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The industrial-technological system may survive or it may break down. If it survives, it MAY eventually achieve a low level of physical and psychological suffering, but only after passing through a long and very painful period of adjustment and only at the cost of permanently reducing human beings and many other living organisms to engineered products and mere cogs in the social machine.

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The concept of "mental health" in our society is defined largely by the extent to which an individual behaves in accord with the needs of the system and does so without showing signs of stress.

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The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

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[...] to judge from the Internet postings that people have sent me, probably most of what you learned [about me] was nonsense.

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Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression.

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It is not possible to make a LASTING compromise between technology and freedom, because technology is by far the more powerful social force and continually encroaches on freedom through REPEATED compromises.

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I would just turn my back and wouldn't talk to him.

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If the system breaks down the consequences will still be very painful. But the bigger the system grows the more disastrous the results of its breakdown will be, so if it is to break down it had best break down sooner rather than later.

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The big problem is that people don't believe a revolution is possible, and it is not possible precisely because they do not believe it is possible.

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We are not supposed to hate anyone, yet almost everyone hates somebody at some time or other, whether he admits it to himself or not.

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My occupation now, I suppose, is jail inmate.

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It is important not to confuse freedom with mere permissiveness

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In any case it is not normal to put into the satisfaction of mere curiosity the amount of time and effort that scientists put into their work.

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Never lose hope, be persistent and stubborn and never give up. There are many instances in history where apparent losers suddenly turn out to be winners unexpectedly, so you should never conclude all hope is lost.

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People do not consciously and rationally choose the form of their society. Societies develop through processes of social evolution that are not under rational human control.

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A theme that appears repeatedly in the writings of the social critics of the second half of the 20th century is the sense of purposelessness that afflicts many people in modern society.

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My occupation is an open question. I was once an assistant professor of mathematics. Since then, I have spent time living in the woods of Montana.

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There is nothing wrong with violence in itself. In any particular case, whether violence is good or bad depends on how it is used and the purpose for which it is used.

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Art forms that appeal to [leftists] tend to focus on ... defeat and despair ... as if there were no hope of accomplishing anything through rational calculation.

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The techno-industrial system is exceptionally tough due to its so-called "democratic" structure and its resulting flexibility. Because dictatorial systems tend to be rigid, social tensions and resistance can be built up in them to the point where they damage and weaken the system and may lead to revolution. But in a "democratic" system, when social tension and resistance build up dangerously the system backs off enough, it compromises enough, to bring the tensions down to a safe level.

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