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,ADAPT$ FROM ,GEORGE ,ORWELL'S ,HOMAGE TO ,CATATONIA4 

,DOES Y\R FA!R DRIFT FROM ONE HOBBY TO ANO!R1 FRUITLESSLY SEEK+ A MEAN+FUL WAY TO SP5D ! LITTLE 0LEISURE TIME0 HE GETS (F FROM WORK8 ,DOES Y\R MO!R 5DLESSLY R$ECORATE ! H\SE1 GO+ FROM ONE ROOM TO ! NEXT UNTIL %E CAN />T OV] AT ! BEG9N+ AGA98 ,DO Y\ AGONIZE CON/ANTLY OV] Y\R FUTURE1 AS IF !RE WAS SOME K9D ( TRACK LAID \T AHEAD Y\--& ! WORLD W\LD 5D IF Y\ TURN$ (F ( IT8 ,IF ! ANSW] TO !SE QUE/IONS IS YES1 IT S\NDS LIKE Y\'RE 9 ! CLUT*ES ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 ! LA/ B>B>IANS ON E>?4 

,! ,M>TIAL ,LAW ( ,PUBLIC ,OP9ION 

,PUBLIC OP9ION IS AN ABSOLUTE VALUE TO ! B\RGEOIS MAN & WOMAN BECAUSE !Y KN[ !Y >E LIV+ 9 A H]D3 A H]D ( SC>$ ANIMALS1 ?AT WILL TURN ON ANYONE IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE AS ITS [N4 ,!Y %IV] 9 FE> AS !Y POND] :AT 0! NEI<BORS0 WILL ?9K ( !IR SON'S NEW HAIR/YLE4 ,!Y PLOT WAYS TO SEEM EV5 MORE NORMAL ?AN !IR FRI5DS & C[ORK]S4 ,!Y DON'T D>E FAIL TO TURN ON !IR LAWN SPR9KL]S OR DRESS APPROPRIATELY = 0CASUAL ,FRIDAYS0 AT ! (FICE4 ,ANY?+ ?AT C\LD DRAG !M \T ( !IR R\T9ES IS VIEW$ AS SUSPECT AT BE/4 ,LOVE & LU/ >E BO? DISEASES1 POSSIBLY FATAL1 AS >E ALL ! O!R PASSIONS ?AT C\LD DRIVE ONE TO DO ?+S ?AT W\LD RESULT 9 EXPULSION FROM ! FLOCK4 ,KEEP !M QU>ANT9$ TO SECRET AFFAIRS & TE5AGE DATES1 TO NI<T CLUBS & /RIP CLUBS--= ,GOD'S SAKE1 DON'T CONTAM9ATE ! RE/ ( US4 ,GO WILD :5 0Y\R0 FOOTBALL TEAM W9S A GAME1 DR9K Y\RSELF 9TO OBLIVION :5 ! WEEK5D COMES1 R5T OBSC5E MOVIES IF Y\ HAVE TO1 BUT DON'T Y\ D>E S+ OR RUN OR MAKE LOVE \T H]E4 ,UND] NO CIRCUM/ANCES ADMIT TO FEEL+ ANY?+ ?AT DOESN'T BELONG 9 ! /AFF ROOM OR AT ! D9N] P>TY4 ,UND] NO CONDITIONS ADMIT TO WANT+ ANY?+ MORE OR DIFF]5T ?AN :AT 0EV]YONE ELSE0 WANTS1 :ATEV] & :OEV] ?AT MI<T BE4 

,& ( C\RSE !IR *ILDR5 HAVE LE>N$ ?IS1 TOO4 ,EV5 AFT] ! DEA? MAT*ES ( ! GRADE S*OOL NI<TM>E1 EV5 AMONG ! MO/ REBELLI\S & RADICAL ( ! NONCON=MI/S1 ! SAME RULES >E 9 PLACE3 DON'T CONFUSE ANYBODY AS TO :]E Y\ /&4 ,DON'T USE ! WRONG SIGNIFI]S OR SUBSCRIBE TO ! WRONG CODES4 ,DON'T DANCE :5 Y\'RE SUPPOS$ TO BE POS+1 DON'T SPEAK :5 Y\'RE SUPPOS$ TO BE DANC+1 DON'T MESS ) ! G5RE OR ! MOVES4 ,MAKE SURE Y\ HAVE 5\< MONEY TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! V>I\S RITUALS4 ,TO KEEP Y\R ID5TITY 9TACT1 MAKE IT CLE> :I* SUBCULTURES & /YLES Y\'RE ALIGN$ TO1 :I* B&S & FA%IONS & POLITICS Y\ WANT TO BE ASSOCIAT$ )4 ,Y\ W\LDN'T D>E RISK Y\R ID5TITY1 W\LD Y\8 ,?AT'S Y\R *>ACT] >MOR1 Y\R ONLY PROTECTION AGA9/ C]TA9 DEA? AT ! H&S ( Y\R FRI5DS4 ,)\T AN ID5TITY1 )\T BORD]S TO DEF9E ! $GES ( Y\R SELF1 Y\'D JU/ DISSOLVE 9TO ! VOID444 W\LDN'T Y\8 

,! ,G5]ATION ,GAP 

,! OLD] G5]ATIONS ( ! B\RGEOISIE HAVE NO?+ TO (F] ! Y\NG] ONES BECAUSE !Y HAVE NO?+ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,ALL !IR /&>DS >E HOLL[1 ALL ( !IR RI*ES >E CONSOLATION PRIZES1 NOT ONE ( !IR VALUES CONTA9S ANY REF]5CE TO REAL JOY OR FULFILLM5T4 ,!IR *ILDR5 S5SE ?IS1 & REBEL ACCORD+LY1 :5EV] !Y CAN GET AWAY ) IT4 ,! ONES ?AT DON'T HAVE ALREADY BE5 BEAT5 9TO T]RIFI$ SUBMISSION4 

,SO H[ HAS B\RGEOIS SOCIETY CONT9U$ TO P]PETUATE ITSELF ?R\< SO MANY G5]ATIONS8 ,BY ABSORB+ ?IS REBELLION AS A P>T ( ! NATURAL LIFE CYCLE4 ,BECAUSE EV]Y *ILD REBELS AS SOON AS %E IS OLD 5\< TO HAVE A S5SE ( SELF AT ALL1 ?IS REBELLION IS PRES5T$ AS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ADOLESC5CE--& ?US ! WOMAN :O WANTS TO CONT9UE H] REBELLION 9TO ADUL?OOD IS MADE TO FEEL ?AT %E IS 9SI/+ ON REMA9+ A *ILD =EV]4 ,IT'S WOR? PO9T+ \T ?AT A BRIEF SURVEY ( O!R CULTURES & PEOPLES WILL REVEAL ?AT ?IS 0ADOLESC5T REBELLION0 IS NOT 9EVITABLE OR 0NATURAL40 

,?IS P]PETUAL REBELLION ( ! Y\? ALSO CREATES DEEP GULFS BETWE5 DIFF]5T G5]ATIONS ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 :I* PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE 9 MA9TA9+ ! EXI/5CE ( ! B\RGEOISIE AS SU*4 ,BECAUSE ! ADULTS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE ! 5=C]S ( ! /ATUS QUO1 & ! Y\? DO NOT HAVE ! P]SPECTIVE YET TO SEE ?AT !IR REBELLION HAS ALSO BE5 ABSORB$ 9TO ?AT /ATUS QUO1 G5]ATION AFT] G5]ATION ( Y\NG PEOPLE >E ABLE TO MAKE ! MI/AKE ( ID5TIFY+ OLD] PEOPLE !MSELVES AS ! S\RCE ( !IR MIS=TUNES RA!R ?AN REALIZ+ ?AT !SE MIS=TUNES >E ! RESULT ( A L>G] SY/EM ( MIS]Y4 ,!Y GR[ OLD] & BECOME B\RGEOIS ADULTS !MSELVES1 UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE ?AT !Y >E M]ELY REPLAC+ !IR =M] 5EMIES1 & /ILL UNABLE TO BRIDGE ! SO-CALL$ G5]ATION GAP TO LE>N FROM PEOPLE ( O!R AGE GR\PS444 LET ALONE E/ABLI% SOME K9D ( UNIFI$ RESI/ANCE ) !M4 ,?US ! DIFF]5T G5]ATIONS ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 :ILE SEEM+LY FI<T+ AMONG !MSELVES1 WORK TOGE!R H>MONI\SLY AS COMPON5TS ( ! L>G] SOCIAL MA*9E TO 5SURE MAXIMUM ALI5ATION = ALL4 

,! ,MY? ( ! ,MA9/REAM 

,! B\RGEOIS MAN DEP5DS UPON ! EXI/5CE ( A MY?ICAL MA9/REAM TO JU/IFY HIS WAY ( LIFE4 ,HE NE$S ?IS MA9/REAM BECAUSE HIS SOCIAL 9/9CTS >E SKEW$ 9 ! SAME WAY HIS CONCEPTION ( DEMOCRACY IS3 HE ?9KS ?AT :ATEV] ! MAJORITY IS1 WANTS1 DOES1 MU/ BE RI<T4 ,NO?+ C\LD BE MORE T]RIFY+ TO HIM ?AN ?IS NEW DEVELOPM5T1 :I* HE IS BEG9N+ TO S5SE TODAY3 ?AT !RE NO LONG] IS A MAJORITY1 IF !RE EV] WAS4 

,\R SOCIETY IS SO FRAGM5T$1 SO DIV]SE1 ?AT AT ?IS PO9T IT IS ABSURD TO SPEAK ( A 0MA9/REAM40 ,?IS IS A MY? P>TLY CREAT$ BY ! ANONYMITY ( \R CITIES4 ,ALMO/ EV]YONE ONE PASSES ON ! /REET IS A /RANG]3 ONE M5TALLY RELEGATES !SE ANONYM\S FIGURES TO ! FACELESS MASS ONE CALLS ! MA9/REAM1 TO :I* ONE ATTRIBUTES :ATEV] PROP]TIES ONE ?9KS ( /RANG]S AS POSSESS+ 7= ! SMUG SALESMAN1 !Y ALL 5VY HIM = BE+ EV5 MORE RESPECTABLE ?AN !Y >E2 = ! 9SECURE BOHEMIAN REBEL1 !Y MU/ DISAPPROVE ( HIM = NOT BE+ LIKE !Y ALL >E74 ,!Y MU/ BE P>T ( ! SIL5T MAJORITY1 ?AT 9VISIBLE =CE ?AT MAKES EV]Y?+ ! WAY IT IS2 ONE ASSUMES ?AT !Y >E ! SAME 0NORMAL PEOPLE0 SE5 9 TELEVISION COMM]CIALS4 ,BUT ! FACT IS1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT ?OSE COMM]CIALS REF] TO AN UNATTA9ABLE IDEAL1 9 ORD] TO KEEP EV]YONE FEEL+ LEFT \T & 9SUFFICI5T4 ,! 0MA9/REAM0 IS ANALOG\S TO ?IS IDEAL1 AS IT KEEPS EV]YONE 9 L9E )\T EV] ACTUALLY MAK+ AN APPE>ANCE1 & POSSESSES ! SAME DEGREE ( REALITY AS ! P]FECT FAMILY 9 ! TOO?PA/E ADV]TISEM5T4 

,NO ONE WORRIES MORE AB\T ?IS ABS5T MASS ?AN ! BOHEMIAN *ILDR5 ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,!Y BICK] OV] H[ TO OR*E/RATE !IR PROTE/S TO GA9 0MASS APPEAL0 = !IR RADICAL IDEAS1 AS IF !RE /ILL WAS A MASS TO APPEAL TO6 ,!IR SOCIETY IS N[ MADE UP ( MANY COMMUNITIES1 & ! ONLY QUE/ION IS :I* COMMUNITIES !Y %\LD APPROA*444 & DRESS+ 0NICE10 PROP] LANGUAGE & ALL1 IS PROBABLY NOT ! BE/ WAY TO APPEAL TO ! MO/ POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS ( !IR SOCIETY4 ,9 ! LA/ ANALYSIS1 ! SO-CALL$ 0MA9/REAM0 AUDI5CE MO/ ( !M IMAG9E !Y >E DRESS+ UP = AT !IR DEMON/RATIONS & POLITICAL EV5TS IS PROBABLY JU/ ! SPECT] ( !IR B\RGEOIS P>5TS1 5GRAV$ DEEP 9 !IR COLLECTIVE SUBCONSCI\S AS A SYMBOL ( ! ADOLESC5T 9SECURITY & GUILT !Y NEV] GOT OV]4 ,!Y W\LD DO BETT] TO CUT !IR TIES TO ! B\RGEOISIE 5TIRELY BY FEEL+ FREE TO ACT1 LOOK1 & SPEAK 9 :ATEV] WAYS >E PLEASURABLE1 NO MATT] :O IS WAT*+--EV5 :5 !Y >E TRY+ TO ADVANCE SOME POLITICAL CAUSE3 = NO POLITICAL OBJECTIVE REA*$ BY ACTIVI/S 9 CAM\FLAGE C\LD BE MORE IMPORTANT ?AN BEG9N+ ! /RUGGLE T[>DS A WORLD 9 :I* PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE TO DISGUISE !MSELVES TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY4 

,?IS IS NOT TO P>DON ?OSE 9SECURE BOHEMIANS :O USE !IR ACTIVISM NOT AS A MEANS ( BUILD+ TIES ) O!RS1 BUT RA!R AS A WAY TO SET !MSELVES AP>T3 9 !IR DESP]ATION TO PUR*ASE AN ID5TITY = !MSELVES1 !Y BELIEVE !Y MU/ PAY = IT BY DEF9+ !MSELVES AGA9/ O!RS4 ,Y\ CAN RECOGNIZE !M BY !IR SELF-RI<TE\SNESS1 !IR POMP\S %[ ( IDEOLOGICAL C]TA9TY1 ! O/5TATI\S WAY !Y DECL>E !MSELVES 0ACTIVI/S0 AT EV]Y OPPORTUNITY4 ,POLITICAL 0ACTIVISM0 IS ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY !IR SPH]E1 TODAY1 & 0EXCLUSIVE0 IS ! KEY WORD444 UNTIL ?IS *ANGES1 ! WORLD WILL NOT4 

,M>RIAGE444 & ,O!R ,SUB/ITUTES = ,LOVE & ,COMMUNITY 

,REPRODUCTION IS A BIG ISSUE = ! B\RGEOIS MAN & WOMAN4 ,!Y CAN ONLY HAVE *ILDR5 UND] V]Y PRECISE CIRCUM/ANCES2 ANY?+ ELSE IS 0IRRESPONSIBLE10 0UNWISE10 0A POOR DECISION = ! FUTURE40 ,!Y MU/ BE PREP>$ TO GIVE UP EV]Y LA/ VE/IGE ( !IR Y\?FUL1 SELFI% FRE$OM TO HAVE *ILDR51 = ! MOBILITY !IR CORPORATIONS DEM& & ! /RA9 ( VICI\S COMPETITION HAVE DE/ROY$ ! COMMUNITY NETWORK ?AT LONG AGO US$ TO %>E ! LABOR ( *ILD-RE>+4 ,N[ EV]Y FAMILY UNIT IS A T9Y MILIT>Y \TPO/1 CLOS$ & LOCK$ TO ! \TSIDE WORLD BO? 9 !IR HE>TS & 9 ! P>ANOIA-TURN$-CITY-PLANN+ ( !IR SUBURBS1 EA* ONE AN ISOLAT$ EMOTIONAL ECONOMY TO ITSELF :]E SC>CITY IS ! KEY WORD4 ,! FA!R & MO!R MU/ AB&ON !IR SELVES = ! PRESCRIB$ ROLES ( C>E-GIV] & BREAD-W9N]1 = 9 ! B\RGEOIS WORLD !RE IS NO O!R WAY TO PROVIDE = ! *ILD4 ,?US ! B\RGEOIS C\PLE'S [N F]TILITY HAS BE5 MADE A ?REAT TO !IR FRE$OM1 & A NATURAL P>T ( HUMAN LIFE HAS BECOME A SOCIAL CONTROL ME*ANISM4 

,M>RIAGE & ! 0NUCLE> FAMILY0 7! ATOMIZ$ FAMILY87 AS *A9 GANG HAVE SURVIV$ AS A RESULT ( ?IS CALAMITY1 MU* TO ! MIS=TUNE ( POT5TIAL LOV]S EV]Y:]E4 ,= AS ! Y\NG ADV5TUR]1 :O KEEPS H] LU/S /RONG & H] APPETITE :ETT$ ) CON/ANT DANG] & SOLITUDE1 KN[S WELL1 LOVE & SEXUAL DESIRE CANNOT SURVIVE OV]EXPOSURE--ESPECIALLY 9 ! DULL & LIFELESS SETT+S ?AT MO/ M>RI$ P>TN]S %>E TIME4 ,! B\RGEOIS HUSB& SEES ! ONLY LOV] HE IS P]MITT$ UND] ONLY ! WOR/ POSSIBLE CIRCUM/ANCES3 AFT] EV]Y O!R =CE 9 HIS WORLD HAS HAD ! *ANCE TO EXHAU/ & 9FURIATE HIM = ! DAY4 ,! B\RGEOIS WIFE LE>NS TO PUNI% & IGNORE AS 0UNREALI/IC0 & 0IMPRACTICAL0 H] EV]Y DESIRE = ROMANCE1 SPONTANEITY1 WOND]4 ,TOGE!R1 !Y LIVE 9 A HELL ( UNFULFILLM5T4 ,:AT !Y NE$ IS A REAL COMMUNITY ( C>+ PEOPLE >\ND !M1 SO P>5?OOD W\LD NOT =CE !M 9TO UNWANT$ 0RESPECTABILITY10 SO !Y W\LD /ILL BE FREE TO HAVE ! 9DIVIDUAL ADV5TURES !Y NE$ TO KEEP !IR TIME TOGE!R SWEET1 SO !Y W\LD NEV] F9D !MSELVES SO LO/ & DESP]ATELY LONELY4 

,9 JU/ ! SAME WAY1 !IR /EADY SUPPLY ( FOOD1 ( CONV5I5CES1 COM=TS1 & DIV]SIONS AVAIL !M NOT4 ,= AS EV]Y HIT*HIK]1 EV]Y H]O1 EV]Y T]RORI/ KN[S1 !SE ?+S GA9 !IR VALUE ?R\< !IR ABS5CE1 & CAN (F] REAL JOY ONLY AS LUXURIES HAPP5$ UPON 9 ! PURSUIT ( SOME?+ GREAT]4 ,CON/ANT ACCESS TO SEX1 FOOD1 W>M?1 & %ELT] DES5SITIZE A MAN TO ! V]Y PLEASURES !Y AF=D4 ,! B\RGEOIS MAN HAS GIV5 UP HIS *ANCE TO PURSUE REAL /AKES 9 LIFE = ! ASSURANCE ?AT HE WILL HAVE !SE AM5ITIES & SECURITIES2 BUT )\T REAL /AKES 9 HIS LIFE1 !SE CAN (F] HIM NO MORE REAL JOY ?AN ! COMPANY ( HIS FELL[ PRISON]S4 

,! ,JOYS ( ,SURROGATE ,LIV+6 

,Y\ CAN TAKE A QUICK T\R ( ALL ! UNACT$ DESIRES ( ! B\RGEOIS MAN JU/ BY TURN+ ON HIS TELEVISION OR /EPP+ 9TO ONE ( HIS MOVIE !AT]S4 ,HE SP5DS AS MU* ( HIS TIME AS HE CAN 9 !SE V>I\S VIRTUAL REALITIES BECAUSE HE 9/9CTIVELY FEELS ?AT !Y CAN (F] HIM MORE EXCITEM5T & SATISFACTION ?AN ! REAL WORLD4 ,! SADDE/ P>T IS ?AT1 SO LONG AS HE REMA9S B\RGEOIS1 ?IS MAY ACTUALLY BE TRUE4 ,& AS LONG AS HE ACCEPTS ! DISPLACEM5T ( HIS DESIRES 9TO ! M>KETPLACE BY PAY+ = IMITATIONS ( !IR FULFILLM5T1 HE WILL BE TRAPP$ 9 ! EMPTY ROLE ?AT IS HIMSELF4 

,!SE DESIRES >E NOT ALWAYS PRETTY TO SEE PLAY$ \T 9 ,TE*NICOLOR & ,SURR\ND,S\ND3 ! B\RGEOIS MAN'S DREAMS & APPETITES >E AS 9FECT$ BY ! FETI%IZATION ( P[] & CONTROL AS HIS SOCIETY IS4 ,! CLOSE/ HE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO (F] TO AN EXPRESSION ( FREE1 LIB]AT$ DESIRE IS ! FANTASY ( ALL-CONSUM+ DE/RUCTION ?AT APPE>S AGA9 & AGA9 AT ! BLACK HE>T ( HIS WILDE/ C9EMATIC FEV] DREAMS4 ,?IS MAKES S5SE 5\<--AFT] ALL1 9 A WORLD ( NO?+ BUT /RIP MALLS & !ME P>KS1 :AT HONE/ ?+ IS !RE TO DO BUT DE/ROY8 

,! B\RGEOIS MAN IS NOT EQUIPP$ TO VIEW HIS DESIRES AS ANY?+ BUT UN=TUNATE WEAKNESSES TO BE F5D$ (F ) PLACEBOS BECAUSE HIS LIFE HAS NEV] BE5 AB\T ! PURSUIT ( PLEASURE--HE HAS SP5T SEV]AL C5TURIES A*IEV+ HI<] & HI<] /&>DS ( SURVIVAL AT ! CO/ ( EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ,TONI<T HE SITS 9 HIS LIV+ ROOM SURR\ND$ BY COMPUT]S1 CAN OP5]S1 RAD> DETECTORS1 HOME 5T]TA9M5T SY/EMS1 NOVELTY TIES1 MICR[AVE D9N]S1 & CELLUL> PHONES1 ) NO IDEA :AT W5T WRONG4 

,! B\RGEOIS MAN IS ONLY POSSIBLE BY VIRTUE ( ! BL9D]S HE WE>S ?AT PREV5T HIM FROM IMAG9+ ?AT ANY O!R WAY ( LIFE IS POSSIBLE4 ,AS F> AS HE CAN TELL1 EV]YONE FROM ! IMPOV]I%$ MIGRANT WORK]S ( HIS [N NATION TO ! MONKS ( ,TIBET W\LD BE B\RGEOIS TOO1 IF ONLY !Y C\LD AF=D IT4 ,HE DOES HIS DAMN$E/ TO MA9TA9 !SE ILLUSIONS2 )\T !M1 HE W\LD HAVE TO FACE ! FACT ?AT HE HAS ?R[N HIS LIFE AWAY = NO?+4 

,! B\RGEOIS MAN IS NOT AN 9DIVIDUAL4 ,HE IS NOT A REAL P]SON 7AL?\< IF HE WAS1 HE W\LD PROBABLY LIVE 9 ,CONNECTICUT74 ,HE IS A CANC] 9SIDE ALL ( US4 ,HE CAN N[ BE CUR$4 

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