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Division of labor is central to our way of life. Each person must perform as a tiny cog in a big machine. If, on the other hand, your primary goal is wholeness, egalitarianism, autonomy, and an intact world, then there's quite a lot wrong with it.
— John Zerzan
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About John Zerzan
John Zerzan (born in Salem, 10th August 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author.
About John Zerzan
John Zerzan (born in Salem, 10th August 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author.
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