,:Y ,AN>*ISM8 ,A ,LOVE ,LETT] ,TO ,\R ,D\BT]S1 ,BURN\TS1 ,EXPATS1 @& ,REFUGEES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS ,TEXT 3 ,I'VE ID5TIFI$ AS AN AN>*I/ = OV] TWO DECADES4 ,LIKE ANY IDEOLOGY OR FLAG ( ID5TIFICATION IT IS1 TO MO/ PEOPLE1 A WEIRD1 ANTIQUAT$ SORT ( ?+ TO DO4 ,RELATIVELY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY C>E AB\T ! WORLD & ?OSE ) ! AUDACITY TO SET \T TO *ANGE IT >E R>] /ILL4 ,EV5 AMONG !M RADICALISM IS 9FREQU5T1 & SU* PROM95T FLAG-FLY+ PRACTICALLY EXT9CT4 ,IT IS1 ,I'LL READILY ADMIT1 ON ! FACE ( IT RA!R 9TELLECTUALLY SUSPECT4 ,AK9 TO ! LONE OLD ,M>XI/ GRUMBL+ 9 ! BACK ( ! HACK]SPACE AT ! N]VE ( PEOPLE TO *OOSE T]M9OLOGY \TSIDE HIS TRADITION'S MEMETIC SCAFFOLD+4 ,WE'RE ALL BUSY GETT+ ?+S DONE AS 9=M$1 FREE-?9K+1 UNIV]SALLY ICONOCLA/IC 9DIVIDUALS !SE DAYS1 :Y WILL+LY *A9 Y\RSELF TO ! BAGGAGE ( C5TURIES OLD POLITICAL T5SIONS & ! FLOTSAM ( SMALL BUT FREQU5TLY PROBLEMATIC MILIEU8 ,?IS SORT ( QUE/ION+ WA%ES 9 ) EV]Y WAVE ( BURN\T & TRAUMA4 ,:AT ONCE FELT EXCIT+ & LIB]AT+ BECOMES ALL TOO FAMILI> & CON/RA9+4 ,& 9 MANY PEOPLE'S NE$ TO PU% BACK1 TO REASS]T !IR UND]LY+ AG5CY AS HUMAN BE+S RA!R ?AN *>ACT]S 9 A POLITICAL N>RATIVE & QUE/ION TIES ( ASSUM$ 0AFF9ITY0 ) SCURRIL\S P]SONALITIES OR BEHAVIORS !Y 5D UP FLOAT+ AWAY 5TIRELY4 ,SO ,I ?\ ) ME ?AT IT'S ULTIMATELY NOT AB\T ! PEOPLE OR EV5 ! HI/ORY BUT ! WORD & CONCEPTUAL SPACE ITSELF4 0,AN>*Y0 IS UN>GUABLY ! GREATE/ & MO/ CONSEQU5TIAL ,ORWELLIANISM 9 ! WORLD4 ,9 EV]Y LANGUAGE TO HAVE T\*$ ,GREEK IT BUNDLES A K9D ( SOCIOPA?IC *AOS ONTO ! CONCEPT ( PURE FRE$OM4 ,FRE$OM 9 \R COMMON TONGUE ISN'T M]ELY SLAV]Y1 IT'S A NII% /ATE ( DEA? & DOM9ATION DEVOID ( SUB/ANTIVE EMPA?Y4 ,& ! IMPLICATION IS ! ROOT ( VIRTUALLY EV]Y P>ADIGM1 SOCIAL ECOSY/EM1 & COGNITIVE /RATEGY ON DISPLAY3 ,?AT !RE IS NO ESCAPE FROM L9ES ( DOM9ATION1 NO ASPECT ( RELATION TO ONE ANO!R \TSIDE ! B9>Y ( CONTROLL] & CONTROLL$4 ,AN>*Y1 AS A WORD1 IS ! ULTIMATE RESET BUTTON ON ?OSE :O D>E TO DREAM \TSIDE ! RULES ( ! GAMES WE PLAY4 ,A REM9D] ?AT SOCIETY IS1 SUPPOS$LY1 A Z]O SUM GAME1 & ANY PRES5T DEVIATION FROM ?AT REALITY A FLEET+ COLLECTIVE IRRATIONALITY1 CAPABLE ( BE+ POPP$ AT ANY MOM5T BY EXPLOR+ TOO F> OR ?9K+ TOO DEEPLY4 ,WE HAVE A WORD = ! ABS5CE ( RUL]%IP1 & WE USE IT TO SIGNIFY FRACTUR$ RUL]%IP4 ,?IS IS1 ONCE Y\ />T TO NOTICE IT1 A POISON\S1 RU9\S AFFAIR ?AT SPREADS WIDELY IF SUBTLY 9 EFFECT4 ,!RE >E MANY K9KS 9 \R LANGUAGES & CONCEPTUAL S*EMATA1 & WE FREQU5TLY MANAGE TO WORK >\ND MO/ ( !M1 BUT 0AN>*Y0 SITS AT ! C5T] ( A TOPOLOGICAL DEFECT SO VA/ IT ALMO/ *>ACT]IZES ! 5TIRE L&SCAPE ( \R SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,?AT WE MIE NOT M]ELY US+ AN UNGA9LY WORD TO DESCRIBE SOME?+ EV]YONE IS BASICALLY ALREADY ON BO>D )4 ,WE >E *ALL5G+ AN ASSUMPTION ?AT UND]P9S VIRTUALLY EV]Y O!R POLITICAL1 E?ICAL OR MOTIVATIONAL P>ADIGM4 ,BO? CONS]VATISM & LIB]ALISM1 BROADLY RECOGNIZ$1 SEE SOCIOPA?Y AS FUNDAM5TAL1 ONE EMBRACES ?AT NIHILISM OPPORTUNI/ICALLY1 ! O!R SEEKS TO HIDE FROM IT BY EMBRAC+ >BITR>Y1 %ORTSI*Y0 IS NOT A P$ANTIC DEF9ITIONAL BATTLE TO SAVE ! LEGACY ( SOME LONG DEAD BUT K9DA AWESOME COMMUN>DS1 NOR IS IT AN ATTEMPT TO SET \R LIVES BY !IR HI/ORICALLY-SITUAT$ RHETORICAL PROCLAMATIONS & /RATEGIC FUMBL+S4 ,IT IS A SURGICAL /RIKE ON ! *ESSBO>D & A CLE>+ ( ! AIR4 ,NO 5DEAVOR CAN MAKE SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY 9 ! LONG RUN )\T SELF HONE/Y4 ,IT IS ?R\< PRESS+ CONCEPTS & NOTIONS TO !IR EXTREMES & EXAM9+ !IR HI<-5]GY BEHAVIOR = CONTRADICTIONS OR SIMPLIFICATIONS ?AT WE AVOID GETT+ LO/ 9 A MIASMA ( LOCALIZ$ AB/RACTIONS ( 9DET]M9ATE DEP? OR >BITR>9ESS1 UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATE OR ORI5T \RSELVES4 ,A WILL+NESS TO BITE BULLETS1 TO FE>LESSLY & S]I\SLY SWIM TO ! B\ND>IES ( ! POSSIBLE1 IS VITAL NOT JU/ 9 *ANG+ ! WORLD BUT HAV+ ANY AG5CY 9 \R [N LIVES4 ,& :AT IS LO/ ?R\< ID5TIFICATION ) ! M>G9ALIZ+ T]M 0AN>*Y0 IS >GUABLY MORE ?AN MADE UP = ?R\< ?AT M>G9ALIZATION4 ,:ILE ALL ?OSE :O ID5TIFY ) AN>*Y DO NOT ALWAYS LIVE UP TO ! RADICAL 9QUIRY IT SUGGE/S1 AT WOR/ AN>*I/ CIRCLES S]VE AS F]TILE T]RITORY = EXPLORATIONS 9 EXTREMISM4 ,UNBRIDL$ SOCIOPA?S1 ! 9V5TIVELY UNH+$1 & IDEOLOGICAL ROBOTS ( A ?\S&S COLORS CONTRIBUTE TO A DELUGE ( FIR/-H& DATA & SU* PRODUCTIVE1 PASSIONATE EXP]IM5TATION AS F\ND NO:]E ELSE4 ,!RE >E ALSO1 ( C\RSE1 SA9TS & ANGELS TO BE F\ND 9 ABUNDANCE TOO1 HUMAN BE+S SO %>PLY & 9T5SELY HUMAN Y\ CAN GET ADDICT$ TO !IR REALNESS4 ,?R\< TWO C5TURIES ( /RUGGLE 0AN>*Y01 LIKE ! WORD 0LOVE0 HAS BECOME A DEFECT PUMMEL$ 9TO A HOLE4 ,?+S HAPP5 !RE4 ,RADIATION COMES BLA/+ \T4 ,I'M NOT >GU+ ?AT MUNDANE1 PETTY1 %ORTSIACT]IZE WIDE SWA!S ( ?OSE :O ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/S4 ,OR ?AT UTT]LY REPREH5SIBLE BEHAVIORS & /RUCTURES >5'T REPLICAT$ BY MANY WRAPP$ 9 \R FLAG4 ,WE ALL KN[ ?AT MO/ COMMUNI/S >E JU/ CAPITALI/S :O ?9K ! GAME %\LD BE CONF9$ TO SOCIAL CAPITAL4 ,BUT1 H[EV] MU* WE MAY OPPORTUNI/ICALLY OR ASPIRATIONALLY USE ! PHRASE1 !RE IS NO 0AN>*I/ MOVEM5T04 ,!RE >E RA!R C\NTLESS CIRCLES & 9DIVIDUALS ON V>I\S TRAJECTORIES1 9T]ACT+ AT ?IS S+LE PO9T & SOMETIMES ALL[+ ! GOODWILL OR ROMANTICISM ATTA*$ TO 0AN>*ISM0 TO B9D !M TO PEOPLE ( WILDLY DIFF]5T MOTIVATION OR EXP]I5CE4 ,AN>*ISM HAS GONE ?R\< MANY IT]ATIONS1 ) BUNDLES ( ASSOCIAT$ ?+S RIS+ & FALL+1 :ILE O!R1 L>GELY UNRELAT$ WAVES DO ! SAME4 ,!RE >E MANY AN>*I/ CULTURES & GLOBAL SC5ES1 SOME ALMO/ H]METICALLY SEAL$ TO EA* O!R4 ,:ATEV] HORROR APPE>S TO SPAN ! AN>*I/ WORLD Y\'VE SE51 IT IS LIKELY ?AT ?IS TOO %ALL PASS4 ,F> BETT] & F> WORSE1 & JU/ F> DIFF]5T ONES WILL TAKE !IR PLACE4 ,SOME ( TODAY'S BREAKAWAY CLU/]S1 9SURG5T 9CL9ATIONS1 & ALI5 APPROPRIATORS WILL BE TOMORR['S MA9/AY4 ,SOME ( ?IS IS JU/ 9EVITABLE CULTURAL TECTONICS1 SOME ( IT IS ! DIRECT RESULT ( CONSCI\S EXPLOITS OR BETT] IDEAS4 ,PEOPLE CAN & DO HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ! TRAJECTORY ( AN>*I/ MILIEUS & CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION4 ,?+S WILL *ANGE & Y\ CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT 9 *ANG+ !M4 ,BUT NO1 NOT EV]Y VICTORY IS IMM$IATELY POSSIBLE WE>+ ! AN>*I/ FLAG4 ,DON'T GET ME WRONG1 !RE >E C\NTLESS CRITICAL 9SI*I/ DISC\RSE1 SOME /ILL TO BE DETA*$ AS MODULES & EXPORT$ LIKE SO MANY O!RS TO 0! LEFT01 TO SUBCULTURES1 & TO ! MA9/REAM1 O!RS SO DEEPLY EMB$D$ ) A UNIV]SAL REJECTION ( P[] RELATIONS !Y >E POSSIBLY UNDETA*ABLE4 ,SOME ?+S WILL LIKELY ONLY EV] BE POSSIBLE UND] ! FLAG ( AN>*ISM4 ,YET1 IF Y\'RE LOOK+ = A SPECIFIC VICTORY ! AN>*I/ LABEL IS 9DE$ SOMETIMES A BAD BET4 ,Y\ CAN DO BETT] ) ! LOOSE 0MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS04 ,Y\ CAN DO BETT] ) Y\R FRI5DS4 ,Y\ CAN DO BETT] )9 0NON-IDEOLOGICAL0 PROJECTS ?AT SACRIFICE PROCESS+ EFFICI5CY BY CLOAK+ DEEP MOTIVATIONS & SETTL+ ON SUP]FICIAL BUT PRODUCTIVE AFF9ITIES4 ,SOME PEOPLE WILL TELL Y\ AN>*ISM IS AB\T ! EXI/+ 9SIGELY CAN & WILL BE EXPORT$4 ,IT'S NOT ! >RAY ( TOOLS & 9SI BUT ! ROOT$NESS ?AT HAS DRIV5 ?OSE 9SI*ISM0 HAS A CLE>] ETYMOLOGY ?AN 0FEM9ISM01 OR 0COMMUNISM01 OR 0SOCIALISM01 OR 0SOCIAL JU/ICE01 & IT T>GETS NOT SOME?+ AS MACROSCOPIC & AGGREGATE AS 0WOM50 OR 0COMMUNITY0 BUT AN 9CR$IBLY IMPORTANT CONCEPTUAL TANGLE ?AT GETS AT ! ROOT ( MANY ( \R SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS4 ,! CRUX ( 0AN>*Y0 IS AN E?ICAL ORI5TATION1 NOT A POLITICAL PLAT=M4 ,IT'S 9TELLECTUALLY EASY TO BE A SOCIOPA? & ALSO A FEM9I/ OR A COMMUNI/1 OR :ATEV]4 ,9 ! V]Y BE/ CURR5TS ( SU* TRADITIONS 0NEV] HOLD+ CONTROL OV] ANO!R M9D0 IS /ILL ONLY LOOSELY /IT*$ ON AS A BULLET PO9T4 ,AN>*ISM IS SIMPLY MORE CLOSELY TI$ TO 0NO P[] RELATIONS EV]0 OR 0SEE O!RS FRE$OM AS Y\R [N0 & ?IS MATT]S 9 A WID] >RAY ( SITUATIONS ?AN SOME?+ HI/ORICALLY P>TICUL>4 ,AN>*ISM CAN BE CORRUPT$ & OBVI\SLY (T5 IS1 BUT IT'S H>D]1 9 ! GR& S*EME ( ?+S1 TO CORRUPT AN>*ISM ?AN ANY?+ ELSE4 ,WE'VE NUMB]$ 9 ! MILLIONS & MOV$ ! WORLD YET DELIB]ATELY NEV] SEIZ$ P[]4 ,= ALL ! %IT ?AT'S CROPP$ UP 9 \R RANKS1 UNLIKE VIRTUALLY ANY O!R COMP>ABLE FRAMEWORK Y\ C>E TO NAME NO AN>*I/ HAS EV] BE5 RESPONSIBLE = G5OCIDE OR MEGADEA?4 ,?AT IS ACTUALLY1 SADLY1 AMAZ+LY UNIQUE 9 HI/ORY4 ,\R FOCUS ON P[] ITSELF RA!R ?AN ANY ( ITS 9/ANTIATIONS HAS AN EFFECT ?AT'S H>D TO D5Y4 ,WE MAY FUCK UP1 BUT WE C\RSE-CORRECT4 ,IF NOT \RSELVES !N \R COMRADES4 ,! COGNITIVE DISSONANCE IS USUALLY JU/ TOO GREAT4 ,YES1 ?IS BIAS SOMETIMES COMES AT ! EXP5SE ( IMM$IATE RETURNS1 PRAISE1 & ! EXHIL>ATION ( MOM5TUM4 ,DO \R BANN]S FLY OV] HUGE >MIES8 ,NOT ALWAYS4 ,BUT :AT (T5 MATT]S MORE IS :O GETS ! BALL ROLL+1 :O PROVIDES ! TOOLS ?AT O!RWISE W\LDN'T HAVE BE5 CONSID]$ OR DREAM$ (4 ,:AT AN>*ISM PROVIDES IS NOT SO MU* AN IDEOLOGICAL PLAT=M & A COHESIVE MOVEM5T BUT A ?9K TANK & A LABORATORY4 ,IT IS F> FROM ! ONLY SPACE CAPABLE ( 9SIE PRACTICALLY DEF9$ BY EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO C]TA9 EXP]I5CES & 9SID TO PLOT A RADICAL >C ?AT DOESN'T PASS 9TO 0AN>*Y0 !RE IS /ILL SO MU* MORE TO DISCOV] & RESOLVE4 ,BEYOND \R CURR5T EXP]I5CES1 BEYOND \R PRES5T CONC]NS4 ,?IS IS ! REALM ( MAXIMUM POSSIBLE IMPACT4 ,AN>*I/S EXI/ 9 & >E NATIVE TO VIRTUALLY EV]Y /RUGGLE & COMMUNITY4 ,WE FAM\SLY PUN* MANY MANY ORD]S ( MAGNITUDE ABOVE \R WEIE = WILDLY DIFF]5T FUTURES1 TO DO ! H>D WORK NO ONE ELSE SEES ! UTILITY 94 ,Y\ DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ?AT AW>5ESS & SOMEH[ COME \T MORE PRODUCTIVE4 ,PROBABLY ! COMPLA9T ,I RECEIVE ! MO/ IS3 !RE'S SO LITTLE =GIV5ESS OR EMPA?Y 9 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY1 IT'S ALL JU/ HYP] L9E-DRAW+ MORALISM4 ,WELL1 YEAH1 Y\ GET SOME DEC5T HUMAN BE+S 9 A ROOM SUDD5LY MORE FREE FROM BULL%IT & !Y'LL />T UPP+ !IR /&>DS4 ,OP5+ Y\R EYES TO P[] RELATIONS & D>+ TO /& AGA9/ !M IS A FUCK+ DANG]\S1 TRAUMATIZ+ ?+4 ,SUSPICION & DEF5SIVE WALLS >E ONLY NATURAL4 ,?IS CREATES A MILDLY PRODUCTIVE COMPETITIVE DYNAMIC :]E WE'RE ALL CON/ANTLY BURN+ BRIDGES :ILE EA* LE>N+ MORE AB\T DEC5CY ALL ! TIME4 ,?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS WORKS WELL 5\< YET ( C\RSE IS SUBOPTIMAL4 ,PEOPLE GET RUN \T = BE+ FROM A DIFF]5T CULTURE2 :ILE SOME SOCIOPA?S >E ALL[$ TO DIG 9 DEEP ONCE !Y LE>N SOME SUFFICI5T 0RULES0 TO PLAY )94 ,! LATT] IS AN AMAZ+ OPPORTUNITY = US TO PREEMPTIVELY MAP \T EV]Y LA/ CORN] = SOCIOPA?Y TO HIDE 9 ?R\< EXP]IM5T4 ,! =M]1 H[EV]1 DOESN'T TAKE MU* TO *ANGE4 ,ALL IT TAKES IS MEET+ PEOPLE HALFWAY Y\RSELF4 ,Y\ DON'T HAVE TO *ANGE ! 5TIRE 0SC5E0 ALL Y\ HAVE TO DO IS GET CRITICAL MASS TO C\NT AS Y\R [N SC5E4 ,& %>E Y\R 9SI*ISM HAS FAIL$ TO +E/ C]TA9 GOOD IDEAS OR REALIZATIONS FROM O!R PEOPLE4 ,9 MY EXP]I5CE ?AT'S JU/ NOT TRUE1 OR AT LEA/ NOT A GOOD PORTRAYAL ( :AT'S GO+ WRONG4 ,!RE'S PL5TY ( AN>*I/S DEEPLY AW>E ( CRITICAL RACE !ORY1 OR ABLEISM1 OR NEUROSCI5CE1 OR ,HAYEKIAN CALCULATION LIMITS1 OR :ATEV]-& PL5TY ( AN>*I/ DISCUSSIONS & DEVELOPM5TS ON ?OSE IDEAS4 ,! PROBLEM IS 9T]NAL COMMUNICATION & DOCUM5TATION2 SO MANY ( \R !ORETICAL 9SIRASS+ SITUATION TO BE SURE1 BUT IT'S OBVI\SLY A TRANSI5T ONE ?AT Y\ CAN HELP SPE$ UP \R RECOV]Y FROM4 ,AT ! />T ( ?IS ,I WASN'T 5TIRELY HONE/1 ,I TOO HAVE TRI$ TO LEAVE AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,ALMO/ A DECADE AGO1 BUT YE>S AFT] ,I'D DONE MY TIME 9 V>I\S TR5*ES & CYCL$ ?R\< BURN\TS4 ,I KN[ ! ALLURE4 ,! LAUNDRY LI/ ( FAIL+S & FRU/RATIONS ) ! MILIEU1 ) ! CANONICAL DISC\RSES1 ) ! DAUNT+ *ALL5GES WE FACE4 ,BUT Y\'VE GOT TO BE HONE/ ) Y\RSELF4 ,:AT >E Y\ GO+ TO DO1 JU/ GO RIDE BIKES8 ,WORK ON SOME FEEL-GOOD CAMPAIGN ADRIFT & AT ! M]CY ( A WID] CONTEXT8 ,GET HI< (F CYNICAL ELITISM READ+ ,BA$AN8 ,VACATIONS >E GOOD & ALL1 BUT AT SOME PO9T EV]Y?+ ELSE />TS TO PALE 9 COMP>ISON4 ,! CRUFT & COLLISIONS AN>*Y CAN DRAW >E (T5 QUITE WILD & ,I DON'T BLAME ANYONE OCCASIONALLY DUCK+ \T = SOME SECURITY OR SAFETY4 ,BUT AMID ! BLAZ+ HORRORS1 ! AN>*I/ S+UL>ITY IS SIMPLY ! BE/ PLACE TO F9D ROOT$ CONCEPTS & AS A RESULT REAL1 LONG-T]M HOPES & ! 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