I do not support in any way the crimes perpetrated by this terrorist.
Its a shame he used such violent and extream means, I think some of his points, not most of them, but some of them were interesting when I self reflect on how I depend on society and how technology is basically become a part of human evolution.
That said I can't condone what he did or how he used violence to further his own agenda.
Alaskan off grid YouTube is a great resource, as are a lot of sustainable off grid tiny home channels.
Theodore kazynskis manifesto alone does irreparable harm to the thesis that any person should look to his deeds or acts as a source of self improvement.
isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?
How did the Mongolian Horde manage to travel and live in the horseback? No, please don’t do that. There are hundreds of peaceful horse riders out there you could learn from. Those other guys killed people.
"Why the Future Doesn't Need Us" (2000)
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There are much better writers. E.g. Ugo Bardi, Gail Tverberg that have a skeptical outlook on our future.
I found the manifesto interesting, but it wasn’t compelling beyond the few strokes of wisdom. In academia, you see exactly what he is talking about, especially nowadays.
Without absolving him of his crimes, I think Kaczynski's writings are fascinating, but the interviews from this page are pretty mundane. There's nothing particularly remarkable or "unabomber" about anything said on that page.
what made him pathetic was he never escaped the system he hated. what he struck out at were not its mechanisms and gears, but yet still just symbols he thought he could destroy to direct its attention to his writing. imo he never found the base reality that is immediately accessible to anyone who doesn't impose their conditions on it. ask a parent about what's true and real and good or someone missing a hand about compassion.
If you're interested in this stuff, read just Walden and go camping, he didn't have any particularly meaningful insight into anything that's worth following.
untreated (untreatable?) mental illness
