Anti-Tech Revolution
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| Author | Ted Kaczynski |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Criticism of technology |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Fitch & Madison |
| Publication place | United States |
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Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How is a 2016 non-fiction book by Ted Kaczynski.[1]
Book structure
There are four chapters and six appendices in the book:[2]
Chapters:
- The Development of a Society Can Never Be Subject to Rational Human Control
- Why the Technological System Will Destroy Itself
- How to Transform a Society: Errors to Avoid
- Strategic Guidelines for an Anti-Tech Movement
Appendices:
- In Support of Chapter One
- In Support of Chapter Two
- Stay on Target
- The Long-Term Outcome of Geo-Engineering
- Thurston's View of Stalin's Terror. State Terrorism in General.
- The Teachings of Jesus Christ and Their Effect on Society
Synopsis
In the book, Kaczynski criticizes modern technological society (or "world-system" in Kaczynski's terminology) as a "self-propagating system" (which is a "self-propagating supersystem" consisting of various "self-propagating subsystems") that only seeks short-term benefits due to natural selection. He also argues that "the development of a society can never be subject to rational human control" (also the title of the first chapter) due to the unpredictable nature of the self-propagating system's evolution. As the self-propagating system continues to evolve, it will become ever more tightly coupled and highly complex, which are factors that greatly increase the risk of a catastrophic breakdown happening due to cascading failure.
Chapter 2 provides a detailed explanation of "why the technological system will destroy itself," and predicts that due to progressive collapse, modern globalized society will completely collapse and destroy all life on the planet if allowed to continue developing in the "business as usual" scenario. Government policies will not be able to stop these self-propagating systems, since the pressures of natural selection would cause them to circumvent such policies by any means possible.
Chapters 3 and 4 provide guidelines for an "anti-tech movement." However, there is no explicit mention of violence, since the book was written at the ADX Florence supermax prison and had to pass through prison censors.[3][4]
Publication history
In 2016, the first edition was published.[5] A second edition was published by Fitch & Madison in 2020.[2]
See also
- Concepts
References
- ^ Richardson, John H. (2018-12-11). "The Unlikely New Generation of Unabomber Acolytes". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ a b Kaczynski, Theodore (2020). Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How (expanded 2nd ed.). Fitch & Madison Publishers. ISBN 978-1-9442-2802-6..
- ^ Fleming, Sean (2021-05-07). "The Unabomber and the origins of anti-tech radicalism". Journal of Political Ideologies. Informa UK Limited: 1–19. doi:10.1080/13569317.2021.1921940. ISSN 1356-9317.
- ^ Li, Ivy (2016-11-10). "A neo-Luddite manifesto?". The Tech. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Anti Tech Revolution Why And How". Internet Archive. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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