,:AT IS ,FULLY ,AUTOMAT$ ,LUXURY ,COMMUNISM8 #bb ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P ,TEXT 3 ,FULLY ,AUTOMAT$ ,LUXURY ,COMMUNISM 7,F,A,L,C7 HAS BE5 MU* 9 VOGUE LATELY1 ESPECIALLY ) ! PUBLICATION ( ,A>ON ,BA/ANI'S BOOK ( ! SAME NAME BY ,V]SO ?IS YE>4 ,IT WAS ORIG9ALLY A SLOGAN_/MEME DEVELOP$ BY PEOPLE >\ND ! GR\P ,PLAN ,C4 ,!Y BEGAN US+ ! EXPRESSION 0,LUXURY = ,ALL0 & ?IS WAS BACK$ UP BY A ,TUMBLR CALL$ ,LUXURY ,COMMUNISM4 ,PLAN ,C MEMB]S SPOTT$ ! SLOGAN 0,LUXURY ,= ,ALL0 ON A DEMON/RATION 9 ,B]L91 & AT FIR/ ADOPT$ IT AS A TONGUE 9 *EEK JOKE BUT !Y !N />T$ TAK+ IT S]I\SLY4 ,!Y BELIEVE IT HAD ITS ORIG9S 9 ! SCI5CE FICTION ,R$ ,M>S TRILOGY BY ,KIM ,/ANLEY ,ROB9SON1 :]E A SOCIALI/ UTOPIA IS E/ABLI%$ ON ,M>S1 & 9 ,A ,PATT]N ,LANGUAGE WRITT5 BY ?REE >*ITECTS1 ,*RI/OPH] ,ALEX&]1 ,S>A ,I%IKAWA & ,MURRAY ,SILV]/E9 9 #aigg :I* DESCRIBES A SIMIL> UTOPIA4 ,WE ALSO HAVE ! BOOK WRITT5 BY ,MASSA*USETTS ,9/ITUTE ( ,TE*NOLOGY PR(ESSORS ,]IK ,BRYNJ(FLSSON & ,JAMES ,MC,AFEE1 ,! ,SECOND ,MA*9E ,AGE1 :O 5VISAGE AN 9CREAS+LY ROBOTIZ$ WORLD :]E WORK HAS BE5 ABOLI%$4 ,! EXPRESSION HAS PICK$ UP TRACTION AMONG ! 0WOKE0 G5]ATION1 :O SEEM ALSO 9SPIR$ BY ,CORBYNISM4 ,9 SOME WAYS IT HAS RECUP]AT$ ! CONCEPT ( COMMUNISM1 ORIG9ALLY MORE OR LESS ! RES]VE ( AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S BE=E BE+ SEIZ$ AS A LABEL BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS ) ! RESULT+ DISCR$IT+ ( ! IDEA4 ,BO? ,PLAN ,C & ,BA/ANI SEEM TO ?9K ?AT ! DEVELOPM5T ( TE*NOLOGY UND] CAPITALISM WILL LEAD TO ! 5D ( WORK & ! 5D ( CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,9 ?IS SC5>IO SOMEH[ CAPITALISM ASSI/S AT ITS [N DEA?1 IT VOLUNT>ILY PLACES A GUN AGA9/ ITS [N TEMPLE & PULLS ! TRIGG]4 ,TE*NOLOGY1 RA!R ?AN BE+ SE5 AT ! MOM5T AS AN 9/RUM5T ( CAPITALISM TO FUR!R ITSELF1 IS SE5 AS AN AG5T ( RADICAL *ANGE4 ,M>X TOO ?\X C\LD NOT =ESEE4 ,HE ?9KS WE HAVE N[ >RIV$ AT ?IS HI<] /AGE1 FUR!R1 HE LOCATES ?IS TO ! YE> #bh ) ITS F9ANCIAL CRISIS4 ,LIKE ANO!R PR$ICTOR ( ! FUTURE1 ,PAUL ,MASON1 ,BA/ANI BELIEVES ?AT ADVANC+ TE*NOLOGY WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD UNEMPLOYM5T4 ,?IS CANNOT BE ANSW]$ BY ! CREATION ( NEW JOBS1 :I* ,BA/ANI BELIEVES >E IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! DEVELOPM5T ( TE*NOLOGY WILL REPLACE SC>CITY ) ABUNDANCE1 0EXTREME SUPPLY0 AS ,BA/ANI CALLS IT4 ,! CAPITALI/S WILL RESPOND TO ?IS ) >TIFICIAL SC>CITIES1 BECAUSE ABUNDANCE LEADS TO A FALL 9 PRICES & ( M>KETS4 ,?IS NEW ABUNDANCE WILL BE FACILITAT$ BY ! DEVELOPM5T ( SOL> TE*NOLOGY & ! M9+ ( A/]OIDS6 7,BA/ANI SAYS3 0,MORE SPECULATIVELY1 A/]OID M9+ -- :OSE TE*NICAL B>RI]S >E PRES5TLY BE+ SURM\NT$ -- C\LD PROVIDE US ) NOT ONLY MORE 5]GY ?AN WE CAN EV] IMAG9E BUT ALSO MORE IRON1 GOLD1 PLAT9UM & NICKEL4 ,RES\RCE SC>CITY W\LD BE A ?+ ( ! PA/407 ,DUR+ ! C\RSE ( ! BOOK1 ! :OLE CONCEPT ( CLASS /RUGGLE IS R>ELY T\*$ UPON1 AS IS ! NATURE & ROLE ( ! ,/ATE4 ,! WORK+ CLASS IS NOT SE5 AS ! AG5T ( SOCIAL *ANGE & 9/EAD ,BA/ANI 5VISAGES A SC5>IO ?AT W\LD F9D FAVOR ) ! ,CORBYNI/S ( ,MOM5TUM4 ,HE BELIEVES ?AT AT ! NATIONAL LEVEL1 \TS\RC+ W\LD 5D IMM$IATELY & PRIVATIZ$ 9DU/RIES LIKE RAIL W\LD RETURN TO ! ,/ATE & ! PUBLIC SECTOR W\LD WIPE \T \TSIDE CONTRACTORS4 ,ON ! LOCAL LEVEL1 !RE W\LD BE 0MUNICIPAL PROTECTIONISM0 :]E PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS W\LD SP5D AS MU* ( !IR BUDGETS LOCALLY1 TO KEEP MONEY CIRCULAT+ 9 ! LOCAL ECONOMY4 ,HE BASES ?IS SC5>IO ON :AT HE CALLS ! ,PRE/ON MODEL AFT] ! T[N :I* C>RI$ \T SU* A PLAN4 ,FUR!RMORE1 LOCAL BUS9ESSES W\LD BE FAVOR$1 BE+ ?OSE :I* OP]AT$ )9 T5 KILOMET]S ( ! LOCALITY1 W]E A WORK]-[N$ COOP]ATIVE1 OR (F]$ ORGANIC PRODUCTS & R5EWABLE 5]GY4 ,C5TRAL BANKS1 TOO1 W\LD MOVE 0AWAY FROM L[ 9FLATION0 & 9/EAD RELATE TO 0RIS+ WAGES1 HI< PRODUCTIVITY & AF=DABLE H\SE PRICES04 ,NATIONAL 5]GY 9VE/M5T BANKS W\LD 9VE/ 9 SU/A9ABLE 5]GY & H\S+ ) ! RESULT ?AT BY #bc 0! WORLD'S WEAL?I] C\NTRIES W\LD SEE !IR ,C,O#b EMISSIONS FALL TO VIRTUALLY Z]O04 ,! ,/ATE W\LD CREATE A NETWORK ( REGIONAL & LOCAL BANKS & CR$IT UNIONS1 ) ! SAME AIMS AS ABOVE4 ,!Y W\LD 5C\RAGE ! GR[? ( WORK]-[N$ BUS9ESSES4 ,9 ADDITION1 !RE W\LD BE A SY/EM ( ,UNIV]SAL ,BASIC ,S]VICES 7,U,B,S7 :I* W\LD PROVIDE ! NECESSITIES ( LIFE- = EXAMPLE1 $UCATION1 H\S+1 TRANSPORT- FREE TO ALL AT ! PO9T ( USE4 ,?IS 9 A SOCIETY HEAVILY DOM9AT$ BY ! ,/ATE4 ,IT IS UNCLE> H[ ,BA/ANI SEES ?IS PLAN BE+ ACTIVAT$4 ,:I* GOV]NM5T W\LD DO ?AT8 ,IT IS NOT OP5LY /AT$ BUT IS IMPLI$ ?AT ?IS W\LD BE BR\TY AGA9/ WORK0 BUT HE FAILS TO ELABORATE ON ?IS P>TY & :AT ITS ROLE W\LD BE 9 ?IS TRANS=MATION TO A NEW SOCIETY4 ,& 9DE$1 !RE IS NO 9DICATION AB\T :AT W\LD DEVELOP AFT] ?IS ,/ATE-HEAVY ECONOMY AS 5VISAG$ BY ,BA/ANI4 ,AS NOT$ E>LI]1 ! WORK+ CLASS ITSELF W\LD HAVE NO S]I\S ROLE 9 ?IS ,BRAVE ,NEW ,UTOPIA ( ,BA/ANI4 ,TO US1 AN>*I/ COMMUNISM1 LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM1 FREE SOCIALISM1 CALL IT :AT Y\ WILL1 HAS TO COME AB\T ?R\< ! 9VOLVEM5T ( ! MASS ( ! POPULATION4 ,BUT = ,BA/ANI 0! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE >E ONLY ABLE TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE = BRIEF P]IODS ( TIME04 ,HE USES ?IS FALSE SC5>IO TO ADVOCATE 5GAGEM5T 9 0MA9/REAM1 ELECTORAL POLITICS04 ,UN=TUNATELY1 CAPITALISM ,C,A,N DEAL ) ABUNDANCE4 ,!RE >E MANY PRODUCTS N[ ?AT W]E EXP5SIVE1 ?AT >E N[ *EAP LIKE SOME MOBILE PHONES & MANY O!R ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES1 NOT TO M5TION ! V>I\S P\ND /ORES4 ,CAPITALISM CAN ADAPT V]Y EASILY & 9DE$ BIG CAPITALI/ \TFITS LIKE ,FACEBOOK & ,GOOGLE >E FREE AT PO9T ( USE4 ,!Y OBTA9 !IR PR(ITS 9 O!R WAYS4 ,! :OLE HI/ORY ( CAPITALISM 9DICATES ?AT IT CAN1 TIME & TIME AGA91 TURN SC>CITY 9TO 0EXTREME ABUNDANCE04 ,CAPITALISM HAS 9DE$ DE/ROY$ MANY OLD 9DU/RIES & S]VICES1 BUT IT HAS REPLAC$ !M ) O!RS4 ,C]TA9LY1 C]TA9 9DU/RIAL SECTORS >E ?REAT5$1 HAVE DISAPPE>$ OR >E 9 ! PROCESS ( DISAPPE>+1 NOT LEA/ ! HI< /REET AS WE KN[ IT BUT ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM ITSELF IS NOT ?REAT5$1 IT CONT9UES TO F9D WAYS ( R5EW+ ITSELF1 AS DEMON/RAT$ BY ! RISE ( ! ONL9E M>KET4 ,! CONT9U+ TOO? & CLAW ]ADICATION ( V>I\S 9DU/RIES IS P>T & P>CEL ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,BA/ANI IS 5AMOR$ BY ! IDEA ( 0ACCEL]ATIONISM01 ?AT IS ?AT ! 0RATE ( HI/ORICAL *ANGE IS ACCEL]AT+0 & WILL V]Y SOON BR+ AB\T ! *ANGES ?AT HE 5VISAGES4 ,?IS IS DEBATABLE1 AS V>I\S COMM5TATORS HAVE NOT$ ECONOMIC /AGNATION & TE*NOLOGICAL SL[D[N4 ,TYL] ,C[51 = EXAMPLE1 POSITS A 0GREAT /AGNATION04 ,9 ADDITION1 WE C\LD C\NT] ! IDEAS ( DEGR[? 7DECROISSANCE 9 ,FR5*7 :I* >E GA9+ TRACTION :I* >GUE /RONGLY AGA9/ PRODUCTION = PRODUCTION'S SAKE 7PRODUCTIVISM7 & :I* CLA% ) ! ECO-MOD]NI/ IDEAS ( ,BA/ANI & ,MASON4 ,ACCEL]ATIONISM BELIEVES TE*NOLOGY CAN BE US$ = PROGRESSIVE PURPOSES1 :]EAS DEGR[? >GUES ?AT C]TA9 TYPES ( TE*NOLOGY NE$ TO BE LIMIT$ & MU/ RELATE TO AVAILABILITY ( RES\RCES4 ,SOME ECO-MOD]NI/S /ILL BELIEVE 9 ! USE ( NUCLE> P[]1 AL?\< ,BA/ANI1 TO HIS CR$IT1 REJECTS ?IS4 ,BA/ANI IS AW>E ?AT HE WILL BE ACCUS$ ( TE*NOLOGICAL DET]M9ISM & ADMITS ?AT 0TE*NOLOGY MATT]S1 BUT SO DO ! IDEAS1 SOCIAL RELATIONS & POLITICS :I* ACCOMPANY IT04 ,H[EV] HE USES AN UNHAPPY EXAMPLE4 ,HE BELIEVES ! EM]G5CE ( MASS VEGANISM & VEGET>IANISM HAS L$ TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( SYN!TIC TE*NOLOGY4 ,?IS IS WORRY+ = TWO REASONS1 FIR/ HE APPE>S TO ?9K ?AT DEM& LEADS SUPPLY1 AS ANY COMMON OR G>D5 !ORI/ ( CAPITALISM BELIEVES RA!R ?AN ! REV]SE VIEWS ( REVOLUTION>IES ?AT SUPPLY LEADS DEM&4 ,COMPANIES >E PRODUC+ VEGAN PRODUCTS LIKE NEV] BE=E BECAUSE !Y CAN CREATE V]Y HIY TO MANUFACTURE !SE VAT-GR[N SYN!TIC FOODS4 ,BA/ANI IS ALSO 5?USIA/IC AB\T ELECTRIC DRIV]LESS C>S 9 ?IS NEW WORLD ( HIS4 ,HE 5VISAGES ELECTRICITY BE+ ABLE TO BE SUPPLI$ #a.0 FROM R5EWABLE S\RCES :I* WILL FUEL !SE C>S4 ,BUT ?IS /ILL FAILS TO DEAL ) TRAFFIC CONGE/ION1 ) ROADS /ILL BE+ DANG]\S = *ILDR5 & ! AG$ & DISABL$1 & COMMUNITIES BISECT$ & BLIDS 5VIRONM5TALLY FRI5DLY FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT4 ,BA/ANI TALKS AB\T ! ]ADICATION ( WORK & DESCRIBES A #a H\R WEEK4 ,WE 9 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T HAVE LONG >GU$ AGA9/ ! IDEAS ( WORK1 & C]TA9LY A #a H\R WEEK W\LD BE AN IMPROVEM5T ON ! #d H\R & RIS+ WEEK ?AT MANY HAVE TO SUFF] N[4 ,BUT IT W\LD BE /ILL #a H\RS A WEEK 9 ! SAME UNSATISFY+ & BOR+ WORK = MANY4 ,AGA9 :5 HE REF]S TO ! ABOLITION ( WORK HE MEANS 9 ! WORKPLACE1 :IL/ ! WORK ( SOCIAL REPRODUCTION & C>E 9 ! HOME1 LOOK+ AFT] *ILDR51 ELD]LY P>5TS1 ! DISABL$ & 9FIRM1 & H\SEWORK 9 G5]AL1 MO/LY UND]TAK5 BY WOM51 IS IGNOR$1 AGA9 REVEAL+ ,BA/ANI'S BL9DNESS ON G5D] OPPRESSION & HIS FAILURE TO 9CLUDE ?IS 9 HIS 'UTOPIA'4 ,HE WAXES LYRICAL AB\T G5OME SEQU5C+ BE+ ABLE TO ]ADICATE 0NE>LY ALL =MS ( DISEASE0 9 ! NE> FUTURE ) LITTLE EVID5CE = ?IS4 ,HE TALKS AB\T 0,C>TI] = EV]YONE1 ,MONT,BLANC = ! MASSES & ,*LOE = ALL40 ,BUT >E !SE NOT PRE/IGE GOODS SPECTACUL>LY EXHIBIT$ BY ! RI* PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y >E EXP5SIVE & DO WE REALLY1 REALLY1 WANT !SE ITEMS8 ,MANY UND] ! GOAD ( ! LOOM+ 5VIRONM5TAL DEVA/ATION >E 9CREAS+LY TURN+ AWAY FROM CONSUM]ISM 9 ! LIIAN COMMUNI/4 ,LIKE MANY ( HIS ASSOCIATES 9 ?AT P>TICUL> /UD5T MOVEM5T1 HE GRAVITAT$ T[>DS ,CORBYNISM4 ,9DE$ HIS ,NOV>A ,M$IA ORGANIZATION QUICKLY TRANS=M$ ITSELF 9TO AN 5G9E = ! BUILD+ ( ,CORBYNISM4 ,ULTIMATELY ,BA/ANI'S VISION ( A NEW SOCIETY IS A N>R[ & DULL VISION4 ,IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ITSELF TO ! OPPRESSIONS ( CLASS1 RACE & G5D]1 & FAILS TO 5VISAGE BLUEPR9TS = !IR ]ADICATION4 ,IT'S ! ,ATTLEE GOV]NM5T ( #aide ) NEW ADD$ TE*NOLOGY4 ,F> FROM BE+ REVOLUTION>Y1 IT IS A TAME SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC & RE=MI/ PROGRAM ?AT ANY ,CORBYNI/ W\LD BE PR\D (4 ,TO CALL ?IS COMMUNISM IS A TRAVE/Y4 ,:AT AB\T ,PLAN ,C'S CONCEPTION ( ,F,A,L,C8 ,TO !IR CR$IT1 !Y HAVE BE5 CRITICAL ( TE*NOLOGICAL DET]M9ISM & >E ALSO CONSID]+ ! IDEAS ( DEGR[? & >E AW>E ( ! IGNOR+ ( ! AG5CY ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 BR++ AB\T !SE TE*NOLOGICAL UTOPIAS4 ,IT APPE>S ?AT !IR CONCEPT ( ,F,A,L,C IS MORE NUANC$ ?AN ,BA/ANI'S & IS /ILL A WORK 9 PROGRESS4 ,WE AWAIT A FULL] DEVELOPM5T ( !IR IDEAS ON ! SUBJECT4 ,NEV]!LESS1 !IR CONNECTIONS TO ,CORBYNISM >E CAUSES = CONC]N4 ,P4,S4 ,BE=E ,F,A,L,C1 !RE WAS ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM AS DEVELOP$ BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*94 ,LIKE ,BA/ANI1 ,BOOK*9 TALKS AB\T ! POSITIVE ASPECTS ( TE*NOLOGY AS 5ABL]S ( A NEW SOCIETY3 0,! SE$S = ! DE/RUCTION ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY LIE 9 ! V]Y MEANS IT EMPLOYS = SELF-PRES]VATION3 A TE*NOLOGY ( ABUNDANCE ?AT IS CAPABLE ( PROVID+ = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HI/ORY ! MAT]IAL BASIS = LIB]ATION4 ,AGA91 ! 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