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> Ted Kaczynski is a good example of an American intellectual with many philosophically worthy ideas I read a bit of his manifesto once. You have to be very g
by karmakurtisaani 12d ago
> Ted Kaczynski is a good example of an American intellectual with many philosophically worthy ideas
I read a bit of his manifesto once. You have to be very generously looking for the worthy ideas.
- text0404 11d agoHere's the Wikipedia page, it's a good summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Society_and_Its_Future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Society_and_Its_Fut... It's relevant today more than ever: > [It argues] that the Industrial Revolution began a harmful process of natural destruction brought about by technology. Furthermore it states that forcing humans to adapt to machinery creates a sociopolitical order that suppresses human potential and freedom. [...] The manifesto states that the public largely accepts individual technological advancements as purely positive without accounting for their overall effect, including the erosion of local and individual freedom and autonomy.