Need some help. A friend of mine who is blind studies society and technology. He has wanted to read this for some time, but we've not been able to find an audiobook version. Does anyone know if there is an audio reading of this?
Ted Kaczynski's Manifesto [pdf]
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Re: Ted Kaczynski's Manifesto [pdf]
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ted Kaczynski offered a critique of 'leftism' that still seems to be accurate. The 'Bay Area Liberal' stereotype that prioritizes defense of victims over all other matters.. well we've definitely seen explosions in that arena. The larger picture of technology taking over society seems to be accurate as well. It was only 13 years ago when we got the iphone, it's bizarre to think that people didn't stare at their phone…
> Ted Kaczynski offered a critique of 'leftism' that still seems to be accurate. I highly doubt that's his own analysis, rather it's Nietzsche's "Genealogy of Morality" dressed up in a more modern vernacular.
And just like how I interpret Nietzsche in the context of him being the third wheel in an open relationship, this feels like someone who is reacting because they feel let down by the promises of "leftism" or society in general. It says more about the psychic state of the author than about the truth of the world.
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#43I always appreciated Ted's insight into the bad things about technology. His manifesto is well written and makes a strong case. However, I could never understand how he gets from pointing out that technology has some harmful side-effects, to believing that his conclusion is a justifiable rationale for murdering people.
The guy was a terrorist and serial killer. Though very intelligent, you can hardly expect his conclusions to be rational ones - he clearly fell off a cliff mentally and never recovered.
Quote a few current nations were founded by serial or parallel killer revolutionary warriors -- er, terrorists.
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#44My God. I couldn’t make past paragraph. Person claims that industrial revolution was a disaster? This is so far from truth. Over last hundred years world hunger was basically eliminated. Ye. May be “third world countries” are not as amazing as whatever author thinks, but people are not dying from hunger anymore.
We live in era of unprecedented prosperity. Author has too much time and ignorance on his hands.
Re: Ted Kaczynski's Manifesto [pdf]
#45Need some help. A friend of mine who is blind studies society and technology. He has wanted to read this for some time, but we've not been able to find an audiobook version. Does anyone know if there is an audio reading of this?
A quick search on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ITyifcYy8
Omg. Never thought to check you too. Thank you!