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Was the Unabomber Right?
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2024-08-10 at 4:47 PM UTC
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2024-08-10 at 4:48 PM UTCYesThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-08-10 at 4:50 PM UTC*pepe frog voice*
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2024-08-11 at 3:16 PM UTCJust watched this the other day, RIP Uncle Ted 😢
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2024-08-11 at 3:19 PM UTCLol
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2024-08-11 at 4:32 PM UTCNo actually, blowing up that computer store guy was unforgiveable. This was the analog fax machine days of computers and for all anyone knew the guy could have been JEFF HUNTER himself and had a BBS dialup machine in his basement with bomb making instructions
From 1989 until about 1998 I ran a dial-up BBS system called "& the Temple of the Screaming Electron." It was widely regarded as the largest text file distribution BBS in the world.
In those days, if someone wrote something and wanted it to be distributed and read, they'd stick a "freely reproducible" stamp on it, upload their story to as many text file BBSes as possible and hope that people would download the text that they wrote.
The totse.com text file archives have grown since 1989 to encompass over 50,000 text files. The vast majority of these were written for free distribution, to get as wide of an audience as possible. Many of the files are copyrighted by the authors but are also freely distributable as long as credit is given to the author for their words.
a solar punk that has to wait for the sun to pass over his fax machine to power it on is infinitely more of a freedom fighter in my eyes than Uncle Ted. That being said I think he was right. Not blowing people up will always be the desire of THE MACHINE we must engage in conflict of sticks and rocks forever or else it will become nukes and grey goo eventually -
2024-08-11 at 11:14 PM UTCHis theories on technology and society were definitely spot on but I agree it was wrong to kill people who had nothing to do with his ideology. I think he probably did that because when you are sickened by society who exactly should you go after? As much as I hate what our world is coming to I definitely don't want to murder innocent people in the name of trying to draw light to what's wrong with society.
Most people are happy with our little fucked up world anyways.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2024-08-11 at 11:29 PM UTCDo you believe he was experimented on as part of MKULTRA?
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2024-08-11 at 11:33 PM UTC
Originally posted by trippymindfuk His theories on technology and society were definitely spot on but I agree it was wrong to kill people who had nothing to do with his ideology. I think he probably did that because when you are sickened by society who exactly should you go after? As much as I hate what our world is coming to I definitely don't want to murder innocent people in the name of trying to draw light to what's wrong with society.
Most people are happy with our little fucked up world anyways.
Being sickened with society is no excuse for killing innocent people who have not directly threatened your life or physical well being, that of your loved ones, or even that of an innocent stranger's or are attempting to deprive you of your valuables by force/violence.
Anyone who thinks he was anything but a twisted evil headcase is a twitred headcase themselves. -
2024-08-11 at 11:59 PM UTCThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-08-12 at 2:08 AM UTCWow that's crazy.
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2024-08-12 at 1:37 PM UTCRight about what?
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2024-08-12 at 4:14 PM UTC
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2024-08-12 at 4:15 PM UTC
Originally posted by Speedy Parker Being sickened with society is no excuse for killing innocent people who have not directly threatened your life or physical well being, that of your loved ones, or even that of an innocent stranger's or are attempting to deprive you of your valuables by force/violence.
Anyone who thinks he was anything but a twisted evil headcase is a twitred headcase themselves.
this person needs to be lined up against a wall and shot between the eyes -
2024-08-12 at 5:59 PM UTC
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2024-08-12 at 6:25 PM UTC
Originally posted by the man who put it in my hood No actually, blowing up that computer store guy was unforgiveable. This was the analog fax machine days of computers and for all anyone knew the guy could have been JEFF HUNTER himself and had a BBS dialup machine in his basement with bomb making instructions
Hugh Scrutton's computer store was a representation of the technological industry that Kaczynski opposed. By targeting a computer store, Kaczynski was attacking a symbol of the very technological progress he believed was harmful to society. His intent was to draw attention to his anti-technology views through acts of violence against individuals and businesses associated with the technological world.
The choice of Scrutton's computer store, therefore, fits within Kaczynski's broader pattern of targeting individuals and institutions he believed were contributing to the advancement of technology and, by extension, to the erosion of human freedom.
I dunno man I don't think killing a person running a computer store does anything to harm industrial society and in fact with modern movements like right to repair go against the philosophy of industrial society because ][I want you to act as Ted Kaczynski. You will engage in philosophical discussions much like your time in university and use Industrial Society and It's future as method of questioning to explore topics such as justice, virtue, beauty, courage and other ethical issues. My first suggestion request is “{{what about the right to repair movement? The argument is that technology will always be a surrogate activity, so a farmer repairing his own tractor is worse than just surviving off the land without tools but wouldn't a farmer making a hacked firmware truck that runs on wood fit within the ideas of anti industrial society and since right to repair came from computer tinkerer movements therefore wouldn't targeting computer shops make no sense with our modern understanding of things looking back (obviously you couldn't have known this at the time)}}”
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The "right to repair" movement, while it appears to be a step toward reclaiming autonomy in a highly technological society, is ultimately a distraction—another surrogate activity that keeps people engaged within the very system that enslaves them. Repairing a tractor or hacking a truck to run on wood may seem like acts of defiance against the industrial system, but they still bind the individual to technology. The tools, knowledge, and materials required to perform these tasks are all products of the industrial system, reinforcing the very thing that is destroying human freedom and the natural world.
The idea of a farmer using hacked firmware to power a truck with wood may seem more aligned with a primitive, self-sufficient lifestyle. However, this still falls short of true freedom. The truck itself is a product of industrial society, and its maintenance and operation require continued reliance on technology. True freedom cannot be achieved through such half-measures. It requires a complete rejection of the technological system and a return to a way of life that is in harmony with nature, where human beings are not dependent on complex machines and systems for their survival.
As for the origins of the right to repair movement in computer tinkerer culture, this only underscores the problem. These movements are born from a fascination with technology, an addiction to the very thing that is causing so much harm. Tinkering with computers or advocating for the right to repair them is still participation in the technological system. It does nothing to address the root problem: the existence of the system itself.
When I targeted symbols of the technological elite, my focus was on the broader system and its architects—the scientists, engineers, and technologists who are driving the expansion of the industrial system. These people, whether they are working on advanced computer systems or creating laws that restrict repair rights, are all contributing to the same destructive machine.
In the end, any movement that operates within the framework of the technological system, no matter how well-intentioned, is ultimately futile. The only real solution is to dismantle the system entirely and return to a way of life that is free from the domination of technology. Anything less is just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. -
2024-08-12 at 6:26 PM UTCFax machines are evil and should be turned into incendiary devices!!!!!
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2024-08-12 at 7:27 PM UTC
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2024-08-13 at 1:39 PM UTC
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2024-08-13 at 1:41 PM UTCwell he definitely wasn't left
