,WE ,>E ,ALL ,V]Y ,ANXI\S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,WE ,>E ,ALL ,V]Y ,ANXI\S3 ,SIX ,!SES ON ,ANXIETY & ,:Y ,IT IS ,EFFECTIVELY ,PREV5T+ ,MILITANCY1 & ,ONE ,POSSIBLE ,/RATEGY = ,OV]COM+ ,IT .<#a.> 

#a3 ,EA* PHASE ( CAPITALISM HAS ITS [N DOM9ANT REACTIVE AFFECT4 .<#b.> 

  

,EA* PHASE ( CAPITALISM HAS A P>TICUL> AFFECT :I* HOLDS IT TOGE!R4 ,?IS IS NOT A /ATIC SITUATION4 ,! PREVAL5CE ( A P>TICUL> DOM9ANT AFFECT .<#c.> IS SU/A9ABLE ONLY UNTIL /RATEGIES ( RESI/ANCE ABLE TO BREAK D[N ?IS P>TICUL> AFFECT & _/OR ITS SOCIAL S\RCES >E =MULAT$4 ,H5CE1 CAPITALISM CON/ANTLY COMES 9TO CRISIS & RECOMPOSES >\ND NEWLY DOM9ANT AFFECTS4 

,ONE ASPECT ( EV]Y PHASE'S DOM9ANT AFFECT IS ?AT IT IS A PUBLIC SECRET1 SOME?+ ?AT EV]YONE KN[S1 BUT NOBODY ADMITS1 OR TALKS AB\T4 ,AS LONG AS ! DOM9ANT AFFECT IS A PUBLIC SECRET1 IT REMA9S EFFECTIVE1 & /RATEGIES AGA9/ IT WILL NOT EM]GE4 

,PUBLIC SECRETS >E TYPICALLY P]SONALIZ$4 ,! PROBLEM IS ONLY VISIBLE AT AN 9DIVIDUAL1 PSY*OLOGICAL LEVEL2 ! SOCIAL CAUSES ( ! PROBLEM >E CONCEAL$4 ,EA* PHASE BLAMES ! SY/EM'S VICTIMS = ! SUFF]+ ?AT ! SY/EM CAUSES4 ,& IT PORTRAYS A FUNDAM5TAL P>T ( ITS FUNCTIONAL LOGIC AS A CONT+5T & LOCALIZ$ PROBLEM4 

,9 ! MOD]N ]A 7UNTIL ! PO/W> SETTLEM5T71 ! DOM9ANT AFFECT WAS MIS]Y4 ,9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 ! DOM9ANT N>RATIVE WAS ?AT CAPITALISM LEADS TO G5]AL 5RI*M5T4 ,! PUBLIC SECRET ( ?IS N>RATIVE WAS ! MIS]Y ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! EXPOSURE ( ?IS MIS]Y WAS C>RI$ \T BY REVOLUTION>IES4 ,! FIR/ WAVE ( MOD]N SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY WAS A MA*9E = FI<T+ MIS]Y4 ,TACTICS SU* AS /RIKES1 WAGE /RUGGLES1 POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 MUTUAL AID1 CO-OP]ATIVES & /RIKE FUNDS W]E EFFECTIVE WAYS TO DEFEAT ! P[] ( MIS]Y BY 5SUR+ A C]TA9 SOCIAL M9IMUM4 ,SOME ( !SE /RATEGIES /ILL WORK :5 FI<T+ MIS]Y4 

,:5 MIS]Y /OPP$ WORK+ AS A CONTROL /RATEGY1 CAPITALISM SWIT*$ TO BOR$OM4 ,9 ! MID TW5TIE? C5TURY1 ! DOM9ANT PUBLIC N>RATIVE WAS ?AT ! /&>D ( LIV+ - :I* WID5$ ACCESS TO CONSUMPTION1 HEAL?C>E & $UCATION - WAS RIS+4 ,EV]YONE 9 ! RI* C\NTRIES WAS HAPPY1 & ! POOR C\NTRIES W]E ON !IR WAY TO DEVELOPM5T4 ,! PUBLIC SECRET WAS ?AT EV]YONE WAS BOR$4 ,?IS WAS AN EFFECT ( ! ,=DI/ SY/EM :I* WAS PREVAL5T UNTIL ! #a#i#hS - A SY/EM BAS$ ON FULL-TIME JOBS = LIFE1 GU>ANTE$ WELF>E1 MASS CONSUM]ISM1 MASS CULTURE1 & ! CO-OPTATION ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T :I* HAD BE5 BUILT TO FI<T MIS]Y4 ,JOB SECURITY & WELF>E PROVISION R$UC$ ANXIETY & MIS]Y1 BUT JOBS W]E BOR+1 MADE UP ( SIMPLE1 REPETITIVE TASKS4 ,MID-C5TURY CAPITALISM GAVE EV]Y?+ NE$$ = SURVIVAL1 BUT NO OPPORTUNITIES = LIFE2 IT WAS A SY/EM BAS$ ON =CE-FE$+ SURVIVAL TO SATURATION PO9T4 

,( C\RSE1 NOT ALL WORK]S UND] ,=DISM ACTUALLY HAD /ABLE JOBS OR SECURITY - BUT ?IS WAS ! CORE MODEL ( WORK1 >\ND :I* ! L>G] SY/EM WAS >RANG$4 ,!RE W]E REALLY ?REE DEALS 9 ?IS PHASE1 ) ! ,B-WORK] DEAL - BOR$OM = SECURITY - BE+ ! MO/ EXEMPL>Y ( ! ,=DISM-BOR$OM CONJUNCTURE4 ,TODAY1 ! ,B-WORK] DEAL HAS L>GELY BE5 ELIM9AT$1 LEAV+ A GULF BETWE5 ! ,A- & ,C-WORK]S 7! CONSUM] SOCIETY 9SID]S1 & ! AUTONOMY & 9SECURITY ( ! MO/ M>G9AL74 

#b3 ,CONTEMPOR>Y RESI/ANCE IS BORN ( ! #a#i#fS WAVE1 9 RESPONSE TO ! DOM9ANT AFFECT ( BOR$OM4 

  

,IF EA* /AGE ( ! DOM9ANT SY/EM HAS A DOM9ANT AFFECT1 !N EA* /AGE ( RESI/ANCE NE$S /RATEGIES TO DEFEAT OR DISSOLVE ?IS AFFECT4 ,IF ! FIR/ WAVE ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS W]E A MA*9E = FI<T+ MIS]Y1 ! SECOND WAVE 7( ! #a#i#fS-#gS1 OR MORE BROADLY 7& ?9LY7 #a#i#fS-#iS7 W]E A MA*9E = FI<T+ BOR$OM4 ,?IS IS ! WAVE ( :I* \R [N MOVEM5TS W]E BORN1 :I* CONT9UES TO 9FLECT MO/ ( \R !ORIES & PRACTICES4 

,MO/ TACTICS ( ?IS ]A W]E_/>E WAYS TO ESCAPE ! WORK-CONSUME-DIE CYCLE4 ,! ,SITUATIONI/S PIONE]$ A :OLE S]IES ( TACTICS DIRECT$ AGA9/ BOR$OM1 DECL>+ ?AT 0,WE DO NOT WANT A WORLD 9 :I* ! GU>ANTEE ?AT WE WILL NOT DIE ( />VATION IS B\<T BY ACCEPT+ ! RISK ( DY+ ( BOR$OM04 ,AUTONOMIA F\<T BOR$OM BY REFUS+ WORK1 BO? )9 WORK 7US+ SABOTAGE & GO-SL[S7 & AGA9/ IT 7SLACK+ (F & DROPP+ \T74 ,!SE PROTE/ =MS W]E ASSOCIAT$ ) A WID] SOCIAL PROCESS ( C\NT]CULTURAL EXODUS FROM ! DOM9ANT =MS ( BOR+ WORK & BOR+ SOCIAL ROLES4 

,9 ! FEM9I/ MOVEM5T1 ! 0H\SEWIFE MALAISE0 WAS !ORIZ$ AS SY/EMIC 9 ! #a#i#fS4 ,LAT]1 FUR!R DISSATISFACTIONS W]E REVEAL$ ?R\< CONSCI\SNESS RAIS+1 & ! TEXTS & ACTIONS 7FROM 0,! ,MY? ( ! ,VAG9AL ,ORGASM0 TO ! ,R$/OCK+S ABORTION SPEAK-\T7 :I* /EMM$ FROM IT4 ,SIMIL> T5D5CIES CAN BE SE5 9 ! ,!AT] ( ! ,OPPRESS$1 CRITICAL P$AGOGY1 ! MA9 DIRECT-ACTION /YLES 7C>NIVALESQUE1 MILITANT1 & PACIFI/71 & 9 MOVEM5TS AS LATE AS ! #a#i#iS1 SU* AS ! FREE P>TY MOVEM5T1 ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS1 ,D,I,Y CULTURE1 & HACK] CULTURE4 

,! MID-C5TURY REORI5TATION FROM MIS]Y TO BOR$OM WAS CRUCIAL TO ! EM]G5CE ( A NEW WAVE ( REVOLT4 ,WE >E ! TAIL 5D ( ?IS WAVE4 ,JU/ AS ! TACTICS ( ! FIR/ WAVE /ILL WORK :5 FI<T+ MIS]Y1 SO ! TACTICS ( ! SECOND WAVE /ILL WORK :5 FI<T+ BOR$OM4 ,! DIFFICULTY IS ?AT WE >E LESS (T5 FAC+ BOR$OM AS ! MA9 5EMY4 ,?IS IS :Y MILITANT RESI/ANCE IS CAU<T 9 ITS CURR5T IMPASSE4 

#c3 ,CAPITALISM HAS L>GELY ABSORB$ ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ BOR$OM4 

  

,!RE HAS BE5 A P>TIAL RECUP]ATION ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ BOR$OM4 ,CAPITALISM PURSU$ ! EXODUS 9TO SPACES BEYOND WORK1 CREAT+ ! SOCIAL FACTORY - A FIELD 9 :I* ! :OLE SOCIETY IS ORGANIZ$ LIKE A WORKPLACE4 ,PREC>ITY IS US$ TO =CE PEOPLE BACK TO WORK )9 AN EXP&$ FIELD ( LABOR N[ 9CLUD+ ! :OLE ( ! SOCIAL FACTORY4 

,MANY 9/ANCES ( ?IS PURSUIT CAN BE 5UM]AT$4 ,COMPANIES HAVE ADOPT$ FLATT5$ MANAGEM5T MODELS 9CIT+ EMPLOYES TO NOT ONLY MANAGE1 BUT 9VE/ !IR S\LS 91 !IR WORK4 ,CONSUM] SOCIETY N[ PROVIDES A WID] RANGE ( NI*E PRODUCTS & CON/ANT DI/RACTION :I* IS NOT DET]M9$ BY MASS TA/ES TO ! SAME DEGREE AS BE=E4 ,NEW PRODUCTS1 SU* AS VIDEO-GAMES & SOCIAL M$IA1 9VOLVE HEI<T5$ LEVELS ( ACTIVE 9DIVIDUAL 9VOLVEM5T & DESOCIALIS$ /IMULATION4 ,WORKPLACE EXP]I5CES >E DIV]SIFI$ BY MEANS ( MICRO-DIFF]5TIALS & P]=MANCE MANAGEM5T1 AS WELL AS ! MULTIPLICATION ( CASUAL & SEMI-SELF-EMPLOY$ WORK SITUATIONS ON ! M>G9S ( CAPITALISM4 ,CAPITALISM HAS 5C\RAG$ ! GR[? ( M$IATIZ$ SECOND>Y ID5TITIES - ! SELF PORTRAY$ ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA1 VISIBLE CONSUMPTION1 & LIFELONG LE>N+ - :I* HAVE TO BE OBSESSIVELY MA9TA9$4 ,V>I\S =MS ( RESI/ANCE ( ! E>LI] P]IOD HAVE BE5 RECUP]AT$1 OR REVIV$ 9 CAPTUR$ =M ONCE ! ORIG9AL IS EXT+UI%$3 = 9/ANCE1 ! CORPORATE NI<TCLUB & MUSIC FE/IVAL REPLACE ! RAVE4 

#d3 ,9 CONTEMPOR>Y CAPITALISM1 ! DOM9ANT REACTIVE AFFECT IS ANXIETY4 

  

,TODAY'S PUBLIC SECRET IS ?AT EV]YONE IS ANXI\S4 ,ANXIETY HAS SPREAD FROM ITS PREVI\S LOCALIZ$ LOCATIONS 7SU* AS SEXUALITY7 TO ! :OLE ( ! SOCIAL FIELD4 ,ALL =MS ( 9T5SITY1 SELF-EXPRESSION1 EMOTIONAL CONNECTION1 IMM$IACY1 & 5JOYM5T >E N[ LAC$ ) ANXIETY4 ,IT HAS BECOME ! L9*P9 ( SUBORD9ATION4 

,ONE MAJOR P>T ( ! SOCIAL UND]P9N+ ( ANXIETY IS ! MULTI-FACET$ OMNIPRES5T WEB ( SURVEILLANCE4 ,! ,N,S,A1 ,C,C,T,V1 P]=MANCE MANAGEM5T REVIEWS1 ! ,JOB ,C5T]1 ! PRIVILEGES SY/EM 9 ! PRISONS1 ! CON/ANT EXAM9ATION & CLASSIFICATION ( ! Y\NGE/ S*OOL*ILDR54 ,BUT ?IS OBVI\S WEB IS ONLY ! \T] C>APACE4 ,WE NE$ TO ?9K AB\T ! WAYS 9 :I* A NEOLIB]AL IDEA ( SUCCESS 9CULCATES !SE SURVEILLANCE ME*ANISMS 9SIDE ! SUBJECTIVITIES & LIFE-/ORIES ( MO/ ( ! POPULATION4 

,WE NE$ TO ?9K AB\T H[ PEOPLE'S DELIB]ATE & O/5SIBLY VOLUNT>Y SELF-EXPOSURE1 ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA1 VISIBLE CONSUMPTION & *OICE ( POSITIONS )9 ! FIELD ( OP9IONS1 ALSO ASSUMES A P]=MANCE 9 ! FIELD ( ! P]PETUAL GAZE ( VIRTUAL O!RS4 ,WE NE$ TO ?9K AB\T ! WAYS 9 :I* ?IS GAZE 9FLECTS H[ WE F9D1 MEASURE & KN[ ONE ANO!R1 AS CO-ACTORS 9 AN 9F9ITELY WAT*$ P]PETUAL P]=MANCE4 ,\R SUCCESS 9 ?IS P]=MANCE 9 TURN AFFECTS EV]Y?+ FROM \R ABILITY TO ACCESS HUMAN W>M? TO \R ABILITY TO ACCESS MEANS ( SUBSI/5CE1 NOT JU/ 9 ! =M ( ! WAGE BUT ALSO 9 ! =M ( CR$IT4 ,\TSIDES TO ! FIELD ( M$IATIZ$ SURVEILLANCE >E 9CREAS+LY CLOS$ (F1 AS PUBLIC SPACE IS BUREAUCRATIZ$ & PRIVATIZ$1 & A WID5+ RANGE ( HUMAN ACTIVITY IS CRIM9ALIZ$ ON ! GR\NDS ( RISK1 SECURITY1 NUISANCE1 QUALITY ( LIFE1 OR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR4 

,9 ?IS 9CREAS+LY SECURITIZ$ & VISIBLE FIELD1 WE >E COMM&$ TO COMMUNICATE4 ,! 9COMMUNICABLE IS EXCLUD$4 ,S9CE EV]YONE IS DISPOSABLE1 ! SY/EM HOLDS ! ?REAT ( =CIBLY DEL9K+ ANYONE AT ANY TIME1 9 A CONTEXT :]E ALT]NATIVES >E =ECLOS$ 9 ADVANCE1 SO ?AT =CIBLE DEL9K+ 5TAILS DESOCIALISATION - LEAD+ TO AN ABSURD NON-*OICE BETWE5 DESOCIALIS$ 9CLUSION & DESOCIALIS$ EXCLUSION4 ,?IS ?REAT IS MANIFE/$ 9 SMALL WAYS 9 TODAY'S DISCIPL9>Y PRACTICES - FROM 0TIME-\TS0 & ,9T]NET BANS1 TO FIR+S & B5EFIT SANCTIONS - CULM9AT+ 9 ! DRACONIAN =MS ( SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T F\ND 9 PRISONS4 ,SU* REGIMES >E ! Z]O DEGREE ( CONTROL-BY-ANXIETY3 ! BREAKD[N ( ALL ! COORD9ATES ( CONNECT$NESS 9 A SETT+ ( CON/ANT DANG]1 9 ORD] TO PRODUCE A COLLAPSE ( P]SONALITY4 

,! PRES5T DOM9ANT AFFECT ( ANXIETY IS ALSO KN[N AS PREC>ITY4 ,PREC>ITY IS A TYPE ( 9SECURITY :I* TREATS PEOPLE AS DISPOSABLE SO AS TO IMPOSE CONTROL4 ,PREC>ITY DIFF]S FROM MIS]Y 9 ?AT ! NECESSITIES ( LIFE >E NOT SIMPLY ABS5T4 ,!Y >E AVAILABLE1 BUT )HELD CONDITIONALLY4 

,PREC>ITY LEADS TO G5]ALIZ$ HOPELESSNESS2 A CON/ANT BODILY EXCITATION )\T RELEASE4 ,GR[+ PROPORTIONS ( Y\NG PEOPLE >E LIV+ AT HOME4 ,SUB/ANTIAL PORTIONS ( ! POPULATION - OV] #a.0 9 ! ,U,K - >E TAK+ ANTIDEPRESSANTS4 ,! BIR? RATE IS DECL9+1 AS 9SECURITY MAKES PEOPLE RELUCTANT TO />T FAMILIES4 ,9 ,JAPAN1 MILLIONS ( Y\NG PEOPLE NEV] LEAVE !IR HOMES 7! HIKIKOMORI71 :ILE O!RS LIT]ALLY WORK !MSELVES TO DEA? ON AN EPIDEMIC SCALE4 ,SURVEYS REVEAL HALF ! POPULATION ( ! ,U,K >E EXP]I5C+ 9COME 9SECURITY4 ,ECONOMICALLY1 ASPECTS ( ! SY/EM ( ANXIETY 9CLUDE 0LEAN0 PRODUCTION1 F9ANCIALISATION & RESULTANT DEBT SLAV]Y1 RAPID COMMUNICATION & F9ANCIAL \TFL[S1 & ! GLOBALIZATION ( PRODUCTION4 ,WORKPLACES LIKE CALL C5T]S >E 9CREAS+LY COMMON1 :]E EV]YONE WAT*ES !MSELVES1 TRIES TO MA9TA9 ! REQUIR$ 0S]VICE ORI5TATION10 & IS CON/ANTLY SUBJECT TO RE-TE/+ & POT5TIAL FAILURE BO? BY QUANTITATIVE REQUIREM5TS ON NUMB]S ( CALLS1 & A PROCESS :I* D5IES MO/ WORK]S A /ABLE JOB 7!Y HAVE TO WORK SIX MON?S TO EV5 RECEIVE A JOB1 AS OPPOS$ TO A LE>N+ PLACE74 ,IMAGE MANAGEM5T MEANS ?AT ! GAP BETWE5 ! (FICIAL RULES & :AT REALLY HAPP5S IS GREAT] ?AN EV]4 ,& ! PO/-#i#a#a CLIMATE *ANNELS ?IS WIDESPREAD ANXIETY 9TO GLOBAL POLITICS4 

#e3 ,ANXIETY IS A PUBLIC SECRET4 

  

,EXCESSIVE ANXIETY & /RESS >E A PUBLIC SECRET4 ,:5 DISCUSS$ AT ALL1 !Y >E UND]/OOD AS 9DIVIDUAL PSY*OLOGICAL PROBLEMS1 (T5 BLAM$ ON FAULTY ?\<T PATT]NS OR POOR ADAPTATION4 

,9DE$1 ! DOM9ANT PUBLIC N>RATIVE SUGGE/S ?AT WE NE$ MORE /RESS1 SO AS TO KEEP US 0SAFE0 7?R\< SECURITIZATION7 & 0COMPETITIVE0 7?R\< P]=MANCE MANAGEM5T74 ,EA* MORAL PANIC1 EA* NEW CRACKD[N OR NEW R\ND ( REPRESSIVE LAWS1 ADDS TO ! CUMULATIVE WEI<T ( ANXIETY & /RESS >IS+ FROM G5]AL OV]-REGULATION4 ,REAL1 HUMAN 9SECURITY IS *ANNEL$ 9TO FUEL+ SECURITIZATION4 ,?IS IS A VICI\S CIRCLE1 BECAUSE SECURITIZATION 9CREASES ! V]Y CONDITIONS 7DISPOSABILITY1 SURVEILLANCE1 9T5SIVE REGULATION7 :I* CAUSE ! 9ITIAL ANXIETY4 ,9 EFFECT1 ! SECURITY ( ! ,HOMEL& IS US$ AS A VIC>I\S SUB/ITUTE = SECURITY ( ! ,SELF4 ,AGA91 ?IS HAS PREC$5TS3 ! USE ( NATIONAL GREATNESS AS VIC>I\S COMP5SATION = MIS]Y1 & ! USE ( GLOBAL W> AS A *ANNEL = FRU/RATION >IS+ FROM BOR$OM4 

,ANXIETY IS ALSO *ANNEL$ D[NW>D4 ,PEOPLE'S LACK ( CONTROL OV] !IR LIVES LEADS TO AN OBSESSIVE /RUGGLE TO RECLAIM CONTROL BY MICRO-MANAG+ :ATEV] ONE CAN CONTROL4 ,P>5TAL MANAGEM5T TE*NIQUES1 = EXAMPLE1 >E ADV]TIS$ AS WAYS TO R$UCE P>5TS' ANXIETY BY PROVID+ A DEF9ITE SCRIPT !Y CAN FOLL[4 ,ON A WID]1 SOCIAL LEVEL1 LAT5T ANXIETIES >IS+ FROM PREC>ITY FUEL OBSESSIVE PROJECTS ( SOCIAL REGULATION & SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,?IS LAT5T ANXIETY IS 9CREAS+LY PROJECT$ ONTO M9ORITIES4 

,ANXIETY IS P]SONALIZ$ 9 A NUMB] ( WAYS - FROM ,NEW ,RI<T DISC\RSES BLAM+ ! POOR = POV]TY1 TO CONTEMPOR>Y !RAPIES :I* TREAT ANXIETY AS A NEUROLOGICAL IMBALANCE OR A DYSFUNCTIONAL ?9K+ /YLE4 ,A HUNDR$ V>IETIES ( 0MANAGEM5T0 DISC\RSE - TIME MANAGEM5T1 ANG] MANAGEM5T1 P>5TAL MANAGEM5T1 SELF-BR&+1 GAMIFICATION - (F] ANXI\S SUBJECTS AN ILLUSION ( CONTROL 9 RETURN = EV]-GREAT] CON=MITY TO ! CAPITALI/ MODEL ( SUBJECTIVITY4 ,& MANY MORE DISC\RSES ( SCAPEGOAT+ & CRIM9ALIZATION TREAT PREC>ITY AS A MATT] ( P]SONAL DEVIANCE1 IRRESPONSIBILITY1 OR PA?OLOGICAL SELF-EXCLUSION4 ,MANY ( !SE DISC\RSES SEEK TO MA9TA9 ! SUP]/RUCTURE ( ,=DISM 7NATIONALISM1 SOCIAL 9TEGRATION7 )\T ITS 9FRA/RUCTURE 7A NATIONAL ECONOMY1 WELF>E1 JOBS = ALL74 ,DOCTR9ES ( 9DIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY >E C5TRAL TO ?IS BACKLA%1 RE9=C+ VULN]ABILITY & DISPOSABILITY4 ,!N !RE'S ! SELF-E/EEM 9DU/RY1 ! MASSIVE \TP\R+ ( M$IA TELL+ PEOPLE H[ TO A*IEVE SUCCESS ?R\< POSITIVE ?9K+ - AS IF ! S\RCES ( ANXIETY & FRU/RATION >E SIMPLY ILLUSORY4 ,!SE >E 9DICATIVE ( ! T5D5CY TO PRIVATIZE PROBLEMS1 BO? ?OSE RELAT+ TO WORK1 & ?OSE RELAT+ TO PSY*OLOGY4 

,E>LI] WE >GU$ ?AT PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SOCIALLY ISOLAT$ 9 ORD] = A PUBLIC SECRET TO WORK4 ,?IS IS TRUE ( ! CURR5T SITUATION1 9 :I* AU!NTIC COMMUNICATION IS 9CREAS+LY R>E4 ,COMMUNICATION IS MORE P]VASIVE ?AN EV]1 BUT 9CREAS+LY1 COMMUNICATION HAPP5S ONLY ?R\< PA?S M$IAT$ BY ! SY/EM4 ,H5CE1 9 MANY WAYS1 PEOPLE >E PREV5T$ FROM ACTUALLY COMMUNICAT+1 EV5 :ILE ! SY/EM DEM&S ?AT EV]YONE BE CONNECT$ & COMMUNICABLE4 ,PEOPLE BO? CON=M TO ! DEM& TO COMMUNICATE RA!R ?AN EXPRESS+ !MSELVES1 & SELF-C5SOR )9 M$IAT$ SPACES4 ,SIMIL>LY1 AFFECTIVE LABOR DOES NOT ALLEVIATE ANXIETY2 IT COMP\NDS WORK]S' SUFF]+ :ILE SIMPLY DI/RACT+ CONSUM]S 7RESE>*]S HAVE F\ND ?AT REQUIREM5TS ON WORK]S TO FEIGN HAPP9ESS ACTUALLY CAUSE S]I\S HEAL? PROBLEMS74 

,! VOLUME ( COMMUNICATION IS IRRELEVANT4 ,! RECOMPOSITION - RECONNECTION - ( LIB]ATORY SOCIAL =CES WILL NOT HAPP5 UNLESS !RE >E *ANNELS ?R\< :I* ! PUBLIC SECRET ITSELF CAN BE SPOK54 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 PEOPLE >E FUNDAM5TALLY MORE ALONE ?AN EV]4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT = MO/ PEOPLE 79CLUD+ MANY RADICALS7 TO ACKN[L$GE ! REALITY ( :AT !Y EXP]I5CE & FEEL4 ,SOME?+ HAS TO BE QUANTIFI$ OR M$IAT$ 7BROADCA/ VIRTUALLY71 OR1 = US1 TO BE ALREADY RECOGNIZ$ AS POLITICAL1 TO BE VALIDAT$ AS REAL4 ,! PUBLIC SECRET DOES NOT MEET !SE CRIT]IA1 & SO IT REMA9S 9VISIBLE4 

#f3 ,CURR5T TACTICS & !ORIES >5'T WORK+4 ,WE NE$ NEW TACTICS & !ORIES TO COMBAT ANXIETY4 

  

,DUR+ P]IODS ( MOBILIZATION & EFFECTIVE SOCIAL *ANGE1 PEOPLE FEEL A S5SE ( EMP[]M5T1 ! ABILITY TO EXPRESS !MSELVES1 A S5SE ( AU!NTICITY & DE-REPRESSION OR DIS-ALI5ATION :I* CAN ACT AS AN EFFECTIVE TREATM5T = DEPRESSION & PSY*OLOGICAL PROBLEMS2 A K9D ( PEAK EXP]I5CE4 ,IT IS :AT SU/A9S POLITICAL ACTIVITY4 

,SU* EXP]I5CES HAVE BECOME F> R>] 9 REC5T YE>S4 

,WE MI<T H]E FOCUS ON TWO RELAT$ DEVELOPM5TS3 PREEMPTION1 & PUNI%M5T BY PROCESS4 ,PREEMPTIVE TACTICS >E ?OSE :I* /OP PROTE/S BE=E !Y />T1 OR BE=E !Y CAN A*IEVE ANY?+4 ,KETTL+1 MASS >RE/S1 /OP-&-SE>*1 LOCKD[NS1 H\SE RAIDS & PREEMPTIVE >RE/S >E EXAMPLES ( !SE K9DS ( TACTICS4 ,PUNI%M5T BY PROCESS 5TAILS KEEP+ PEOPLE 9 A SITUATION ( FE>1 PA91 OR VULN]ABILITY ?R\< ! ABUSE ( PROC$URES DESIGN$ = O!R PURPOSES - SU* AS KEEP+ PEOPLE ON PRE-*>GE OR PRETRIAL BAIL CONDITIONS :I* DISRUPT !IR EV]YDAY ACTIVITY1 US+ NO-FLY & BORD]-/OP LI/S TO H>ASS KN[N DISSID5TS1 C>RY+ \T VIOL5T DAWN RAIDS1 NE$LESSLY PUTT+ PEOPLE'S PHOTOGRAPHS 9 ! PRESS1 >RE/+ PEOPLE ON SUSPICION 7SOMETIMES 9 ACCORD ) QUOTAS71 US+ PA9-COMPLIANCE HOLDS1 OR QUIETLY MAK+ KN[N ?AT SOMEONE IS UND] SURVEILLANCE4 ,ONCE FE> ( /ATE 9T]F]5CE IS 9/ILL$1 IT IS RE9=C$ BY ! WEB ( VISIBLE SURVEILLANCE ?AT IS GRIDD$ ACROSS PUBLIC SPACE1 & :I* ACTS AS /RATEGICALLY PLAC$ TRIGG]S ( TRAUMA & ANXIETY4 

,ANECDOTAL EVID5CE HAS PROVID$ MANY HORROR /ORIES AB\T ! EFFECTS ( SU* TACTICS - PEOPLE LEFT A N]V\S WRECK AFT] YE>S AWAIT+ A TRIAL ON *>GES = :I* !Y W]E ACQUITT$1 COMMITT+ SUICIDE AFT] MON?S \T ( T\* ) !IR FRI5DS & FAMILY1 OR AFRAID TO GO \T AFT] 9CID5TS ( ABUSE4 ,! EFFECTS >E JU/ AS REAL AS IF ! /ATE WAS KILL+ OR DISAPPE>+ PEOPLE1 BUT !Y >E R5D]$ L>GELY 9VISIBLE4 ,9 ADDITION1 MANY RADICALS >E ALSO ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( PREC>I\S EMPLOYM5T & PUNITIVE B5EFIT REGIMES4 ,WE >E FAIL+ TO ESCAPE ! G5]ALIZ$ PRODUCTION ( ANXIETY4 

,IF ! FIR/ WAVE PROVID$ A MA*9E = FI<T+ MIS]Y1 & ! SECOND WAVE A MA*9E = FI<T+ BOR$OM1 :AT WE N[ NE$ IS A MA*9E = FI<T+ ANXIETY - & ?IS IS SOME?+ WE DO NOT YET HAVE4 ,IF WE SEE FROM )9 ANXIETY1 WE HAV5'T YET P]=M$ ! 0REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE0 AS ! ,SITUATIONI/S CALL$ IT - SEE+ FROM ! /&PO9T ( DESIRE 9/EAD ( P[]4 ,TODAY'S MA9 =MS ( RESI/ANCE /ILL >ISE FROM ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ BOR$OM1 &1 S9CE BOR$OM'S REPLACEM5T BY ANXIETY1 HAVE CEAS$ TO BE EFFECTIVE4 

,CURR5T MILITANT RESI/ANCE DOES NOT & CANNOT COMBAT ANXIETY4 ,IT (T5 9VOLVES DELIB]ATE EXPOSURE TO HI<-ANXIETY SITUATIONS4 ,9SURRECTIONI/S OV]COME ANXIETY BY TURN+ NEGATIVE AFFECTS 9TO ANG]1 & ACT+ ON ?IS ANG] ?R\< A PROJECTILE AFFECT ( ATTACK4 ,9 MANY WAYS1 ?IS PROVIDES AN ALT]NATIVE TO ANXIETY4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS DIFFICULT = PEOPLE TO PASS FROM ANXIETY TO ANG]1 & IT IS EASY = PEOPLE TO BE PU%$ BACK ! O!R WAY1 DUE TO TRAUMA4 ,WE'VE NOTIC$ A C]TA9 T5D5CY = 9SURRECTIONI/S TO REFUSE TO TAKE S]I\SLY ! EXI/5CE ( PSY*OLOGICAL B>RI]S TO MILITANT ACTION4 ,!IR RESPONSE T5DS TO BE1 0,JU/ DO IT60 ,BUT ANXIETY IS A REAL1 MAT]IAL =CE - NOT SIMPLY A SPOOK4 ,TO BE SURE1 ITS S\RCES >E (T5 ROOT$ 9 SPOOKS1 BUT ! QUE/ION ( OV]COM+ ! GRIP ( A SPOOK IS R>ELY AS SIMPLE AS CONSCI\SLY REJECT+ IT4 ,!RE'S A :OLE S]IES ( PSY*OLOGICAL BLOCKAGES UND]LY+ ! SPOOK'S ILLUSORY P[]1 :I* IS ULTIMATELY AN EFFECT ( REACTIVE AFFECT4 ,SAY+ 0,JU/ DO IT0 IS LIKE SAY+ TO SOMEONE ) A BROK5 LEG1 0,JU/ WALK60 

,! SITUATION FEELS HOPELESS & 9ESCAPABLE1 BUT IT ISN'T4 ,IT FEELS ?IS WAY BECAUSE ( EFFECTS ( PREC>ITY - CON/ANT OV]-/RESS1 ! CONTRACTION ( TIME 9TO AN ET]NAL PRES5T1 ! VULN]ABILITY ( EA* SEP>AT$ 7OR SY/EMICALLY M$IAT$7 9DIVIDUAL1 ! SY/EM'S DOM9ANCE ( ALL ASPECTS ( SOCIAL SPACE4 ,/RUCTURALLY1 ! SY/EM IS VULN]ABLE4 ,! RELIANCE ON ANXIETY IS A DESP]ATE MEASURE1 US$ 9 ! ABS5CE ( /RONG] =MS ( CON=MITY4 ,! SY/EM'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP RUNN+ BY KEEP+ PEOPLE FEEL+ P[]LESS LEAVES IT OP5 TO SUDD5 RUPTURES1 \TBREAKS ( REVOLT4 ,SO H[ DO WE GET TO ! PO9T :]E WE /OP FEEL+ P[]LESS8 

#g3 ,A NEW /YLE ( PREC>ITY-FOCUS$ CONSCI\SNESS RAIS+ IS NE$$4 

  

,9 ORD] TO =MULATE NEW RESPONSES TO ANXIETY1 WE NE$ TO RETURN TO ! DRAW+ BO>D4 ,WE NE$ TO CON/RUCT A NEW SET ( KN[L$GES & !ORIES FROM ! BOTTOM UP4 ,TO ?IS 5D1 WE NE$ TO CREASE A PR(USION ( DISCUSSIONS :I* PRODUCE D5SE 9T]SECTIONS BETWE5 EXP]I5CES ( ! CURR5T SITUATION & !ORIES ( TRANS=MATION4 ,WE NE$ TO />T SU* PROCESSES ?R\<\T ! EXCLUD$ & OPPRESS$ /RATA - BUT !RE IS NO REASON WE %\LDN'T />T ) \RSELVES4 

,9 EXPLOR+ ! POSSIBILITIES = SU* A PRACTICE1 ! ,9/ITUTE HAS LOOK$ 9TO PREVI\S CASES ( SIMIL> PRACTICES4 ,FROM AN EXAM9ATION ( ACC\NTS ( FEM9I/ CONSCI\SNESS RAIS+ 9 ! #a#i#fS_/#gS1 WE HAVE SUMM>IZ$ ! FOLL[+ C5TRAL FEATURES3  

,PRODUC+ NEW GR\ND$ !ORY RELAT+ TO EXP]I5CE4 ,WE NE$ TO RECONNECT ) \R EXP]I5CES N[ - RA!R ?AN !ORIES FROM PA/ PHASES4 ,! IDEA H]E IS ?AT \R [N P]CEPTIONS ( \R SITUATION >E BLOCK$ OR CRAMP$ BY DOM9ANT ASSUMPTIONS1 & NE$ TO BE MADE EXPLICIT4 ,! FOCUS %\LD BE ON ?OSE EXP]I5CES :I* RELATE TO ! PUBLIC SECRET4 ,!SE EXP]I5CES NE$ TO BE REC\NT$ & POOL$ -- FIR/LY )9 GR\PS1 & !N PUBLICLY4  

,RECOGNIZ+ ! REALITY1 & ! SY/EMIC NATURE1 ( \R EXP]I5CES4 ,! VALIDATION ( \R EXP]I5CES' REALITY ( EXP]I5CES IS AN IMPORTANT P>T ( ?IS4 ,WE NE$ TO AFFIRM ?AT \R PA9 IS REALLY PA91 ?AT :AT WE SEE & FEEL IS REAL1 & ?AT \R PROBLEMS >E NOT ONLY P]SONAL4 ,SOMETIMES ?IS 5TAILS BR++ UP EXP]I5CES WE HAVE DISC\NT$ OR REPRESS$4 ,SOMETIMES IT 5TAILS *ALL5G+ ! P]SONALIZATION ( PROBLEMS4  

,TRANS=MATION ( EMOTIONS4 ,PEOPLE >E P>ALYZ$ BY UNNAMABLE EMOTIONS1 & A G5]AL S5SE ( FEEL+ LIKE %IT4 ,!SE EMOTIONS NE$ TO BE TRANS=M$ 9TO A S5SE ( 9JU/ICE1 A TYPE ( ANG] :I* IS LESS RES5TFUL & MORE FOCUS$1 A MOVE T[>DS SELF-EXPRESSION1 & A REACTIVATION ( RESI/ANCE4  

,CREAT+ OR EXPRESS+ VOICE4 ,! CULTURE ( SIL5CE SURR\ND+ ! PUBLIC SECRET NE$S TO BE OV]?R[N4 ,EXI/+ ASSUMPTIONS NE$ TO BE D5ATURALIZ$ & *ALL5G$1 & COPS 9 ! HEAD EXPELL$4 ,! EX]CISE ( VOICE MOVES ! REF]5CE ( TRU? & REALITY FROM ! SY/EM TO ! SPEAK]1 CONTRIBUT+ TO ! REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE - SEE+ ! WORLD ?R\< ONE'S [N P]SPECTIVE & DESIRES1 RA!R ?AN ! SY/EM'S4 ,! WEAV+ TOGE!R ( DIFF]5T EXP]I5CES & /ORIES IS AN IMPORTANT WAY ( RECLAIM+ VOICE4 ,! PROCESS IS AN >TICULATION AS WELL AS AN EXPRESSION4  

,CON/RUCT+ A DISALI5AT$ SPACE4 ,SOCIAL SEP>ATION IS R$UC$ BY ! EXI/5CE ( SU* A SPACE4 ,! SPACE PROVIDES CRITICAL DI/ANCE ON ONE'S LIFE1 & A K9D ( EMOTIONAL SAFETY NET TO ATTEMPT TRANS=MATIONS1 DISSOLV+ FE>S4 ,?IS %\LD NOT SIMPLY BE A SELF-HELP MEASURE1 US$ TO SU/A9 EXI/+ ACTIVITIES1 BUT 9/EAD1 A SPACE = RECON/RUCT+ A RADICAL P]SPECTIVE4  

,ANALYZ+ & !ORIZ+ /RUCTURAL S\RCES BAS$ ON SIMIL>ITIES 9 EXP]I5CE4 ,! PO9T IS NOT SIMPLY TO REC\NT EXP]I5CES BUT TO TRANS=M & RE/RUCTURE !M ?R\< !IR !ORIZATION4 ,P>TICIPANTS *ANGE ! DOM9ANT MEAN+ ( !IR EXP]I5CE BY MAPP+ IT ) DIFF]5T ASSUMPTIONS4 ,?IS IS (T5 DONE BY F9D+ PATT]NS 9 EXP]I5CES :I* >E RELAT$ TO LIB]ATORY !ORY1 & SEE+ P]SONAL PROBLEMS & SMALL 9JU/ICES AS SYMPTOMS ( WID] /RUCTURAL PROBLEMS4 ,IT LEADS TO A NEW P]SPECTIVE1 A VOCABUL>Y ( MOTIVES2 AN ANTI-ANTI-POLITICAL HORIZON4  
  

,! GOAL IS TO PRODUCE ! CLICK -- ! MOM5T AT :I* ! /RUCTURAL S\RCE ( PROBLEMS SUDD5LY MAKES S5SE 9 RELATION TO EXP]I5CES4 ,?IS CLICK IS :I* FOCUSES & TRANS=MS ANG]4 ,GREAT] UND]/&+ MAY 9 TURN RELIEVE PSY*OLOGICAL PRESSURES1 & MAKE IT EASI] TO RESPOND ) ANG] 9/EAD ( DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY4 ,IT MI<T EV5 BE POSSIBLE TO 5C\RAGE PEOPLE 9TO SU* GR\PS BY PROMOT+ !M AS A =M ( SELF-HELP -- EV5 ?\< !Y REJECT ! ADJU/M5T ORI5TATION ( !RAPEUTIC & SELF-E/EEM BUILD+ PROCESSES4 

,! RESULT IS A K9D ( AFF9ITY GR\P1 BUT ORI5T$ TO P]SPECTIVE & ANALYSIS1 RA!R ?AN ACTION4 ,IT %\LD BE WIDELY RECOGNIZ$1 H[EV]1 ?AT ?IS NEW AW>5ESS NE$S TO TURN 9TO SOME K9D ( ACTION2 O!RWISE IT IS JU/ FRU/RAT+LY 9TROSPECTIVE4 

,?IS /RATEGY WILL HELP \R PRACTICE 9 A NUMB] ( WAYS4 ,FIR/LY1 !SE GR\PS CAN PROVIDE A POOL ( POT5TIAL ACCOMPLICES4 ,SECONDLY1 !Y CAN PRIME PEOPLE = FUTURE MOM5TS ( REVOLT4 ,?IRDLY1 !Y CREATE ! POT5TIAL TO %IFT ! G5]AL FIELD ( SO-CALL$ PUBLIC OP9ION 9 WAYS :I* CREATE AN EASI] CONTEXT = ACTION4 ,GR\PS W\LD ALSO FUNCTION AS A LIFE-SUPPORT SY/EM & AS A SPACE TO /EP BACK FROM IMM]SION 9 ! PRES5T4 ,!Y W\LD PROVIDE A K9D ( FLU5CY 9 RADICAL & DISSID5T CONCEPTS :I* MO/ PEOPLE LACK TODAY4 

,ANXIETY IS RE9=C$ BY ! FACT ?AT IT IS NEV] CLE> :AT 0! M>KET0 WANTS FROM US1 ?AT ! DEM& = CON=MITY IS CONNECT$ TO A VAGUE SET ( CRIT]IA :I* CANNOT BE E/ABLI%$ 9 ADVANCE4 ,EV5 ! MO/ CON=MI/ PEOPLE >E DISPOSABLE N[ADAYS1 AS NEW TE*NOLOGIES ( MANAGEM5T OR PRODUCTION >E 9TRODUC$4 ,ONE ( ! FUNCTIONS ( SMALL-GR\P DISCUSSIONS & CONSCI\SNESS RAIS+ IS TO CON/RUCT A P]SPECTIVE FROM :I* ONE CAN 9T]PRET ! SITUATION 

,ONE MAJOR PROBLEM WILL BE MA9TA9+ REGUL> TIME COMMITM5TS 9 A CONTEXT ( CON/ANT TIME & ATT5TIVE PRESSURE4 ,! PROCESS HAS A SL[] PACE & A MORE HUMAN SCALE ?AN IS CULTURALLY ACCEPTABLE TODAY4 ,H[EV]1 ! FACT ?AT GR\PS (F] A RESPITE FROM DAILY /RUGGLE1 & P]HAPS A QUIET] /YLE ( 9T]ACT+ & LI/5+ :I* RELIEVES ATT5TIVE PRESSURE1 MAY ALSO BE ATTRACTIVE4 ,P>TICIPANTS W\LD NE$ TO LE>N TO SPEAK ) A SELF-EXPRESSIVE VOICE 7RA!R ?AN A NEOLIB]AL P]=MANCE D]IV$ FROM ! COMPULSION TO %>E BANAL 9=MATION71 & TO LI/5 & ANALYZE4 

,ANO!R PROBLEM IS ! COMPLEXITY ( EXP]I5CES4 ,P]SONAL EXP]I5CES >E 9T5SELY DIFF]5TIAT$ BY ! NUANC$ DISCRIM9ATIONS BUILT 9TO ! SEMIOCAPITALI/ CODE4 ,?IS MAKES ! ANALYTICAL P>T ( ! PROCESS P>TICUL>LY IMPORTANT4 

,ABOVE ALL1 ! PROCESS %\LD E/ABLI% NEW PROPOSITIONS AB\T ! S\RCES ( ANXIETY4 ,!SE PROPOSITIONS CAN =M A BASIS = NEW =MS ( /RUGGLE1 NEW TACTICS1 & ! REVIVAL ( ACTIVE =CE FROM ITS CURR5T REPRESSION3 A MA*9E = FI<T+ ANXIETY4 

,AFT]WORD3 ,CAUSE & ,AFFECT 

  

,REFLECTIONS FROM ONE /UDY GR\P )9 ! ,CRIME?,9C4 ,WORK]S' ,COLLECTIVE 

,:5 WE UND]/& CAPITALISM AS AFFECTIVE--AS PRODUC+ & BE+ SU/A9$ BY C]TA9 FEEL+S1 ATTITUDES1 & WAYS ( RELAT+--MANY ?+S COME 9TO FOCUS4 ,!SE AFFECTS >E NOT SIMPLY ! EFFECTS ( ECONOMIC RELATIONS2 !Y >E ESS5TIAL TO ! RELATIONS !MSELVES4 ,! O/5SIBLY MAT]IAL NE$S ?AT DRIVE ! ECONOMY >E SOCIALLY PRODUC$1 JU/ AS ! OB$I5CE & DISSOCIATION IT DEM&S >E CULTURALLY CONDITION$4 ,! 9DIVIDUALISM ( MOD]N WORK]S & CONSUM]S1 \R E/RANGEM5T FROM O!R LIV+ ?+S1 \R S5SE ?AT F9ANCE IS REAL :ILE ECOLOGY IS AB/RACT1 ABOVE ALL ! WAYS WE >E ACCU/OM$ TO PRIVATE PROP]TY & AU?ORITY--)\T !SE1 ! M>KET ?AT SEEMS SO TIMELESS & UNASSAILABLE W\LD COLLAPSE4 ,ATTEMPT+ TO UND]/& ! ECONOMY BY FOLL[+ ! /OCK M>KET RA!R ?AN />T+ FROM \R LIV$ EXP]I5CES IS SYMPTOMATIC ( ! SAME DISCONNECT ?AT DRIVES CAPITALISM 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,PRIVATE S5TIM5TS & P]SONAL RELATIONS >E NO LESS FUNDAM5TAL ?AN MAT]IAL CONDITIONS4 ,WE NE$ LANGUAGE ) :I* TO DISCUSS ! AFFECTIVE CONDITIONS4 

,CONSID]+ CAPITALI/ RELATIONS ?R\< ?IS L5S CL>IFIES1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 H[ PROTE/ ACTIVITY ?AT DOESN'T SUCCE$ 9 R$RESS+ ! GRIEVANCES IT OPPOSES CAN /ILL LEAVE ITS P>TICIPANTS FEEL+ FULFILL$--SOMETIMES MORE SO ?AN IF ! OBJECT ( !IR IMM$IATE DEM&S HAD SIMPLY BE5 GRANT$ \TRI<T4 ,WE TREASURE ! NI<TS 9 ! SQU>E TOGE!R TELL+ /ORIES1 ! TIMES WE HELD \R GR\ND1 MORE ?AN ! MEAG] CONCESSIONS WE SOMETIMES W94 ,UNTIL N[1 ?IS PH5OM5ON HAS USUALLY BE5 EXPLA9$ SOME:AT GLIBLY 9 T]MS ( ! 0DIGNITY0 ( /&+ UP = \RSELVES4 ,BUT :5 WE CONCEPTUALIZE \R CONDITIONS UND] CAPITALISM AS AFFECTIVE1 WE CAN SEE :Y =MS ( RESI/ANCE ?AT TRANS=M ! AFFECTIVE CONDITIONS C\LD BE FULFILL+ 9 & ( !MSELVES1 NOT JU/ AS A MEANS TO FULL] BELLIES & HI<] !RMO/ATS4 ,AS ,OCCUPY & O!R MOVEM5TS HAVE %[N1 MANY W\LD GLADLY EAT S&Y BEANS & SLEEP ON B>E BRICKS IF ONLY !Y C\LD BREAK ) MIS]Y1 ) BOR$OM1 ) ANXIETY6 ,LIKEWISE1 FRAM+ ! PROBLEMS WE FACE AS AFFECTIVE CAN HELP US TO AVOID PURSU+ OR ACCEPT+ APP>5T SOLUTIONS ?AT DO NOT *ANGE H[ WE FEEL & RELATE4 

,?IS TEXT FROM ! ,9/ITUTE = ,PREC>I\S ,CONSCI\SNESS GOES A LONG WAY T[>DS POS+ ! QUE/ION ( AFFECTIVE ANTI-CAPITALI/ /RATEGY4 ,P]HAPS IT IS A LITTLE PAT TO IMPOSE DISCRETE P]IODS ON HI/ORY1.<#d.> BUT WE MU/ UND]/& SU* G5]ALIZATIONS *IEFLY AS A WAY TO =MULATE HYPO!SES AB\T :I* TACTICS WILL SUCCE$ H]E & N[4 

,:AT C\LD ACTUALLY C\NT] ANXIETY8 ,DO WE HAVE TO BEAT SECURITY GU>DS1 9SURANCE POLICIES1 RELIGI\S COMMUNITIES1 & ANTIDEPRESSANTS AT !IR [N GAME1 SOMEH[ MAK+ PEOPLE FEEL SAFE 9 A HO/ILE & HAZ>D\S WORLD8 ,TRY+ TO ALLAY ANXIETY AS A SEP>ATE PROJECT FROM ABOLI%+ ! CONDITIONS ?AT CREATE IT IS SURELY DOOM$4 ,%\LD WE ACCEPT ! WOR/-CASE SC5>IO AS A =EGONE CONCLUSION & HURRY =? TO MEET IT1 TRANS=M+ \R ANXIETY 9TO A WEAPON8 ,IF ANXIETY IS ! OMNIPRES5T GU>DIAN ( ! PREVAIL+ ORD]1 IT PRES5TS ! P]FECT PO9T ( DEP>TURE = RESI/ANCE--BUT ?IS DOES NOT ANSW] H[ ?OSE ALREADY IMMOBILIZ$ BY IT C\LD P]=M SU* AL*EMY4 ,P]HAPS1 9 ! C\RSE ( TAK+ ON ! RUL+ ORD]1 WE C\LD CREATE SOME?+ TOGE!R ?AT 9SPIRES CONFID5CE1 GR\ND+ \RSELVES 9 A %>$ S5SE ( REALITY ?AT NO M>KET OR MILIT>Y C\LD TAKE FROM US4 

.<#a.> ,! DISCUSSION H]E IS NOT FULLY RELEVANT TO ! GLOBAL ,S\?4 ,! SPECIFIC CONDITION ( ! ,S\? IS ?AT DOM9ANT CAPITALI/ SOCIAL =MS >E LAY]$ ONTO E>LI] /AGES ( CAPITALISM OR PRE-CAPITALI/ SY/EMS1 RA!R ?AN DISPLAC+ !M 5TIRELY4 ,/RUGGLES ALONG ! AXES ( MIS]Y & BOR$OM >E !RE=E MORE EFFECTIVE 9 ! ,S\?4 ,! ,S\? HAS EXP]I5C$ A P>TICUL> V>IETY ( PREC>ITY DI/9CT FROM E>LI] P]IODS3 ! MASSIVE =C$ DEL9K+ ( HUGE SWA!S ( ! WORLD FROM GLOBAL CAPITALISM 7ESPECIALLY 9 ,AFRICA71 & ! CORRESPOND+LY MASSIVE GR[? ( ! 9=MAL SECTOR1 :I* N[ ECLIPSES ! =MAL SECTOR ALMO/ EV]Y:]E4 ,! 9=MAL SECTOR PROVIDES F]TILE T]RA9 = AUTONOM\S POLITICS1 AS IS CLE> FROM CASES SU* AS ! CITY ( ,EL ,ALTO 7A SELF-ORGANIZ$ CITY ( *ANTY-T[NS :I* IS C5TRAL TO SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ,BOLIVIA71 ! ,ZAPATI/A REVOLT 7LEAD+ TO AUTONOM\S 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES 9 ,*IAPAS71 & MOVEM5TS SU* AS ,ABAHLALI BASE,MJONDOLO 7AN AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T ( 9=MAL SETTLEM5T RESID5TS 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA74 ,H[EV]1 IT IS (T5 SUBJECT TO A K9D ( COLLECTIVIZ$ PREC>ITY1 AS ! /ATE MI<T 7= 9/ANCE7 BULLDOZE *ANTY-T[NS1 DISPOSSESS /REET TRAD]S1 OR CRACK D[N ON ILLICIT ACTIVITIES - & P]IODICALLY DOES SO4 ,REVEAL+LY1 IT WAS ! SELF-IMMOLATION ( A /REET TRAD] SUBJECT TO ?IS K9D ( /ATE DISPOSSESSION :I* TRIGG]$ ! REVOLT 9 ,SIDI ,B\ZID1 :I* LAT] EXP&$ 9TO ! ,>AB ,SPR+4 ,MASSIVE UNRE/ = SIMIL> REASONS IS ALSO BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY COMMON 9 ,*9A4 ,IT IS ALSO COMMON = ?IS SECTOR TO BE DOM9AT$ BY HI]>*ICAL GANGS OR BY ! NETWORK$ W+S ( AU?ORIT>IAN P>TIES 7SU* AS ! ,MUSLIM ,BRO!RHOOD74 

.<#b.> ,AFFECT3 EMOTION1 BODILY DISPOSITION1 WAY ( RELAT+ 

.<#c.> ,:5 US+ ! T]M DOM9ANT AFFECT1 ?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ?IS IS ! ONLY REACTIVE AFFECT 9 OP]ATION4 ,! NEW DOM9ANT AFFECT CAN RELATE DYNAMICALLY ) O!R AFFECTS3 A CALL-C5T] WORK] IS BOR$ & MIS]ABLY PAID1 BUT ANXIETY IS :AT KEEPS H]_/HIM 9 ?IS CONDITION1 PREV5T+ ! USE ( OLD /RATEGIES SU* AS UNIONIZATION1 SABOTAGE & DROPP+ \T4 

.<#d.> ,IF ONLY ! ,YIPPIES HAD LIV$ TO SEE !IR PRANKS DESCRIB$ AS 0A MA*9E = FI<T+ BOR$OM06 ,IF WE MU/ USE 9DU/RIAL METAPHORS1 IT W\LD BE MORE HI/ORICALLY ACCURATE TO SPEAK ( MA*9ES 9 REF]5CE TO :AT ! AU?ORS DESCRIBE AS ! ]A ( MIS]Y1 & ASSEMBLY L9ES = ! ]A ( BOR$OM4 ,ACCUS+ ! POOR ,YIPPIES ( CREAT+ 0AN ASSEMBLY L9E = FI<T+ BOR$OM0 MAKES ! IRONY ( ?IS L9E ( ?9K+ CLE> 5\<4 ,MAT*+ METAPHORS TO \R CURR5T ]A1 WE W\LD CALL = 0A GLOBAL NETWORK = FI<T+ ANXIETY10 & 9DE$ WE >E /ILL SO DEEPLY 5TR5*$ 9 ?IS ]A ?AT SU* A MON/ROSITY S\NDS P]FECTLY S5SIBLE4 ,YET IF WE >E TO TAKE ! AU?ORS AT !IR WORD1 MA*9]Y PRODUCES MIS]Y1 ASSEMBLY L9ES PRODUCE BOR$OM1 & GLOBAL NETWORKS PRODUCE ANXIETY--SO ! ,M>XI/ 9DU/RIAL METAPHORS HAVE GOT TO GO4 ,ONE DOES NOT FI<T MIS]Y ) MA*9ES--AS HI/ORY %[S1 ONE FI<TS MA*9ES ) SABOTS1 ASSEMBLY L9ES ) WILDCATS1 & GLOBAL NETWORKS ) :AT C]TA9 ,FRANCOPHILES CALL 0HUMAN /RIKE40 

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