* HAS DEF9$ & MA9TA9$ IT1 & APP>5TLY LITTLE LIKELIHOOD ?AT ITS V>I\S IDEOLOGICAL SUPPORT]S CAN FACE ! FACTS4 ,IF CIVILIZATION'S COLLAPSE HAS ALREADY BEGUN1 A PROCESS N[ UN(FICIALLY BUT WIDELY ASSUM$1 !RE MAY BE GR\NDS = A WIDESPREAD REFUSAL OR AB&ONM5T ( ! REIGN+ TOTALITY4 ,9DE$1 ITS RIGIDITY & D5IAL MAY BE SETT+ ! /AGE = A CULTURAL %IFT ON AN UNPREC$5T$ SCALE1 :I* C\LD UNFOLD RAPIDLY4 

,( C\RSE1 A P>ADIGM %IFT AWAY FROM ?IS 5TR5*$1 BUT VULN]ABLE & FATALLY FLAW$ SY/EM IS F> FROM UNAVOIDABLE4 ,! O!R MA9 POSSIBILITY IS ?AT TOO MANY PEOPLE1 = ! USUAL REASONS 7FE>1 9]TIA1 MANUFACTUR$ 9CAPACITY1 ETC47 WILL PASSIVELY ACCEPT REALITY AS IT IS1 UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE TO DO ANY?+ BUT TRY TO DEAL ) COLLAPSE4 ,IT'S NOTEWOR?Y ?AT A GR[+ AW>5ESS ?AT ?+S >E GO+ WRONG1 H[EV] 9*OATE & 9DIVIDUALIZ$1 IS FUEL$ BY A DEEP1 VISC]AL UNEASE & 9 MANY CASES1 ACUTE SUFF]+4 ,?IS IS :]E OPPORTUNITY RESIDES4 ,FROM ?IS NEW P]SPECTIVE ?AT IS C]TA9LY GR[+1 WE F9D ! WORK ( CONFRONT+ :AT FACES US AS A SPECIES1 & REMOV+ ! B>RI]S TO PLANET>Y SURVIVAL4 ,! TIME HAS COME = A :OLESALE 9DICTM5T ( CIVILIZATION & MASS SOCIETY4 ,IT IS AT LEA/ POSSIBLE ?AT1 9 V>I\S MODES1 SU* A JUDGM5T CAN UNDO ! DEA?-MA*9E BE=E DE/RUCTION & DOME/ICATION 9UNDATE EV]Y?+4 

,AL?\< :AT'S GONE BE=E HELPS US UND]/& \R CURR5T PLI<T1 WE N[ LIVE 9 OBVI\S SUBJECTION1 ON A PLA9LY GREAT] SCALE ?AN H]ET(ORE4 ,! 5VELOP+ TE*NO-WORLD ?AT IS SPREAD+ SO RAPIDLY SUGGE/S MOVEM5T T[>D EV5 DEEP] CONTROL ( EV]Y ASPECT ( \R LIVES4 ,ADORNO'S ASSESSM5T 9 ! #a#i#fS IS PROV+ VALID TODAY3 0,EV5TUALLY ! SY/EM WILL REA* A PO9T -- ! WORD ?AT PROVIDES ! SOCIAL CUE IS '9TEGRATION' -- :]E ! UNIV]SAL DEP5D5CE ( ALL MOM5TS ON ALL O!R MOM5TS MAKES ! TALK ( CAUSALITY OBSOLETE4 ,IT IS IDLE TO SE>* = :AT MI<T HAVE BE5 A CAUSE )9 A MONOLI?IC SOCIETY4 ,ONLY ?AT SOCIETY ITSELF REMA9S ! CAUSE40 7,NEGATIVE ,DIALECTICS1 P4 #b#f#g74 

,A TOTALITY ?AT ABSORBS EV]Y 0ALT]NATIVE0 & SEEMS IRREV]SIBLE4 ,TOTALIT>IAN4 ,IT IS ITS [N JU/IFICATION & IDEOLOGY4 ,\R REFUSAL1 \R CALL TO DISMANTLE ALL ?IS1 IS MET ) FEW] & FEW] C\NT]VAIL+ PROTE/S OR >GUM5TS4 ,! BOTTOM-L9E RESPONSE IS MORE ALONG ! L9ES ( 0,YES1 Y\R VISION IS GOOD1 TRUE1 VALID2 BUT ?IS REALITY WILL NEV] GO AWAY40 

,NONE ( ! SUPPOS$ VICTORIES OV] 9HUMANITY HAVE MADE ! WORLD SAF]1 NOT EV5 JU/ = \R [N SPECIES4 ,ALL ! REVOLUTIONS HAVE ONLY TI<T5$ ! HOLD ( DOM9ATION1 BY UPDAT+ IT4 ,DESPITE ! RISE & FALL ( V>I\S POLITICAL P]SUASIONS1 IT IS ALWAYS PRODUCTION ?AT HAS WON2 TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EMS NEV] RETREAT1 !Y ONLY ADVANCE4 ,WE HAVE BE5 FREE OR AUTONOM\S 9S(> AS ! ,MA*9E REQUIRES = ITS FUNCTION+4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! USUAL IDIOTIC JUDGM5TS CONT9UE4 0,WE %\LD BE FREE TO USE SPECIFIC TE*NOLOGIES AS TOOLS )\T ADOPT+ TE*NOLOGY AS LIFE/YLE40 7,VALOVIC #b74 0,! WORLDS CREAT$ ?R\< DIGITAL TE*NOLOGY >E REAL TO ! EXT5T ?AT WE *OOSE TO PLAY !IR GAMES40 7,D[NS #b#e74 

,ALONG ) ! *OKEHOLD ( P[]1 & SOME L+]+ ILLUSIONS AB\T H[ MOD]NITY WORKS1 ! ,MA*9E IS FAC$ ) WORS5+ PROSPECTS4 ,IT IS A /RIK+ FACT ?AT ?OSE :O MANAGE ! DOM9ANT ORGANIZATION ( LIFE NO LONG] EV5 ATTEMPT ANSW]S OR POSITIVE PROJECTIONS4 ,! MO/ PRESS+ 0ISSUES0 7E4G4 ,GLOBAL ,W>M+7 >E SIMPLY IGNOR$1 & PROPAG&A AB\T ,COMMUNITY 7! M>KET PLUS ISOLATION71 ,FRE$OM 7TOTAL SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY71 ! ,AM]ICAN ,DREAM 767 IS SO FALSE ?AT IT CANNOT BE EXPECT$ TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY4 

,AS ,SAHL9S PO9T$ \T 7#a#i#g#g71 ! MORE COMPLEX SOCIETIES BECOME1 ! LESS !Y >E ABLE TO COPE ) *ALL5GES4 ,! C5TRAL CONC]N ( ANY /ATE IS TO PRES]VE PR$ICTABILITY2 AS ?IS CAPACITY VISIBLY FAILS1 SO DO ?AT /ATE'S *ANCES ( SURVIVAL4 ,:5 ! PROMISE ( SECURITY WANES1 SO DOES ! LA/ REAL SUPPORT4 ,MANY /UDIES HAVE CONCLUD$ ?AT V>I\S ECOSY/EMS >E MORE LIKELY TO SUFF] SUDD5 CATA/ROPHIC COLLAPSE1 RA!R ?AN UND]GO /EADY1 PR$ICTABLE DEGRADATION4 ,! ME*ANISMS ( RULE JU/ MI<T BE SUBJECT TO A P>ALLEL DEVELOPM5T4 

,9 E>LI] TIMES !RE WAS ROOM TO MANEUV]4 ,CIVILIZATION'S =W>D MOVEM5T WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY A SAFETY VALVE3 ! FRONTI]4 ,L>GE-SCALE EXPANSION ( ! ,HOLY ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE EA/W>D DUR+ ! #a#b?-#a#d? C5TURIES1 ! 9VASION ( ! ,NEW ,WORLD AFT] #a#e1 ! ,WE/W>D MOVEM5T 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA ?R\< ! 5D ( ! #a#i? C5TURY4 ,BUT ! SY/EM BECOMES 0MORTGAG$ TO /RUCTURES ACCUMULAT$ ALONG ! WAY0 7,SAHL9S AGA974 ,WE >E HO/AGES1 & SO IS ! :OLE HI]>*ICAL 5SEMBLE4 ,! :OLE SY/EM IS BUSY1 ALWAYS 9 FLUX2 TRANSACTIONS TAKE PLACE AT AN EV]-ACCEL]AT+ RATE4 ,WE HAVE REA*$ ! /AGE :]E ! /RUCTURE RELIES ALMO/ :OLLY ON ! CO-OPTATION ( =CES ?AT >E MORE OR LESS \TSIDE ITS CONTROL4 ,A PRIME EXAMPLE IS ! ACTUAL ASSI/ANCE GIV5 BY LEFTI/ REGIMES 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA4 ,! ISSUE IS NOT SO MU* ?AT ( ! \TCOME ( NEO-LIB]AL ECONOMICS1 BUT ( ! SUCCESS ( ! LEFT 9 P[] AT FUR!R+ SELF-MANAG$ CAPITAL1 & CO-OPT+ 9DIG5\S RESI/ANCE 9TO ITS ORBIT4 

,BUT !SE TACTICS DO NOT \TWEI< ! FACT ( AN OV]ALL 9N] RIGIDITY ?AT PUTS ! FUTURE ( TE*NO-CAPITAL AT GRAVE RISK4 ,! NAME ( ! CRISIS IS MOD]NITY ITSELF1 ITS CONT+5T1 CUMULATIVE WEI<T4 ,ANY REGIME TODAY IS 9 A SITUATION :]E EV]Y 0SOLUTION0 ONLY DEEP5S ! 5GULF+ PROBLEMS4 ,MORE TE*NOLOGY & MORE CO]CIVE =CE >E ! ONLY RES\RCES TO FALL BACK ON4 ,! 0D>K SIDE0 ( PROGRESS /&S REVEAL$ AS ! DEF9ITIVE FACE ( MOD]N TIMES4 

,!ORI/S SU* AS ,GIDD5S & ,BECK ADMIT ?AT ! \T] LIMITS ( MOD]NITY HAVE BE5 REA*$1 SO ?AT DISA/] IS N[ ! LAT5T *>ACT]I/IC ( SOCIETY4 ,& YET !Y HOLD \T HOPE1 )\T PR$ICAT+ BASIC *ANGE1 ?AT ALL WILL BE WELL4 ,BECK1 = 9/ANCE1 CALLS = A DEMOCRATIZATION ( 9DU/RIALISM & TE*NOLOGICAL *ANGE -- C>EFULLY AVOID+ ! QUE/ION ( :Y ?IS HAS NEV] HAPP5$4 

,!RE IS NO RECONCILIATION1 NO HAPPY 5D+ )9 ?IS TOTALITY1 & IT IS TRANSP>5TLY FALSE TO CLAIM O!RWISE4 ,HI/ORY SEEMS TO HAVE LIQUIDAT$ ! POSSIBILITY ( R$EMPTION2 ITS V]Y C\RSE UNDOES :AT HAS BE5 PASS+ AS CRITICAL ?\<T4 ,! LESSON IS TO NOTICE H[ MU* MU/ *ANGE TO E/ABLI% A NEW & G5U9ELY VIABLE DIRECTION4 ,!RE NEV] WAS A MOM5T ( *OOS+2 ! FIELD OR GR\ND ( LIFE %IFTS IMP]CEPTIBLY 9 A MULTITUDE ( WAYS1 )\T DRAMA1 BUT TO VA/ EFFECT4 ,IF ! SOLUTION W]E S\<T 9 TE*NOLOGY1 ?AT W\LD ( C\RSE ONLY RE9=CE ! RULE ( MOD]N DOM9ATION2 ?IS IS A MAJOR P>T ( ! *ALL5GE ?AT CONFRONTS US4 

,MOD]NITY HAS R$UC$ ! SCOPE ALL[$ = E?ICAL ACTION1 CUTT+ (F ITS POT5TIALLY EFFECTIVE \TLETS4 ,BUT REALITY1 =C+ ITSELF UPON US AS ! CRISIS M\NTS1 IS BECOM+ PROXIMAL & 9SI/5T ONCE AGA94 ,?9K+ GNAWS AWAY AT EV]Y?+1 BECAUSE ?IS SITUATION CORRODES EV]Y?+ WE HAVE WANT$4 ,WE REALIZE ?AT IT IS UP TO US4 ,EV5 ! LIKELIHOOD ( A COLLAPSE ( ! GLOBAL TE*NO-/RUCTURE %\LD NOT LURE US AWAY FROM ACKN[L$GM5T ( \R DECISIVE POT5TIAL ROLES1 \R RESPONSIBILITY TO /OP ! 5G9E ( DE/RUCTION4 ,PASSIVITY1 LIKE A DEFEAT$ ATTITUDE1 WILL NOT BR+ =? DELIV]ANCE4 

,WE >E ALL W\ND$1 & P>ADOXICALLY1 ?IS E/RANGEM5T BECOMES ! BASIS = COMMUNALITY4 ,A GA!R+ ( ! TRAUMATIZ$ MAY BE =M+1 A SPIRITUAL K9%IP DEM&+ RECOV]Y4 ,BECAUSE WE CAN /ILL FEEL ACUTELY1 \R RUL]S CAN RE/ NO MORE EASILY ?AN WE DO4 ,\R DEEP NE$ = HEAL+ MEANS ?AT AN OV]?R[ MU/ TAKE PLACE4 ,?AT ALONE W\LD CON/ITUTE HEAL+4 ,?+S 0JU/ GO ON01 CREAT+ ! CATA/ROPHE ON EV]Y LEVEL4 ,PEOPLE >E FIGUR+ IT \T3 ?AT ?+S JU/ GO ON IS1 9 FACT1 ! CATA/ROPHE4 

,MELISSA ,HOLBROOK ,PI]SON 7,! ,PLACE ,Y\ ,LOVE IS ,GONE #b#f7 EXPRESS$ IT ?IS WAY3 0,SUDD5LY N[ IT HITS1 BIZ>RELY EASY TO GRASP4 ,WE >E 9EXORABLY HEAD+ = ! ,BIG ,GOODBYE4 ,IT'S (FICIAL6 ,! UN?9KABLE IS READY TO BE ?\<T4 ,IT IS F9ALLY 9 SI<T1 AFT] ALL ( HUMAN HI/ORY BEH9D US4 ,9 ! PIT ( :AT IS LEFT ( Y\R MIS]ABLE S\L Y\ FEEL IT COM+1 ! DEF9ITIVE LOSS ( HOME1 BIGG] ?AN ! CAUSE ( ONE P]SON'S TE>S4 ,Y\RS & M9E1 ! PRIVATE SOB1 WILL BE JO9$ BY A MASS CRY+4440 

,MIS]Y4 ,IMMIS]ATION4 ,TIME TO GET BACK TO :]E WE HAVE NEV] QUITE GIV5 UP WANT+ TO BE4 0,/RET*$ & /RET*$ AGA9 TO ! ELA/IC LIMIT AT :I* IT WILL BE> NO MORE10 9 ,SP5GL]'S PHRASE4 

,5LI<T5M5T ?\<T1 ALONG ) ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION1 BEGAN 9 LATE #a#h? C5TURY ,EUROPE1 9AUGURAT+ MOD]NITY4 ,WE W]E PROMIS$ FRE$OM BAS$ ON CONSCI\S CONTROL OV] \R DE/9Y4 ,BUT ,5LI<T5M5T CLAIMS HAVE NOT BE5 REALIZ$1 & ! :OLE PROJECT HAS TURN$ \T TO BE SELF-DEFEAT+4 ,F\NDATIONAL ELEM5TS 9CLUD+ REASON1 UNIV]SAL RI<TS & ! LAWS ( SCI5CE W]E CONSCI\SLY DESIGN$ TO JETTISON PRE-SCI5TIFIC1 MY/ICAL SORTS ( KN[L$GE4 ,DIV]SE1 COMMUNALLY SU/A9$ LIFEWAYS W]E SACRIFIC$ 9 ! NAME ( A UNIT>Y & UNI=M1 LAW-5=C$ PATT]N ( LIV+4 ,KANT'S EMPHASIS ON FRE$OM ?R\< MORAL ACTION IS ROOT$ 9 ?IS CONTEXT1 ALONG ) ! ,FR5* 5CYCLOP$I/S' PROGRAM TO REPLACE TRADITIONAL CRAFTS ) MORE UP-TO-DATE TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EMS4 ,KANT1 BY ! WAY1 = :OM PROP]TY WAS SANCTIFI$ BY NO LESS ?AN HIS CATEGORICAL IMP]ATIVE1 FAVORABLY COMP>$ ! MOD]N UNIV]SITY TO AN 9DU/RIAL MA*9E & ITS PRODUCTS4 

,V>I\S ,5LI<T5M5T FIGURES DEBAT$ ! PROS & CONS ( EM]G+ MOD]N DEVELOPM5TS1 & !SE FEW WORDS OBVI\SLY CANNOT DO JU/ICE TO ! TOPIC ( ,5LI<T5M5T4 ,H[EV]1 IT MAY BE FRUITFUL TO KEEP ?IS IMPORTANT HI/ORICAL CONJUNCTION 9 M9D3 ! NE>LY SIMULTANE\S BIR?S ( MOD]N PROGRESSIVE ?\<T & MASS PRODUCTION4 ,APT 9 ?IS REG>D IS ! P]SPECTIVE ( ,M9 ,L9 7#b#a73 0,CONCEAL+ ! SOCIAL ORIG9 ( COGNITIVE DISC\RSES & ! IDEA ( C]TA9TY IS ! 9N] REQUIREM5T ( MOD]N ,WE/]N IDEOLOGY 9 ORD] TO JU/IFY OR LEGITIMATE ITS POSITION BY UNIV]SALIZ+ ITS 9TELLECTUAL BASIS & CREAT+ A NEW SACR$ QUASI-TRANSC5DANCE40 

,MOD]NITY IS ALWAYS TRY+ TO GO BEYOND ITSELF TO A DIFF]5T /ATE1 LUR*+ =W>D AS IF TO RECOV] ! EQUILIBRIUM LO/ SO LONG AGO4 ,IT IS B5T ON *ANG+ ! FUTURE -- EV5 ITS [N -- 

,) MOD]NITY'S /RESS ON FRE$OM1 MOD]N 5LI<T5$ 9/ITUTIONS HAVE 9 FACT SUCCE$$ 9 NO?+ SO MU* AS CON=MITY4 ,LYOT>D 7#a#i#i#a7 SUMM$ UP ! OV]ALL \TCOME3 0,A NEW B>B>ISM1 ILLIT]ACY & IMPOV]I%M5T ( LANGUAGE1 NEW POV]TY1 M]CILESS REMODEL+ ( OP9ION BY M$IA1 IMMIS]ATION ( ! M9D1 OBSOLESC5CE ( ! S\L40 ,MASSIFI$1 /&>DIZ+ MODES1 9 EV]Y >EA ( LIFE1 REL5TLESSLY RE5ACT ! ACTUAL CONTROL PROGRAM ( MOD]NITY4 

0,CAPITALISM DID NOT CREATE \R WORLD2 ! MA*9E DID4 ,PA9/AK+ /UDIES DESIGN$ TO PROVE ! CONTR>Y HAVE BURI$ ! OBVI\S B5EA? TONS ( PR9T40 7,ELLUL #a#i#f#d74 ,:I* IS NOT 9 ANY WAY TO D5Y ! C5TRALITY ( CLASS RULE1 BUT TO REM9D US ?AT DIVID$ SOCIETY BEGAN ) DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,! DIVID$ SELF L$ DIRECTLY TO DIVID$ SOCIETY4 ,! DIVISION ( LABOR IS ! LABOR ( DIVISION4 ,UND]/&+ :AT *>ACT]IZES MOD]N LIFE CAN NEV] BE F> FROM ! EF=T TO UND]/& TE*NOLOGY'S ROLE 9 \R EV]YDAY LIVES1 JU/ AS IT ALWAYS HAS BE54 ,LYOT>D 7#a#i#i#a7 JUDG$ ?AT 0TE*NOLOGY WASN'T 9V5T$ BY HUMANS4 ,RA!R ! O!R WAY >\ND4 

,GOE!'S ,FAU/1 ! FIR/ TRAG$Y AB\T 9DU/RIAL DEVELOPM5T1 DEPICT$ ITS DEEPE/ HORRORS AS /EMM+ FROM HONORABLE AIMS4 ,! SUP]HUMAN DEVELOP] ,FAU/ P>TAKES ( A DRIVE 5DEMIC TO MOD]NIZATION1 ONE :I* IS ?REAT5$ BY ANY TRACE ( O!RNESS_/DIFF]5CE 9 ITS TOTALIZ+ MOVEM5T4 

,WE FUNCTION 9 AN EV] MORE HOMOG5E\S FIELD1 A GR\ND ALWAYS UND]GO+ FUR!R UNI=MITIZATION TO PROMOTE A S+LE1 GLOBALIZ$ TE*NO-GRID4 ,YET IT IS POSSIBLE TO AVOID ?IS CONCLUSION BY KEEP+ ONE'S FOCUS ON ! SURFACE1 ON :AT IS P]MITT$ TO EXI/ ON ! M>G9S4 ,?US SOME SEE ,9DYM$IA AS A CRUCIAL TRIUMPH ( DEC5TRALIZATION1 & FREE S(TW>E AS A RADICAL DEM&4 ,?IS ATTITUDE IGNORES ! 9DU/RIAL BASIS ( EV]Y HI< TE* DEVELOPM5T & USAGE4 ,ALL ! 0WONDR\S TOOLS10 9CLUD+ ! UBIQUIT\S & V]Y TOXIC CELL PHONE1 >E MORE RELAT$ TO ECO-DISA/R\S 9DU/RIALIZATION 9 ,*9A & ,9DIA1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AN TO ! CLEAN1 SLICK PAGES ( ,WIR$ MAGAZ9E4 ,! SALVATIONI/ CLAIMS ( ,WIR$ >E 9CR$IBLE 9 !IR DISCONNECT$1 9FANTILE FANTASIES4 ,ITS ADH]5TS CAN ONLY MA9TA9 SU* GIGANTIC DELUSIONS BY MEANS ( DELIB]ATE BL9DNESS NOT ONLY TO TE*NOLOGY'S SY/EMATIC DE/RUCTION ( NATURE1 BUT TO ! GLOBAL HUMAN CO/ 9VOLV$3 LIVES FILL$ ) TOXICITY1 DRUDG]Y1 & 9DU/RIAL ACCID5TS4 

,N[ !RE >E NASC5T PROTE/ PH5OM5A AGA9/ ! ALL-5COMPASS+ UNIV]SAL SY/EM1 SU* AS 0SL[ FOOD10 0SL[ CITIES10 0SL[ ROADS04 ,PEOPLE W\LD PREF] ?AT ! JUGG]NAUT GIVE PAUSE & NOT DEV\R ! TEXTURE ( LIFE4 ,BUT ACTUAL DEGRADATION IS PICK+ UP SPE$1 9 ITS DEWORLD+1 DISEMB$D+ C\RSE4 ,ONLY A RADICAL BREAK WILL IMP$E ITS TRAJECTORY4 ,MORE MISSILES & MORE NUKES 9 MORE C\NTRIES IS OBVI\SLY ANO!R P>T ( ! G5]AL MOVEM5T ( ! TE*NOLOGICAL IMP]ATIVE4 ,! SPECT] ( MASS DEA? IS ! CR[N+ A*IEVEM5T1 ! CONDITION ( MOD]NITY1 :ILE ! PO/HUMAN IS ! COM+ TE*NO-CONDITION ( ! SUBJECT4 ,WE >E ! VEHICLE ( ! ,MEGAMA*9E1 NOT ITS B5EFICI>Y1 HELD HO/AGE TO ITS EV]Y NEW LEAP =W>D4 ,! TE*NOHUMAN CONDITION LOOMS1 9DE$4 ,NO?+ CAN *ANGE UNTIL ! TE*NOLOGICAL BASIS IS *ANG$1 IS ]AS$4 

,\R CONDITION IS RE9=C$ BY ?OSE :O 9SI/ -- 9 CLASSIC PO/MOD]N FA%ION -- ?AT NATURE_/CULTURE IS A FALSE B9>ISM4 ,! NATURAL WORLD IS EVACUAT$1 PAV$ OV]1 TO ! /RA9S ( ! SURR5D]-LOGIC ?AT NATURE HAS ALWAYS BE5 CULTURAL1 ALWAYS AVAILABLE = SUBJUGATION4 ,KO]T VAN ,M5SVOORT'S 0,EXPLOR+ ,NEXT ,NATURE0 7#b#e7 EXPOSES ! DOM9ATION ( NATURE LOGIC1 SO POPUL> 9 SOME QU>T]S3 0,\R NEXT NATURE WILL CONSI/ ( :AT US$ TO BE CULTURAL40 ,BYE-BYE1 NON-5G9E]$ REALITY4 ,AFT] ALL1 HE BLI!LY PROCLAIMS1 NATURE *ANGES ) US4 

,?IS IS ! LOSS ( ! CONCEPT ( NATURE ALTOGE!R -- & NOT JU/ ! CONCEPT6 ,BUT ! SIGN 0NATURE0 C]TA9LY 5JOYS POPUL>ITY1 AS ! SUB/ANCE IS DE/ROY$3 0EXOTIC0 ?IRD WORLD CULTURAL PRODUCTS1 NATURAL +R$I5TS 9 FOOD1 ETC4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! NATURE ( EXP]I5CE IS L9K$ TO ! EXP]I5CE ( NATURE4 ,:5 ! LATT] IS R$UC$ TO AN 9SUB/ANTIAL PRES5CE1 ! =M] IS DISFIGUR$4 ,PAUL ,B]KETT 7#b#f7 CITES ,M>X & ,5GELS TO ! EFFECT ?AT ) COMMUNISM PEOPLE WILL 0NOT ONLY FEEL BUT ALSO KN[ !IR ON5ESS ) NATURE10 ?AT COMMUNISM IS 0! UNITY ( BE+ ( MAN ) NATURE40 ,9DU/RIAL-TE*NOLOGICAL OV]COM+ AS ITS OPPOSITE -- :AT BLATANT PRODUCTIONI/ RUBBI%4 ,LEAV+ ASIDE ! COMMUNISM ORI5TATION1 H[EV]1 H[ MU* ( TODAY'S ,LEFT DISAGREES ) ! M>XIAN ODE TO MASS PRODUCTION8 

,A NEGLECT$ 9SI<T 9 ,FREUD'S ,CIVILIZATION & ITS ,DISCONT5TS IS ! SUGGE/ION ?AT A DEEP1 UNCONSCI\S 0S5SE ( GUILT PRODUC$ BY CIVILIZATION0 CAUSES A GR[+ MALAISE & DISSATISFACTION4 ,ADORNO 7#a#i#f#f7 SAW ?AT RELEVANT TO 0! CATA/ROPHE ?AT IMP5DS IS ! SUPPOSITION ( AN IRRATIONAL CATA/ROPHE 9 ! BEG9N+4 ,TODAY ! ?W>T$ POSSIBILITY ( SOME?+ O!R HAS %RUNK TO ?AT ( AV]T+ CATA/ROPHE 9 SPITE ( EV]Y?+40 

,! ORIG9AL1 QUALITATIVE1 UTT] FAILURE = LIFE ON ?IS PLANET WAS ! SETT+ 9 MOTION ( CIVILIZATION4 ,5LI<T5M5T -- LIKE ! ,AXIAL ,AGE WORLD RELIGIONS #b YE>S BE=E -- SUPPLI$ TRANSC5D5CE = ! NEXT LEVEL ( DOM9ATION1 AN 9DISP5SABLE SUPPORT = 9DU/RIAL MOD]NITY4 ,BUT :]E W\LD ONE N[ F9D ! S\RCE ( A TRANSC5D+1 JU/IFY+ FRAMEWORK = NEW LEVELS ( RAPACI\S DEVELOPM5T8 ,:AT NEW REALM ( IDEAS & VALUES CAN BE CONJUR$ UP TO VALIDATE ! ALL-5COMPASS+ RU9 ( LATE MOD]NITY8 ,!RE IS NONE4 ,ONLY ! SY/EM'S [N 9]TIA2 NO ANSW]S1 & NO FUTURE4 

,MEAN:ILE \R CONTEXT IS ?AT ( A SOCIABILITY ( UNC]TA9TY4 ,! MOOR+S ( DAY-TO-DAY /ABILITY >E BE+ UNFA/5$1 AS ! SY/EM BEG9S TO %[ MULTIPLE WEAKNESSES4 ,:5 IT CAN NO LONG] GU>ANTEE SECURITY1 ITS 5D IS NE>4 

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